The Lovin' Spoonful
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The Lovin' Spoonful is a Canadian-American folk-rock band formed in Greenwich Village, New York City, in 1964. The band were among the most popular groups in the United States for a short period in th
The Lovin' Spoonful in 1965 Clockwise from bottom right: John Sebastian, Zal Yanovsky, Joe Butler and Steve Boone
In early 1965, the band rehearsed for weeks in the dilapidated basement of Greenwich Village's Hotel Albert (pictured 2023). Joe Butler later said, "It inspired us, because it made us frightened of poverty".
The Spoonful performing live, 1965
A trade ad for "Nashville Cats", the Spoonful's seventh and final single to reach the US Top Ten
Steve Boone
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John Stephen Boone is an American bass guitarist and music producer, best known as a member of the American folk-rock group the Lovin' Spoonful. Boone co-wrote two of the groups' biggest hits, "You Di
The Lovin' Spoonful
…guitar, vocals) were active in Greenwich Village's folk-music scene. Aiming to create an "electric jug band", they recruited the local rock musicians Steve Boone (bass guitar) and Joe Butler (drums, vocals). The four-piece lineup honed their sound at New York nightclubs before they began recording for Kama Sutra…
Boone playing bass onstage in 2016
Boone in 2014