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Gerald Michael Edmonton (born Gerald McCrohan, October 24, 1946 – November 28, 1993) was a Canadian musician who was the drummer and secondary lead vocalist for the rock band Steppenwolf.
When Steppenwolf temporarily broke up on February 14, 1972, Edmonton and Steppenwolf organist Goldy McJohn formed the band Seven with singer Lance Gullickson and guitarist Robin Huff. After Seven, Edmonton, and McJohn formed Manbeast with Rod Prince and Roy Cox of Bubble Puppy before Steppenwolf reconvened in 1974 for three albums before breaking up again in 1976.
| +Studio albums !Name !Year | |
| Presenting Jack London & The Sparrows | 1965 |
| Steppenwolf | 1968 |
| The Second | 1968 |
| John Kay & The Sparrow | 1969 |
| At Your Birthday Party | 1969 |
| Monster | 1969 |
| Steppenwolf 7 | 1970 |
| For Ladies Only | 1971 |
| Slow Flux | 1974 |
| Hour of the Wolf | 1975 |
| Skullduggery | 1976 |
| +Live albums !Name !Year | |
| Early Steppenwolf | 1969 |
| Steppenwolf Live | 1970 |
| +Compilations !Name !Year | |
| 1971 | |
| Rest In Peace | 1972 |
| 16 Greatest Hits | 1973 |
| The ABC Collection | 1976 |
| Reborn To Be Wild | 1976 |
| Born to be Wild – A Retrospective | 1991 |
| All Time Greatest Hits | 1999 |
| 2000 | |
| Steppenwolf Gold | 2005 |
!Release date !A-side !B-side !US Billboard Hot 100 peak !UK Singles Chart peak | ||||
| 1967 | "A Girl I Knew" (Kay/Cavett) | "The Ostrich" (Kay) | ||
| 1968 | "Born to Be Wild" (Mars Bonfire) | "Everybody's Next One" (Kay/Gabriel Mekler) | #2 | #30 |
| 1968 | "Sookie Sookie" (Don Covay/Steve Cropper) | "Take What You Need" (Kay/Gabriel Mekler) | ||
| 1968 | "Magic Carpet Ride" (Rushton Moreve/Kay) | "Sookie Sookie" (Don Covay/Steve Cropper) | #3 | |
| 1969 | "Rock Me" (Kay) | "Jupiter Child" (Michael Monarch/Kay/Edmonton) | #10 | |
| 1969 | "It's Never Too Late" (St. Nicholas/Kay) | "Happy Birthday" (Gabriel Mekler) | #51 | |
| 1969 | "Move Over" (Kay/Gabriel Mekler) | "Power Play" (Kay) | #31 | |
| 1969 | "Monster" (Kay/Edmonton/St. Nicholas/Larry Byrom) | "Berry Rides Again" (Kay) | #39 | |
| 1970 | "Hey Lawdy Mama" (Kay/Larry Byrom/Edmonton) | "Twisted" (Kay) | #35 | |
| 1970 | "Screaming Night Hog" (Kay) | "Spiritual Fantasy" (Kay) | #62 | |
| 1970 | "Who Needs Ya" (Larry Byrom/Kay) | "Earschplittenloudenboomer" (Larry Byrom) | #54 | |
| 1970 | "Snowblind Friend" (Hoyt Axton) | "Hippo Stomp" (Larry Byrom/Kay) | ||
| 1971 | "Ride With Me" (Mars Bonfire) | "For Madmen Only" | #52 | |
| 1971 | "For Ladies Only" (Edmonton/Kent Henry/Kay/Goldy McJohn) | "Sparkle Eyes" (George Biondo/Kay) | #64 | |
| 1974 | "Straight Shootin' Woman" (Edmonton) | "Justice Don't Be Slow" (Kay/Richie) | #29 | |
| 1975 | "Get Into The Wind" (Bobby Cochran/Van Beek) | "Morning Blue" (George Biondo) | ||
| 1975 | "Smokey Factory Blues" (Hammond/Hazlewood) | "A Fool's Fantasy" (Goldy McJohn) | ||
| 1975 | "Caroline (Are You Ready)" (Mars Bonfire) | "Angeldrawers" | ||
| 1979 | "Brand New Key" | |||
| 1984 | "Good That You're Gone" |
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