Mars Bonfire
Sign in to saveAlso known as Dennis Eugene McCrohan, Dennis Edmonton, Mars Boufire
Canadian rock musician and songwriter
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 1
Top works
- From Born to Be Wild to Dazed and Confused
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Group
- Origin
- Germany
- Active from
- 1986
hard rockheavy metal
Discography
- Don't Touch the Light1986
- Fire Works1987
- Knockout1988
- Point Blank1989
- Knock Out1991
- Feels Like Comin' Home1996
- Freudenfeuer1996
- Rebel Soul1997
- Fuel to the Flames1999
- Strike Ten2001
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 1,547
- Total plays
- 11,272
Tags
canadaPsychedelic Rockclassic rockrockUSA
Mars Bonfire is a group, but originally the stage name of Canadian born rock artist Dennis Edmonton who in 1968 composed the classic rock hit "Born To Be Wild", as recorded by numerous acts, most famously his brother's band Steppenwolf, (whose version was featured in the 1969 film Easy Rider). Other Steppenwolf tracks credited to Bonfire include: "Ride with Me", "Tenderness", and "Faster Than The Speed Of Life". His Uni/MCA publishing demos were <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Mars+Bonfire"
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Dennis
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Canada
- Place of birth
- Oshawa
- Sibling
- Jerry Edmonton
- Occupation
- musician
- Genre
- rock music
- Instrument
- guitar
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- date of birth
- 1943-04-21
- pseudonym
- Mars Bonfire
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