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Michael Monarch is an American guitarist who played with Steppenwolf, Janis Joplin and others. He is known for his work on hits like "Born to Be Wild" and "Magic Carpet Ride".
Monarch, former lead guitarist for Steppenwolf, is an accomplished fret man, and he plays the majority of instruments on this outing. The tunes range from the subtle, moody "Black Satin Sheets" to "Technical Meltdown," which begins tongue-in-cheek, pastiching the faux-jazz that passes for music on our local station - very tasty, and quite ...
7 de ene. de 2023 · Michael Monarch is a veteran rock musician who played lead guitar for Steppenwolf and Detective. He also worked with Janis Joplin, Roger Glover, Andy Fraser and many others. Read his interview about his career and music.
Michael Monarch's guitar playing perhaps helped best capture the spirit of the 1960's. His work with the iconoclastic "Steppenwolf" (their hit single Born To Be Wild in The Rock and Rock Hall of Fame) remains a hallmark of the unique mixture of psychedelic and rock.
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, [ 6 ] released seven gold albums and one platinum album, and had 13 Billboard Hot 100 singles, of which seven were Top 40 hits , [ 7 ...
Michael Monarch has been at the pinnacle of guitar stardom with his playing on Steppenwolf’s early rock anthems, and has continued to hone his craft.
Michael Monarch is a guitarist extraordinaire as well as a highly accomplished keyboardist with many gold and platinum records to his credit. As the original...
