The Lovin' Spoonful
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The Lovin' Spoonful
Background information
Origin United States
Genre(s) Pop rock
Former members
John Sebastian (1965-1968)
Zal Yanovsky (1965-1967)
Joseph Campbell Butler
Steve Boone
Jerry Yester (1967-1969)
The Lovin' Spoonful was an American pop rock band of the 1960s, named to the
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000. The band's name was inspired by some lines
in a song of Mississippi John Hurt called the "Coffee Blues". John
Sebastian credits Fritz Richmond for suggesting the name. When asked about
his band, Sebastian said it sounded like a combination of "Mississippi
John Hurt and Chuck Berry". The Lovin' Spoonful became part of the American
response to the British Invasion.
