The Sparrows (band)

The Sparrows
Also known asJack London & the Sparrows;[1] Sparrow
OriginOshawa, Ontario, Canada
Genres
Years active1964 (1964)–1967 (1967)
Labels
SpinoffsSteppenwolf
Past membersJack London
Dennis Edmonton
Dave Hare
Brent Maitland
Jerry Edmonton
C.J. Feeney
Bruce Palmer
Nick St. Nicholas
Art Ayre
Goldy McJohn
John Kay

The Sparrows was a Canadian blues rock band of the 1960s. Notable for being the first group to bring musician John Kay into the mainstream, the Sparrows later morphed into the popular heavy rock group Steppenwolf.

  1. ^ AllMusic
  2. ^ Robin Ferre. CAMION BLANC: RIFF STORY Du hard rock au heavy metal. CAMION BLANC. p. 41. ISBN 978-2-35779-569-3.
  3. ^ Bob Leszczak (December 11, 2014). Encyclopedia of Pop Music Aliases, 1950-2000. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 338. ISBN 978-1-4422-4008-7.