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Wayne Cook (musician)
Wayne Cook (born 1946) is an American keyboardist best known for his time with Steppenwolf (band), Steppenwolf and Player (band), Player. He co-wrote the instrumental "Lip Service" and played keyboards on Steppenwolf's 1976 ''Skullduggery (album), Skullduggery'' album. The following year, he joined Player, appearing on their second album ''Danger Zone'' in 1978 and ''Room with a View'' in 1980. Discography GoodThunder (1971–1972) *''GoodThunder'' (1972) Bob "Catfish" Hodge (1975) *''Soap Opera's'' (1975) Steppenwolf (1976–1977) *''Skullduggery (album), Skullduggery'' (1976) *''The Lost Heritage Tapes'' (Recorded Sept. 1976, Released 1997; album titled as John Kay & Company) Michael Cassidy (1977) *''Nature's Secret'' (1977) Stephen Sinclair (1977) *''A+'' (1977) Player (1977–1978) *''Danger Zone'' (1978) Joanne MacKell (1978) *''Joanne MacKell'' (1978) References

Living people American rock keyboardists 1946 births Steppenwolf (band) members Player (ban ...
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Keyboardist
A keyboardist or keyboard player is a musician who plays keyboard instruments. Until the early 1960s musicians who played keyboards were generally classified as either pianists or organists. Since the mid-1960s, a plethora of new musical instruments with keyboards have come into common usage, such as synthesizers and digital piano, requiring a more general term for a person who plays them. In the 2010s, professional keyboardists in popular music often play a variety of different keyboard instruments, including piano, tonewheel organ, synthesizer, and clavinet. Some keyboardists may also play related instruments such as piano accordion, melodica, pedal keyboard, or keyboard-layout bass pedals. Notable electronic keyboardists There are many famous electronic keyboardists in metal, rock, pop and jazz music. A complete list can be found at List of keyboardists. The use of electronic keyboards grew in popularity throughout the 1960s, with many bands using the Hammond organ, Mellotr ...
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Steppenwolf (band)
Steppenwolf was a Canadian-American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1967. The group was founded by singer/rhythm guitarist John Kay (musician), John Kay, keyboardist Goldy McJohn and drummer Jerry Edmonton, all formerly of the Canadian band The Sparrows (band), the Sparrows. Guitarist Michael Monarch and bassist Rushton Moreve were recruited via notices placed in Los Angeles–area record and musical instrument stores. Steppenwolf sold over 25 million records worldwide, released seven gold albums and one platinum album, and had 13 Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100 singles, of which seven were Top 40 hit record, hits, including three top 10 successes: "Born to Be Wild", "Magic Carpet Ride (Steppenwolf song), Magic Carpet Ride" and "Rock Me (Steppenwolf song), Rock Me". Steppenwolf enjoyed worldwide success from 1968 to 1972, but clashing personalities led to the end of the core lineup. From 1980 to 2018, John Kay was the only original member involved, having been the lea ...
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Player (band)
Player is an American rock band that was formed in Los Angeles in the late 1970s. The group scored several US Hot 100 hits, three of which went into the top 40; two of those single releases went top 10, including the No. 1 hit " Baby Come Back", written by group members Peter Beckett and J.C. Crowley. Career Player first came together in Los Angeles, California. The original members included Peter Beckett (vocals, guitar), John Charles "J.C." Crowley (vocals, keyboards, guitar), Ronn Moss (vocals, bass), and John Friesen (drums). Beckett, an Englishman from Liverpool, had been in a progressive rock group called Paladin, then Skyband in 1974 with Australian Steve Kipner (who had also played with the Australian band Tin Tin, of which Beckett had also briefly been a member). At that time, Beckett, Kipner and Skyband were based in Los Angeles. After Skyband broke up in 1975, Beckett was still living there and met Crowley at a party. He and Crowley teamed up in a new ba ...
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Billboard (magazine)
''Billboard'' (stylized in letter case, lowercase since 2013) is an American music and entertainment magazine published weekly by Penske Media Corporation. The magazine provides music charts, news, video, opinion, reviews, events and styles related to the music industry. Its Billboard charts, music charts include the Billboard Hot 100, Hot 100, the Billboard 200, 200, and the Billboard Global 200, Global 200, tracking the most popular albums and songs in various music genres. It also hosts events, owns a publishing firm and operates several television shows. ''Billboard'' was founded in 1894 by William Donaldson and James Hennegan as a trade publication for bill posters. Donaldson acquired Hennegan's interest in 1900 for $500. In the early years of the 20th century, it covered the entertainment industry, such as circuses, fairs and burlesque shows, and also created a mail service for travelling entertainers. ''Billboard'' began focusing more on the music industry as the jukebox ...
