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Explore the official site of Rocket Ritchotte, a talented guitarist and songwriter who has worked with various artists and bands.
Steppenwolf was a Canadian-American hard rock band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1967, the group originally consisted of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist John Kay, lead guitarist Michael Monarch, bassist Nick St. Nicholas, drummer Jerry Edmonton and keyboardist Goldy McJohn.
ImageNameYears ActiveInstruments1967–1972 1974–1976 1980–2018lead vocals rhythm and slide guitars ...1967–1972 1974–1976 (died 1993)drums percussion backing and occasional ...all Steppenwolf releases from Steppenwolf ...1967–1972 1974–1975 (died 2017)keyboards backing vocalsall Steppenwolf releases from Steppenwolf ...1967–1969lead guitar backing vocalsSteppenwolf (1968) The Second (1968) At ...In December 1984 the band as it was disbanded and Kay and Wilk decided to continue on in early 1985 with a pared-down quartet composed of Kay, Wilk, Wilk's friend Ron Hurst (drums, backing vocals) and Rocket Ritchotte (guitars, backing vocals).
Rock & Roll Rebels is the twelfth album by John Kay and Steppenwolf. [2] It was released in 1987, as Qwil Catalog # NU 1560. [3] The LP was distributed by Dominion Entertainment, Inc., and the CD and cassette were distributed by K-tel International (USA), Inc.
Rocket Ritchotte is guitarist that played on the Diamond Dave album. Ritchotte also played on the 1994 and 2003 tours.
Later, Rocket Ritchotte took over on guitar and Ron Hurst on drums. Wilk assumed both keyboards and bass duties. The lineup now includes Wilk (keyboards/bass), Hurst (drums) and Danny Johnson (guitar).
