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Date of Birth
12 April 1944, Tilsit, East Prussia, Germany (now Sovetsk, Russia)

Birth Name
Joachim Fritz Krauledat

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Lead singer for the rock band Steppenwolf. "Born To Be Wild" peaked at #2 in 1968. "Magic Carpet Ride" peaked at #3 in 1968. "Straight Shootin' Woman" peaked at #29 in 1974, it was the last Top 40 single for Steppenwolf.


Personal Quotes

Neil Young and Paul Simon can go out with just a guitar, and you almost don't miss what you heard on the record. I like to be supported by musicians around me; it gives it a collective sound.



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