Forgotten Songs and Unsung Heroes

Forgotten Songs and Unsung Heroes is a country-blues album by German-Canadian musician John Kay, released on Dunhill Records in 1972.

Kay was well known as the lead singer of the band, Steppenwolf, in the 1960s. This album is his first solo work since Steppenwolf's split. It mixes pure acoustic tunes with others that sound more like what he's done before. It's also a sort of sandwich: one classical country song is followed by an original one and back.

Track listing

All tracks composed by John Kay; except where indicated

1. "Many a Mile" (Patrick Sky)
2. "Walk Beside Me"
3. "You Win Again" (Hank Williams)
4. "To Be Alive"
5. "Bold Marauder" (Richard Fariña)
6. "Two of a Kind"
7. "Walkin' Blues" (Robert Johnson)
8. "Somebody"
9. "I'm Moving On" (Hank Snow)

Personnel

• John Kay - vocals, guitars
• Kent Henry - lead guitar
• Hugh O'Sullivan - keyboards
• George Biondo - bass
• Pentti Glan - drums

with:

• Mars Bonfire - lead guitar on "I'm Moving On"
• Richard Podolor - guitar, organ, mandolin, percussion
• Alexandra Sliwin, Joan Sliwin, Marsha Temmer

Technical

• Bill Cooper - engineer
• Tom Gundelfinger - art direction, design, photography