Nicholas ceased working with Steppenwolf in April 1970, and was formally excluded from the band the following year. Monarch left the group in August, with Larry Byrom taking his place in time for the recording of Monster. After the release of two studio albums, Moreve was fired in early 1969 for failure to appear at several performances, with former Sparrows bassist Nick St. Steppenwolf evolved from the Sparrows in late 1967 and originally included John Kay, Michael Monarch, Rushton Moreve, Jerry Edmonton and Goldy McJohn. The band's final lineup featured Kay, keyboardist Michael Wilk (since 1982, and bassist between 19), bassist Gary Link (from 1982 to 1984, and since 2009), drummer Ron Hurst (since 1984) and lead guitarist Danny Johnson (since 1996). Formed in 1967, the group originally consisted of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist John Kay, lead guitarist Michael Monarch, bassist Rushton Moreve, drummer Jerry Edmonton and keyboardist Goldy McJohn. Steppenwolf was a Canadian-American hard rock band from Los Angeles, California. Two lineups of Steppenwolf performing live in 1970 (top) and 2006 (bottom).
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