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- Several changes in the group's personnel were made after the first few years. Bassist Rushton Moreve was fired from the group in 1968 for missing gigs after he became afraid to return to Los Angeles, convinced by his girlfriend that it was going to be leveled by an earthquake and fall into the sea.
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Jul 12, 2023 · That was a musician going by the name of Rushton Moreve (left), and although he was in the band from the beginning, he was only a part of Steppenwolf for a relatively short time before he was fired by frontman John Kay.
According to singer John Kay, he was an intuitive bassist with a melodic style that brought a non-commercial sound to the band, a technique exemplified on the hit he co-wrote with Kay, "Magic Carpet Ride".
Jul 29, 2020 · [Rushton Moreve, who died in an auto accident in 1981, was Steppenwolf’s original bass player. He was fired in 1969 after his behaviour became erratic.] "He followed this cult that believed that California was gonna fall in the ocean,” Kay says.
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Bassist Rushton Moreve was fired from the group in 1968 for missing gigs after he became afraid to return to Los Angeles, convinced by his girlfriend that it was going to be leveled by an earthquake and fall into the sea.
Kay fired McJohn the following February, [10] with Andy Chapin taking his place. [11] . The new keyboardist declined to tour with the group, however, and was replaced by Wayne Cook. [12] . The band released three studio albums during its second tenure, before disbanding in late 1976. [2] .
The group consisted of John Kay (lead vocals, rhythm guitars), Michael Monarch (lead guitars), Rushton Moreve (bass), Goldy McJohn (keyboards) and Jerry Edmonton (drums). The bands first release in 1968 entitled Steppenwolf was a huge success and the group soon became a mainstay on both FM “underground rock” and AM Top 40 radio stations.
Mr. Kay, 72, and the recording’s lead guitarist Michael Monarch, 66, recently talked about the song’s evolution. Edited from interviews: John Kay: In 1948, when I was 4, my mother and I escaped from East Germany. We eventually made our way to Toronto in 1958, where I listened to rock ’n’ roll on the radio and began playing guitar.
