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'''Steve Boone''' (born September 23, 1943, ], ]<ref name="Boone">*</ref>) is an American Bass Guitarist and music producer, who is both a founding member and current member of the Folk-Rock group ]. Steve co-wrote two of the groups' biggest hits, ] and ].
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Steve has played in the Spoonful since its reformation in 1991 with founding member ] and was inducted as a member of the band into the ] in 2000<ref name=":3" /> and as a member into the ] in 2006.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |title=The Lovin’ Spoonful – The Vocal Group Hall of Fame |url=http://vocalgroup.org/inductees/the-lovin-spoonful/ |access-date=2022-12-10 |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Early Life ==
Steve Boone was born in ]. He was born at the Marine base while his father was serving in the ].<ref>{{Cite web |last=writer |first=John Staton, staff |title=Leland resident Steve Boone, original bassist for The Lovin' Spoonful |url=https://www.starnewsonline.com/story/news/2008/05/07/leland-resident-steve-boone-original-bassist-for-the-lovin-spoonful/30449748007/ |access-date=2022-12-10 |website=Wilmington Star-News |language=en-US}}</ref> ] and grew up in ], and in ]. His mother bought him a ] as a teenager after being involved in a serious car crash in 1960, which left him severely injured, he stated:

{{Quote|text="I was in a very bad car crash on the last night of my junior year of high school in East Hampton. I was out celebrating with one of my friends and we hitchhiked home. We dropped my friend off at his house, and on the way to my house the driver crashed into a tree. My injuries were so severe that I was going to be laid up on a sofa for at least 18 months where I wouldn’t be able to do any of my normal activities, so my mom bought me a guitar."}}

<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2021-07-08 |title=“You Didn’t Have to Be So Nice!” Spotlight on The Lovin’ Spoonful’s Steve Boone |url=https://www.newjerseystage.com/articles/2021/07/08/you-didnt-have-to-be-so-nice-spotlight-on-the-lovin-spoonfuls-steve-boone |access-date=2022-11-21 |website=NewJerseyStage.com |language=en}}</ref>

Whilst his brother Skip were in the Air Force, he met ] (with whom Boone later performed with in ]. The two formed a grouo called The Kingsmen (not to be confused with the ] known for ]).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Joe Butler Biography lyrics |url=http://www.die-augenweide.de/spoon/story/joe_bio.htm |access-date=2022-11-21 |website=www.die-augenweide.de}}</ref> Steve was originally the groups Rhythm guitarist, but switched to Bass after their bass player moved to ].<ref name=":0" />

⚫ == The Lovin' Spoonful ==
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In the ] section of lower Manhattan during, ] and ] formed ]. Steve first met Sebastian and Yanovsky in December 1964:

{{Quote|text=In December 1964 I was in New York City picking up my motorcycle that I had shipped back from Europe where I had spent the previous 3 months riding around. Once in New York my brother Skip and band mate Joe Butler suggested I go and meet John Sebastian and Zal Yanovsky at a music club in Greenwich Village. There they proposed that we start a band and get a record deal and so the story begins of the Lovin’ Spoonful.|source=<!-- http://rnrchemist.blogspot.com/2015/01/interview-with-steve-boone-founding.html -->}}

Boone and Jan Carl were invited into the group, but Carl was replaced by ] after only one gig. ], ] and ]) the ] in 1965]]The group made its first recordings for ] in early 1965 and agreed in principle to sign a long-term deal with Elektra in exchange for a $10,000 advance. However, ] had an option to sign the Lovin' Spoonful as recording artists as part of a previously signed production deal, and Kama Sutra exercised the option upon learning of Elektra's intent to sign the band.
The Lovin' Spoonful are best known for hits such as; ], ], ], ], ], and ]. The group's only number one was Summer In The City (which stayed there for 3 weeks in August 1966).<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Lovin' Spoonful |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/the-lovin-spoonful/ |access-date=2022-11-21 |website=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref> Boone co-wrote ] (a song that has been cited as an inspiration for the composition of the 1966 song "]" by ]),<ref>{{Cite web |title=Beach Boys: Our top 50 hits |url=https://www.newsday.com/entertainment/music/beach-boys-our-top-50-hits-i39386 |access-date=2022-11-21 |website=Newsday |language=en}}</ref> as well as ]. Steve wrote at least one song on every Spoonful album, asides from their last ].

