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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.

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  • The Lovin' Spoonful
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  • 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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  • Kama Sutra
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  • New York, New York, United States
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  • The Lovin' Spoonful
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  • 230(xsd:integer)
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  • 1965(xsd:integer)
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  • LovinSpoonful.png
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  • 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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