Michael Monarch
- Hard rock
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- blues-rock
- rock and roll
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- Musician
- songwriter
- producer
- Guitar
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Michael Monarch (born July 5, 1950) is an American guitarist. He is best known for his work with the band Steppenwolf.
Monarch was born in Los Angeles. As the original lead guitarist with Steppenwolf (1967 through most of 1969),[1][2] he played on all their hits, including "Born to Be Wild", "Magic Carpet Ride", and "Rock Me", while still a teenager. He also played on Janis Joplin's album I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama! and was a member of the Michael Des Barres-fronted band Detective. Monarch also worked with Roger Glover of Deep Purple, Andy Fraser of Free, Chris Hillman of The Byrds and others including many recording projects throughout the years.
Monarch performs with other 1960s and 1970s rockers in the supergroup World Classic Rockers and locally in Florida with the Peyton Monarch Band.
Discography
- Steppenwolf - Steppenwolf (1968, Dunhill) U.S. #6, U.K. #59, certified gold
- Steppenwolf - The Second (1968, Dunhill) U.S. #3, certified gold
- Steppenwolf - At Your Birthday Party (1969, Dunhill) U.S. #7, certified gold
- Janis Joplin - I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama! (1969, Columbia) U.S. #5, certified platinum — uncredited
- Hokus Pokus - Hokus Pokus (1972, Romar)
- Detective - Detective (1977, Swan Song)
- Detective - It Takes One to Know One (1977, Swan Song)
- Detective - Live from the Atlantic Studios (1978, Swan Song)
- Michael Monarch - It Feels So Real (2001, MSR)
- Michael Monarch - Guitar Bazaar (2001, MSR)
- Michael Monarch - The Other Side of the Tracks (2002, MSR)
- Michael Monarch - MM3 (2006, MSR)
- Peyton-Monarch - Lonesome Highway (2021, MSR)
References
External links
- Official website
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- John Kay
- Michael Wilk
- Gary Link
- Ron Hurst
- Danny Johnson
- Jerry Edmonton
- Goldy McJohn
- Michael Monarch
- Rushton Moreve
- Nick St. Nicholas
- George Biondo
- Kent Henry
- Bobby Cochran
- Andy Chapin
- Wayne Cook
- Brett Tuggle
- Welton Gite
- Les Dudek
- Steppenwolf
- The Second
- At Your Birthday Party
- Monster
- Steppenwolf 7
- For Ladies Only
- Slow Flux
- Hour of the Wolf
- Skullduggery
- Wolftracks
- Paradox
- Rock & Roll Rebels
- Rise & Shine
- Early Steppenwolf
- Steppenwolf Live
- Live at 25
- Live in Louisville
- Gold: Their Great Hits
- 16 Greatest Hits
- The ABC Collection
- Born to Be Wild – A Retrospective
- The Millennium Collection
- The Collection
- "Born to Be Wild"
- "Magic Carpet Ride"
- "The Pusher"
- "Rock Me"
- "Ride with Me"
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