Motown was a significant influence on a number of classic rock bands. For example, two Supremes songs inspired The Lovin’ Spoonful’s “Daydream.” Notably, it was difficult to put the latter song ...
The Lovin' Spoonful -- a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee two years ago -- has been neglected on CD until now. Although its catalog has been available, only now have two Spoonful albums been ...
“I’m a happy idiot. What can I tell you?” This was John Sebastian, leaving the Alex Theatre in Glendale early Sunday morning after an epic Lovin’ Spoonful tribute show that lasted four hours, with the ...
“That good-time music…now it‘s back on the radio!” sang John Sebastian last summer. He was ahead of his time. But what was wishful thinking in June has become fact in February: good-time music is back ...
The twangy grandeur of Zal Yanovsky’s big guitar riff on the Lovin’ Spoonful’s You Didn’t Have to Be So Nice made it a Top 10 hit in the winter of 1965-’66. The track also caught the ear of Brian ...
If you heard a collective gasp a few months back, it was probably just music fans reacting to the announcement that this year's Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductees include The Lovin' Spoonful. While ...
The Lovin’ Spoonful will perform in central Pa. next year along with rock band, the Grass Roots. They will appear at 7 p.m. on Sunday, April 27, 2025, at the American Music Theatre in Lancaster. The ...
The Lovin’ Spoonful were America’s answer to the Beatles! The band, led by John Sebastian, Steve Boone, Joe Butler and Zal Yanovsky, exploded onto the charts sending their first 7 singles soaring onto ...
Formed in the mid-1960s, The Lovin’ Spoonful emerged at the height of the “British invasion” in the American music scene. Five decades later, the group still tours and makes a stop at Harrah’s Lake ...
Bob Rafelson and Bert Schneider were the co-creators of The Monkees. The band has long been compared to The Beatles. During a 2012 interview with the Los Angeles Times, Rafelson discussed how the ...
A reunion of three original members was just part of an epic L.A. show that also had Sebastian acting as a sideman to guest artists. This was John Sebastian, leaving the Alex Theatre in Glendale early ...
A reunion of three original members was just part of an epic L.A. show that also had Sebastian acting as a sideman to guest artists. This was John Sebastian, leaving the Alex Theatre in Glendale early ...