Motown was a significant influence on a number of classic rock bands. For example, two Supremes songs inspired The Lovin’ Spoonful’s “Daydream.” Notably, it was difficult to put the latter song ...

“That good-time music…now it‘s back on the radio!” sang John Sebastian last summer. He was ahead of his time. But what was wishful thinking in June has become fact in February: good-time music is back ...

The Lovin' Spoonful, which was inducted into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame in 2000, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Paramount Theatre, 125 Fourth Ave. N.E., in Austin. The band includes two ...

Is it wrong to invoke a John Sebastian solo tune — “Welcome Back” — to welcome back the Lovin’ Spoonful this weekend, at a Los Angeles show, for the first time in decades? It is wrong, in Sebastian’s ...

The Lovin' Spoonful -- a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee two years ago -- has been neglected on CD until now. Although its catalog has been available, only now have two Spoonful albums been ...

A reunion of three original members was just part of an epic L.A. show that also had Sebastian acting as a sideman to guest artists. This was John Sebastian, leaving the Alex Theatre in Glendale early ...

Bob Rafelson and Bert Schneider were the co-creators of The Monkees. The band has long been compared to The Beatles. During a 2012 interview with the Los Angeles Times, Rafelson discussed how the ...