Lovin' Spoonful News

 
Lovin' Spoonful drummer at home now in Red Wing
Republican Eagle
For 18 years, he's been the drummer for the Lovin' Spoonful, a 1960s rock 'n' roll band that continues to play its hits for appreciative fans across the country and beyond. Today, however, the longtime Chicago resident makes his home in Red Wing, ...


 
The Lovin' Spoonful loves to play 'good-time music'
Regina Leader-Post
By Kelly-Anne Riess, For The Leader-Post May 16, 2012 11:00 PM The Lovin' Spoonful has been playing music for 47 years with no plans to retire anytime soon. Continuing to play at race tracks, arenas and casinos across North America, drummer/vocalist ...

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Gothamist
Last Night's Mad Men: From Minetta Tavern To The Lovin' Spoonful
Gothamist
In the beginning of the episode, Glen (he's baaaack) asks Sally on the phone if she has "The Spoonful" album yet. The band's song "Summer in the City" his number 1 in August of 1966 (Sally says, "It's on the radio all the time.").

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Playlists for every summer occasion
Omaha World-Herald
“Summer in the City” by the Lovin' Spoonful — Tim Sprouls, a huge Husker fan living in Minnesota, called the band “very underrated” and said the tune is a fantastic song for the summer months. » “Ring of Fire” by Johnny Cash — Kind of an obvious ...


 
Playlist: Tune up for the summer
The Virginian-Pilot
"Summer in the City," The Lovin' Spoonful John Sebastian and Company made a gritty, urban summer sound like the coolest thing in the world. And the keyboard riff killed. "Castles Made of Sand," Jimi Hendrix Listening to this makes us want to play ...


 
The mid-valley's summer nights (and days)
Corvallis Gazette Times
It should be no different with this summer's lineup: July 4, Ty Curtis and Fourth of July fireworks show; July 12, Lovin' Spoonful; July 19, Three Dog Night (at Linn County Fair & Expo Center); July 26, WAR; Aug. 2, Hot 8 Brass Band; and Aug.


 
“Summer in the City” – 2012 Buick Verano 1SL
Greeley Gazette
One of my favorite 60's hits ever was so named and performed by the Lovin' Spoonful, the pop-rock jug band of “Do You Believe in Magic” fame. It was written by band leader John Sebastian's brother Mark and Steve Boone. The song reached number one in ...