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John Kay

John Kay, born Joachim Fritz Krauledat on April 12, 1944 in Tilsit, East Prussia, is a German‑born American rock singer, songwriter, and guitarist best known as the frontman of Steppenwolf. After fleeing Soviet troops in 1945, John Kay's family settled in Hanover, West Germany, then moved to Toronto in 1958 and later to Buffalo, New York, where Kay became a naturalized U.S. citizen. His first musical engagement was at the Troubadour in Los Angeles, followed by a 1965 invitation to join the Canadian blues‑rock band the Sparrows. The group relocated to California, expanded, and ren...