Biography
Right on the tails of the Beau Brummels and the Byrds, the Lovin' Spoonful were among the first American groups to challenge the domination of the British Invasion bands in the mid-'60s. Between mid-1965 and the end of 1967, the group was astonishingly successful, issuing one classic hit single after another, including "Do You Believe in Magic?," "You Didn't Have to Be So Nice," "Daydream," "Summer in the City," "Rain on the Roof," "Nashville Cats," and "Six O'Clock."
Like most of the folk-rockers, the Lovin' Spoonful were more pop and rock than folk, which didn't detract from their music at all. Much more than the Byrds, and even more than » Read more
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- The Turtles
- The Beau Brummels
- The Byrds
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- The Kinks
- Manfred Mann
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- Buffalo Springfield
- Crosby, Stills & Nash
- Donovan
- The Flamin' Groovies
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Influenced By
- The Beatles
- Bob Dylan
- John Lee Hooker
- Mississippi John Hurt
- Leadbelly
- Jimmie Rodgers
- Doc Watson
- The Holy Modal Rounders
- Jim Kweskin
- Fred Neil
- The Beach Boys
- Lonnie Donegan
- Dave Van Ronk
- Lightnin' Hopkins
Followed
- Autosalvage
- The Flamin' Groovies
- The Critters
- John Keaney
- Holiday
- Jefferson Airplane
- Superfine Dandelion
- Kensington Market
- Richard X. Heyman
- Rachel Goodrich
- The Low Anthem
- NRBQ
- The dB's
- America
- Carly Simon
- The Magic Numbers
- John Denver
- Tom Petty
- Badfinger
- Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show