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1. • • Biography Dennis Edmonton (b. 21 April 1943, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada), also known by the stage name Mars Bonfire, is a Canadian rock musician and songwriter, best known for writing the hit song Born to be Wild for Steppenwolf. Born Dennis Eugene McCrohan, he and his brother Jerry changed their surnames to Edmonton in the early 1960s.
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   • Dennis Edmonton (born Dennis Eugene McCrohan; 21 April 1943), also known by the stage name Mars Bonfire, is a Canadian rock musician and songwriter, best known for writing the hit song "Born to Be Wild" for Steppenwolf. Born Dennis Eugene McCrohan, he and his brother Jerry changed their surnames to Edmonton in the early 1960s.

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   Why did Dennis Edmonton change his name to Mars Bonfire?

   • Dennis Edmonton changed his name to Mars Bonfire when Jack London and the Sparrows split up in 1967. His only hits as a solo performer were "Ride with Me Baby" and "Faster than the Speed of Life." However,… Explore Mars Bonfire's discography including top tracks, albums, and reviews. Learn all about Mars Bonfire on AllMusic.

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   Why did bonfire write 'born to be wild'?

   • Influenced by classic blues recordings of the era, Bonfire wrote “Born To Be Wild” shortly after purchasing his very first car, a used Ford Falcon. “Prior to that moment, I had pretty much just been trapped in my apartment,” he says.

   Origin Stories––Mars Bonfire on Steppenwolf’s “Born To Be Wild”

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   • "I liked the feeling of being in a car and out on the open road," says Mars Bonfire. "And the opening line ' Get your motor runnin' / Head out on the highway' came to me from that driving experience."

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   Dennis Edmonton (born Dennis Eugene McCrohan; 21 April 1943), also known by the stage name Mars Bonfire, is a Canadian rock musician and songwriter, best known for writing the hit song "Born to Be Wild" for Steppenwolf.

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   Dec 6, 2017 · When Canadian-born Mars Bonfire (real name Dennis Eugene McCrohan) penned the now iconic “Born To Be Wild,” which was a B-side for Steppenwolf, he was young and broke, living in Hollywood, and trying to make it as a songwriter.

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   Steppenwolf's self-titled 1968 debut album-recorded in a mere four days-introduced the band's iconoclastic approach, which combined a tough, blues-rooted sound, a penchant for topical lyrics and the gritty growl of Kay, whose brooding presence and trademark shades made him one of the era's most magnetic and identifiable figures.

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   Mar 4, 2020 · Featuring all-time greats like Lynyrd Skynyrd's Freebird, Cream's Sunshine Of Your Love and Canned Heat's On The Road Again - as well as Born To Be Wild - it's out now. Below, Mars Bonfire picks the 10 records that changed his life.

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   Mars Bonfire’s Born to Be Wild was a million-selling single for Steppenwolf and became an immortal hard-rock classic when actor-director Dennis Hopper used it in the 1969 ground-breaking counter-culture film Easy Rider.