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rdf:type	Artist
rdfs:label	The Lovin' Spoonful
rdfs:comment	Folk rock group known for several hits including Summer in the City. The song features a bridge which includes city noises such as a jackhammer and car horns blaring. The band is mentioned in Creeque Alley by The Mamas and the Papas. The Lovin' Spoonful is an American rock band of the 1960s, named to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000. When asked about his band, leader John Sebastian said it sounded like a combination of "Mississippi John Hurt and Chuck Berry", prompting his friend, Fritz Richmond, to suggest the name "Lovin' Spoonful" from a line in Hurt's song, "Coffee Blues". The Lovin' Spoonful is an American rock band of the 1960s, named to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000. When asked about his band, leader John Sebastian said it sounded like a combination of "Mississippi John Hurt and Chuck Berry", prompting his friend, Fritz Richmond, to suggest the name "Lovin' Spoonful" from a line in Hurt's song, "Coffee Blues".[citation needed]
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dcterms:subject	Musical groups established in 1965 Musical groups disestablished in 1969 Bands Bands Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees dbkwik:resource/AuApChehhpdNzRBFL04RxA== American rock music groups Musical quartets dbkwik:resource/T9EwCAMjtXOz9rITc-fVJw== Musical groups from New York dbkwik:resource/g0Jw8Hn_13r0EtoDBDNP-A== Pop group Folk rock groups Musical groups reestablished in 1991
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Label	Kama Sutra
Origin	New York, New York, United States
Name	The Lovin' Spoonful
Genre	Folk Rock Rock Pop
Associated Acts	The Association dbkwik:resource/NLt9jUHSBs9TT-RRBVQXlQ==
Img size	230
Years Active	1965
IMG	LovinSpoonful.png
Background	group
Current Members	dbkwik:resource/6e-Fz91cXCGoO_mmlNn17Q== dbkwik:resource/G44_DQZQGm_7-qF1UMU3WA== dbkwik:resource/m8dwA0wNN_6AYbqfmCtVxQ== Jerry Yester<br?Mike Arturi
abstract	Folk rock group known for several hits including Summer in the City. The song features a bridge which includes city noises such as a jackhammer and car horns blaring. The band is mentioned in Creeque Alley by The Mamas and the Papas. The Lovin' Spoonful is an American rock band of the 1960s, named to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000. When asked about his band, leader John Sebastian said it sounded like a combination of "Mississippi John Hurt and Chuck Berry", prompting his friend, Fritz Richmond, to suggest the name "Lovin' Spoonful" from a line in Hurt's song, "Coffee Blues". The Lovin' Spoonful is an American rock band of the 1960s, named to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000. When asked about his band, leader John Sebastian said it sounded like a combination of "Mississippi John Hurt and Chuck Berry", prompting his friend, Fritz Richmond, to suggest the name "Lovin' Spoonful" from a line in Hurt's song, "Coffee Blues".[citation needed]