The Lovin' Spoonful News

I can sympathize with Jennifer Ann Ognibene about shortening her name for professional use.

Get into the groove and participate in a 60's costume contest before watching The Lovin' Spoonful perform live in the Grandstand at Mardi Gras Casino, Tuesday, May 14.

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 afte... MORE

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 afte... MORE

Lead guitarist Zal Yanovsky's lone solo, after his unceremonious and quite unfair firing from the Lovin' Spoonful in 1967, announces his new sense of freedom with an opening Jerry Yester co-written up-tempo rocker called "Raven in a Cage." Ironically, the whole album was co-produced by Zal's replacement in the Spoonful, Jerry Yester, along with ... (more)