George Biondo

George Michael Biondo[1] (born September 3, 1945) is a musician who served as bass guitarist of the Canadian rock band Steppenwolf from April 1970 to October 1976.

[2] Born in New York,[3][4] Biondo has been based in Southern California throughout a career as a session musician and songwriter.

[7] In 1971, the band released their last new album for Dunhill, For Ladies Only for which Biondo wrote "Sparkle Eyes" with John Kay and "In Hopes of a Garden".

[7] Biondo later wrote "Sleep" and co-wrote the instrumental "Lip Service" with Bobby Cochran and Wayne Cook for the Skullduggery album in 1976.

[8] In 1980, Biondo reunited with Steppenwolf cofounder Jerry Edmonton in a band called Steel Rose.