Dennis Edmonton also known by the stage name Mars Bonfire, is a Canadian rock

Rock music

Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...

 musician and songwriter, best known for writing the hit song "Born to Be Wild

Born to Be Wild

"Born to Be Wild" is a rock song written by Mars Bonfire and made famous by the Canadian-American rock band Steppenwolf. It is often used in popular culture to denote a biker appearance or attitude...

" for Steppenwolf

Steppenwolf (band)

Steppenwolf are a Canadian-American rock group that was prominent in the late 1960s. The group was formed in 1967 in Los Angeles by vocalist John Kay, guitarist Michael Monarch, bassist Rushton Moreve, keyboardist Goldy McJohn and drummer Jerry Edmonton after the dissolution of Toronto group The...

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Born Dennis Eugene McCrohan, he and his brother Jerry

Jerry Edmonton

Jerry Edmonton was the drummer for the rock band, Steppenwolf.He was born Gerald McCrohan in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada. Both he and his brother Dennis, also known as Mars Bonfire, changed their surnames to Edmonton during the 1960s, when they performed in a group called The Sparrows...

 changed their surnames to Edmonton in the early 1960s. The brothers were part of a band called The Sparrows

The Sparrows

The Sparrow was a Canadian blues-rock band that existed in the 1960s, and which evolved out of Jack London & The Sparrow and later morphed into heavy rock group, Steppenwolf.-Early years:...

 which later evolved into Steppenwolf. Another member of The Sparrows was Bruce Palmer

Bruce Palmer

Bruce Palmer was a Canadian musician notable for playing bass guitar in the folk rock band Buffalo Springfield.-Early years:Palmer was born and raised in Toronto Ontario, Canada...

 who later became a member of Buffalo Springfield

Buffalo Springfield

Buffalo Springfield is a North American folk rock band renown both for its music and as a springboard for the careers of Neil Young, Stephen Stills, Richie Furay and Jim Messina. Among the first wave of North American bands to become popular in the wake of the British invasion, the group combined...

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Bonfire embarked on a solo

Solo (music)

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 career while his brother Jerry became the drummer for Steppenwolf. After leaving the band, he often collaborated with Kim Fowley

Kim Fowley

Kim Vincent Fowley is an American record producer, impresario, songwriter, musician, film maker, and radio actor. He is best known for his role behind a string of novelty and cult rock pop singles in the 1960s, and for managing The Runaways in the 1970s...

, co-writing and recording on the recordings of Fowley and artists associated with Fowley.

Songs by Mars Bonfire recorded

Sound recording and reproduction

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 by Steppenwolf include:

• "Born To Be Wild" (Steppenwolf, 1968)
• "Faster Than The Speed Of Life" (Steppenwolf The Second, 1968)
• "Ride with Me" (For Ladies Only, 1971)
• "Tenderness" (For Ladies Only, 1971)
• "The Night Time's For You" (co-write w/Morgan Cavett, For Ladies Only, 1971)
• "Caroline (Are You Ready For The Outlaw World"), Steppenwolf Hour Of The Wolf, 1975)

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