Person · Male

Mars Bonfire

From: Oshawa, Canada
Since: 1943–present
Releases: 4

rock

About

Dennis Edmonton (born Dennis Eugene McCrohan; 21 April 1943), also known by the stage name Mars Bonfire, is a Canadian rock musician and songwriter, best known for writing the hit song "Born to Be Wild" for Steppenwolf.

From Mars Bonfire on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Member of

Steppenwolf now

Discography

Albums 3

Mars Bonfire 1968 Apple Music
Faster Than the Speed of Life 1969 Apple Music
Metal Thunder 1990

Singles 1

Wild Venus on Wheels 1990

Is person

Dennis Edmonton now

Also known as

Dennis Eugene McCrohan

Identifiers

MusicBrainz: 9fa4bdcc-f8b2-489c-bb03-e7f725bbbc62
ISNI: 0000000078805088
IPI: 00004062341

Data from MusicBrainz, saved 6 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.