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Lovin’ Spoonful

LOVIN’ SPOONFUL

YEAR

2000

INDUCTED BY

John Mellencamp

CATEGORY

Performers

The Lovin’ Spoonful was a wellspring of sunny, feel-good singles.

From the freewheeling “Do You Believe in Magic?” to the harder rocking “Summer in the City,” the Lovin’ Spoonful kept fans of poppy, melodic music in good supply.

Joe Butler

Joe Butler

John Sebastian

John Sebastian

Steve Boone

Steve Boone

Zal Yanovsky

Zal Yanovsky

HALL OF FAME
ESSAY

By Jim Bessman

Most groups and solo artists with Rock and Roll Hall of Fame credentials possess a distinct, readily recognizable sound and style, but not so for the Lovin’ Spoonful.

Like the Beatles and very few others, John Sebastian, Zal Yanovsky, Steve Boone and Joe Butler stand out for their almost unparalleled musical range represented by the group’s timeless Sixties hit singles.

After all, this was a band that took elements from folk music, jug band, ragtime, country, rock and pop to shape songs as diverse as the riveting rock smash “Summer in the City” and the playful country-music salute “Nashville Cats.”

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Class of 2000
the songs were honest, and they slid easily into the American consciousness
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