In 1980, Boone, Sebastian, Yanovsky and Butler briefly reunited to appear in the ] starring-film ]. Boone moved back to ] in 1987. In 1993 he produced the Irish Times' album, ''Live At McGuire's Hill 16'' as well as the ] ] band Forq and their album ''Forq Chops'' in 1998.<ref name="Boone" />

In the early 1990s Boone teamed up with ], ] and ] to resume the Lovin' Spoonful's ]ing.<ref name="Boone" /> As of 2019, Boone and Butler still tour with; Mike Aturi (Drums), Phil Smith (Guitar), and Murray Weinstock (Keyboard).

Steve was inducted by ], as a member of the Lovin' Spoonful into the ] in 2000 (where all the original members played together for the last time, following ]'s death in 2002)<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Lovin’ Spoonful {{!}} Rock & Roll Hall of Fame |url=https://www.rockhall.com/inductees/lovin-spoonful |access-date=2022-11-21 |website=www.rockhall.com}}</ref>, and inducted as a member of the Spoonful into the ] in 2006.<ref name=":4" />

Steve wrote the book ''Hotter Than a Match Head: My Life on the Run with The Lovin’ Spoonful'' in 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hotter Than a Match Head |url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20344882-hotter-than-a-match-head |access-date=2022-11-21 |website=www.goodreads.com}}</ref>

== Other Works ==
After the Lovin' Spoonful disbanded in 1969, Boone went to work ] an ] for ] by the Oxpetals. Soon after finishing the album Boone bought a 56&nbsp;ft sailboat 'Cygnus' and moved onto it in the ]. During his time living on the Virgin Island sailboat, Boone started secretly smuggling ] from the ] to the United States, something he would later be arrested for.<ref name=":1" />

In 1969, Boone had started work on a solo album, but the album was scrapped shortly after.

In 1973, three years after living on the sailboat, he returned to the United States to visit a friend, who was recording at ITI.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=August 2010 |first=Tony Moss {{!}} |date=2010-07-31 |title=The Blue Seas Saga |url=https://www.baltimoremagazine.com/section/artsentertainment/the-blue-seas-saga/ |access-date=2022-12-10 |website=Baltimore Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref> While visiting ITI, Boone was asked by studio management if he’d be interested in the facility, to which Boone accepted.<ref name=":2" />

He sold his boat and moved to ], ] and bought ITI, which he renamed to Blue Seas Studios.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> His first project was recording ]'s '']'' album, followed by many more well-known artists who recorded there<ref name="Boone" />, where such artists as ].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Interview with Steve Boone, founding member of the Lovin' Spoonful and author of Hotter Than a Match Head |url=http://rnrchemist.blogspot.com/2015/01/interview-with-steve-boone-founding.html |access-date=2022-12-10 |website=Interview with Steve Boone, founding member of the Lovin' Spoonful and author of Hotter Than a Match Head}}</ref>

Boone sold the studio some time later.<ref name=":2" />

] for their hit song ] in 1965]]

== Personal Life ==
Steve is married to Lena Boone and lives on an 11 Acre farm in ]. They have since also purchased a home in ].

== Discography ==
{{Main articles|The Lovin' Spoonful discography}}

=== Albums ===

* ] (1965)
* ] (1966)

* '']'' (1966)
* '']'' (1967)
* '']'' (1969)

=== Songwriting Credits ===
* ''Night Owl Blues'' (Co-wrote with ], ] and ]) (''])''
* '']'' (Co-wrote with John Sebastian) (''])''
* ''Butchie's Tune'' (Co-wrote with John Sebastian) (''Daydream)''
* ''Big Noise from Speonk'' (Co-wrote with John Sebastian and Zal Yanovsky) (''Daydream)''
* ''Full Measure'' (Co-wrote with John Sebastian) ('']'')
* ] (Co-wrote with John Sebastian and Zal Yanovsky) (''Hums of the Lovin' Spoonful'')
* ''Forever'' (One of few songs solely written by Boone) (''])''

