Goldy McJohn

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Goldy McJohn was a Canadian keyboardist best known as a founding member of the rock band Steppenwolf, where his distinctive organ playing helped define their sound.

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Goldy McJohn canonical 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human ⓘ
keyboardist ⓘ
musician ⓘ
rock musician ⓘ
activeYearsEnd 2010s ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1960s ⓘ
associatedAct Steppenwolf ⓘ
The Mynah Birds ⓘ
The Sparrows ⓘ
birthName John Raymond Goadsby ⓘ
burialOrCremationPlace United States ⓘ
causeOfDeath heart attack ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Canada ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1945-05-02 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 2017-08-01 ⓘ
ethnicity Canadian of English descent ⓘ
familyName Goadsby ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
genre hard rock ⓘ
psychedelic rock ⓘ
rock ⓘ
givenName John ⓘ
hasWikipediaPage https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goldy_McJohn ⓘ
helpedDefineSoundOf Steppenwolf ⓘ
instrument Hammond organ ⓘ
keyboards ⓘ
piano ⓘ
memberOf Steppenwolf ⓘ
musicalStyleCharacteristic distinctive organ sound ⓘ
name Goldy McJohn ⓘ
nationality Canadian ⓘ
notableFor founding member of Steppenwolf ⓘ
notableWork organ playing on "Born to Be Wild" ⓘ
organ playing on "Magic Carpet Ride" ⓘ
occupation keyboardist ⓘ
organist ⓘ
pianist ⓘ
songwriter ⓘ
performedWith Jerry Edmonton ⓘ
John Kay ⓘ
Michael Monarch ⓘ
Nick St. Nicholas ⓘ
placeOfBirth Toronto, Ontario, Canada ⓘ
linked to: Toronto
placeOfDeath Seattle, Washington, United States ⓘ
residence United States ⓘ
roleInBand keyboardist for Steppenwolf ⓘ
stageName Goldy McJohn ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Mynah Birds → notableMember → Goldy McJohn ⓘ
The Mynah Birds → hasFormerMember → Goldy McJohn ⓘ
Steppenwolf → hasMember → Goldy McJohn ⓘ
Goldy McJohn → name → Goldy McJohn ⓘ
Goldy McJohn → stageName → Goldy McJohn ⓘ