Original sentence: After hearing of the “new” Steppenwolf incarnations, John Kay was furious since an original agreement among the bandmembers in the early 70s stated that anyone leaving forfeited any rights on the group's name, while the last original members standing when the group disbanded(Kay and Jerry Edmonton, as it turned out)would have exclusive claims on the name hereafter
Edited sentence: After hearing of the bogus Steppenwolfs, John Kay was furious since an original agreement among the bandmembers in the early 70s stated that anyone leaving forfeited any rights on the group's name, while the last original members standing when the group disbanded(Kay and Jerry Edmonton, as it turned out)would have exclusive claims on the name hereafter