Hey Lawdy Mama
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"Hey Lawdy Mama" is a song by rock
band Steppenwolf
. In 1970 it became a top 40 hit peaking at 35 on The Billboard Hot 100. The tune was covered by punk rock
group, The Minutemen, for their Project: Mersh EP.
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
band Steppenwolf
Steppenwolf (band)
Steppenwolf are a Canadian-American rock group that was prominent in the late 1960s. The group was formed in 1967 in Los Angeles by vocalist John Kay, guitarist Michael Monarch, bassist Rushton Moreve, keyboardist Goldy McJohn and drummer Jerry Edmonton after the dissolution of Toronto group The...
. In 1970 it became a top 40 hit peaking at 35 on The Billboard Hot 100. The tune was covered by punk rock
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
group, The Minutemen, for their Project: Mersh EP.