His family eventually moved to Toronto in 1958, then to Buffalo, New York, in the early 1960s. In 1965, Kay joined the Toronto-area band The Sparrows, who shortened their name to Sparrow before ...
John Kay, the leather-clad vocalist for Steppenwolf, has led a life filled with uncertainty and challenges that he overcame long before forming of one of the greatest rock and roll bands in history.
In Part 1 of this exclusive interview series with Steppenwolf singer John Kay, we covered the controversial tune, “The Pusher,” Kay’s bad eyesight (which mandates his wearing sunglasses most of the ...