ABSTRACT
Founded by singer/songwriter John Sebastian and lead guitarist Zal Yanovsky, the New York-based Lovin’ Spoonful evolved from playing jug band music to folk rock prior to its first release, the Top 10 hit “Do You Believe In Magic” (Kama Sutra 201; 1965). Due to first-rate musicianship and Sebastian’s extraordinary composing skills, the band’s records-dubbed “good time music” by the music press-were consistent bestsellers between 1965-1968. During that span, the Spoonful released eight hit albums-including the soundtracks to Woody Allen’s What’s Up,Tiger Lily? (Kama Sutra 8053; 1966), and Francis Ford Coppola’s You’re a Big Boy Now (Kama Sutra 8058; 1967)—and charted 13 singles, most notably “Daydream” (Kama Sutra 208; 1966), “Did You Ever Have To Make Up Your Mind?” (Kama Sutra 209; 1966), and “Summer In the City” (Kama Sutra 211; 1966; #1).