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Skullduggery (album)
''Skullduggery'' is the ninth studio album by Canadian-American rock band Steppenwolf. The album was released in May 1976, by Epic Records. It was the third of four released by Epic Records, and the last to feature keyboardist Wayne Cook, who left to join Player in 1977. It is also the last album to be released, under the Steppenwolf name before the group rebranded themselves as John Kay & Steppenwolf. Track listing Personnel Steppenwolf * John Kay – guitar, vocals * Bobby Cochran – guitar, vocals * George Biondo – bass guitar, vocals * Wayne Cook – keyboards * Jerry Edmonton – art direction, drums, percussion, backing vocals Technical * Steppenwolf – producers * Mike Reese – mastering * Ed Bannon – engineer * Lorrie Sullivan – design, photography * Randy Nicklaus – mixing engineer A mixing engineer (or simply mix engineer) is responsible for combining ("mixing") different sonic elements of an auditory piece into a complete rendition (also known ...
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GoodThunder
GoodThunder was a psychedelic/progressive rock/hard rock band that formed in 1972 as James Cahoon Lindsay (vocals and percussion), John Desautels (drums), David Hanson (guitars and vocals), Bill Rhodes (bass), and Wayne Cook (musician), Wayne Cook (keyboard). Other members include Fritz Richmond (engineering), Rick Rodrigues (cover art), Lorrie Sullivan (photography), and Robert Heimall (art direction). Not much is known about this band except the information you find on the back cover of their first and only album. If you don't listen to it, the only thing that stands out on this album is the fact that famous producer Paul A. Rothchild (who produced albums by The Doors, Janis Joplin, and Rush (band), Rush just to name a few) produced this album. Most of the core band went on to join Album-oriented rock, AOR band L.A. Jets, then most of L.A. Jets went on to record under the name 1994 (band), 1994. Both L.A. Jets and 1994 included GoodThunder members John Desautels, Bill Rhodes, Ter ...
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American Rock Keyboardists
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label that was previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams S ...
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1946 Births
1946 (Roman numerals, MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1946th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 946th year of the 2nd millennium, the 46th year of the 20th century, and the 7th year of the 1940s decade. Events January * January 6 – The 1946 North Vietnamese parliamentary election, first general election ever in Vietnam is held. * January 7 – The Allies of World War II recognize the Austrian republic with its 1937 borders, and divide the country into four Allied-occupied Austria, occupation zones. * January 10 ** The first meeting of the United Nations is held, at Methodist Central Hall Westminster in London. ** ''Project Diana'' bounces radar waves off the Moon, measuring the exact distance between the Earth and the Moon, and proves that communication is possible between Earth and outer space, effectively opening the Space Age. * January 11 – Enver Hoxha declares the People's Republic ...
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Steppenwolf (band) Members
Steppenwolf may refer to: Biology * Steppe wolf (Steppenwolf in German), a canine subspecies indigenous to Central Asia Arts and media Music * Steppenwolf (band), a Canadian-American rock band from the 1960s * "Steppenwolf", a song by Hawkwind from ''Astounding Sounds, Amazing Music'' * "He Was a Steppenwolf", a song by Boney M. from ''Nightflight to Venus'' Albums * Steppenwolf (Steppenwolf album), ''Steppenwolf'' (Steppenwolf album), 1968 * ''Steppenwolf Live'', 1970 * ''Steppenwolf 7'', an album by Steppenwolf, 1970 * Steppenwolf (Peter Maffay album), ''Steppenwolf'' (Peter Maffay album), 1979 * Steppenwolf (World Saxophone Quartet album), ''Steppenwolf'' (World Saxophone Quartet album), 2002 Other uses in arts and media * Steppenwolf (novel), ''Steppenwolf'' (novel), by Hermann Hesse, 1927 ** Steppenwolf (film), ''Steppenwolf'' (film), a 1974 adaptation of Hesse's novel * Steppenwolf (character), a villain in the DC Comics Universe * Steppenwolf Theatre Company, a theater c ...
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Player (band) Members
Player may refer to: Role or adjective * Player (game), a participant in a game or sport ** Gamer, a player in video and tabletop games ** Athlete, a player in sports ** Player character, a character in a video game or role playing game who is controlled or controllable by a player * Player (political), a participant in politics who has or is perceived to have influence or power * Global player, a corporate organization that owns production of some good or service in at least one country other than its home country * Player, Shakespearan term for a stage actor * Player (slang), a philanderer, often male People * Allen Player (1893–1962), New Zealand cricketer * Willa Beatrice Player (1909-2003), American educator * Gary Player (born 1935), South African golfer * Scott Player (born 1969), NFL punter * T-Dre Player (born 1992), Canadian football player Art, entertainment, and media * ''The Player'', 1988 novel by Michael Tolkin, the basis for the 1992 film * ''The Playe ...
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