==References==
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American Bass Guitarist (born 1943)
Steve Boone
Boone, live in Foxboro, Massachusetts on January 13, 2011Boone, live in Foxboro, Massachusetts on January 13, 2011
Background information
Born (1943-09-23) September 23, 1943 (age 81)
Camp Lejeune, North Carolina United States
GenresRock, pop rock
Occupation(s)Musician, producer
Instrument(s)Bass, vocals, guitar, keyboards
Musical artist

Steve Boone (born September 23, 1943, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina) is an American Bass Guitarist and music producer, who is both a founding member and current member of the Folk-Rock group The Lovin' Spoonful. Steve co-wrote two of the groups' biggest hits, You Didn't Have to Be So Nice and Summer in the City.

Steve has played in the Spoonful since its reformation in 1991 with founding member Joe Butler and was inducted as a member of the band into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000 and as a member into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2006.

Early Life

Steve Boone was born in Camp Lejeune. He was born at the Marine base while his father was serving in the second World War. North Carolina and grew up in St. Augustine, Florida, and in East Hampton, New York. His mother bought him a Gibson Acoustic Guitar as a teenager after being involved in a serious car crash in 1960, which left him severely injured, he stated:

"I was in a very bad car crash on the last night of my junior year of high school in East Hampton. I was out celebrating with one of my friends and we hitchhiked home. We dropped my friend off at his house, and on the way to my house the driver crashed into a tree. My injuries were so severe that I was going to be laid up on a sofa for at least 18 months where I wouldn’t be able to do any of my normal activities, so my mom bought me a guitar."

Whilst his brother Skip were in the Air Force, he met Joe Butler (with whom Boone later performed with in The Lovin' Spoonful). The two formed a grouo called The Kingsmen (not to be confused with the group of the same name known for Louie Louie). Steve was originally the groups Rhythm guitarist, but switched to Bass after their bass player moved to Louisiana.

The Lovin' Spoonful

Main article: The Lovin' Spoonful

In the Greenwich Village section of lower Manhattan during, John Sebastian and Zal Yanovsky formed The Lovin' Spoonful. Steve first met Sebastian and Yanovsky in December 1964:

In December 1964 I was in New York City picking up my motorcycle that I had shipped back from Europe where I had spent the previous 3 months riding around. Once in New York my brother Skip and band mate Joe Butler suggested I go and meet John Sebastian and Zal Yanovsky at a music club in Greenwich Village. There they proposed that we start a band and get a record deal and so the story begins of the Lovin’ Spoonful.

Boone and Jan Carl were invited into the group, but Carl was replaced by Joe Butler after only one gig.

Steve (top) with (from L-R; Joe Butler, Zal Yanovsky and John Sebastian) the Spoonful in 1965

The group made its first recordings for Elektra Records in early 1965 and agreed in principle to sign a long-term deal with Elektra in exchange for a $10,000 advance. However, Kama Sutra Records had an option to sign the Lovin' Spoonful as recording artists as part of a previously signed production deal, and Kama Sutra exercised the option upon learning of Elektra's intent to sign the band.

The Lovin' Spoonful are best known for hits such as; Do You Believe in Magic, Summer in the City, Daydream, Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind?, Darlin' Be Home Soon, and You Didn't Have to Be So Nice. The group's only number one was Summer In The City (which stayed there for 3 weeks in August 1966). Boone co-wrote You Didn't Have to Be So Nice (a song that has been cited as an inspiration for the composition of the 1966 song "God Only Knows" by the Beach Boys), as well as Summer in the City. Steve wrote at least one song on every Spoonful album, asides from their last Revelation: Revolution '69.

In 1980, Boone, Sebastian, Yanovsky and Butler briefly reunited to appear in the Paul Simon starring-film One-Trick Pony. Boone moved back to Florida in 1987. In 1993 he produced the Irish Times' album, Live At McGuire's Hill 16 as well as the pop rock band Forq and their album Forq Chops in 1998.

In the early 1990s Boone teamed up with Joe Butler, Jerry Yester and Jim Yester to resume the Lovin' Spoonful's concert touring. As of 2019, Boone and Butler still tour with; Mike Aturi (Drums), Phil Smith (Guitar), and Murray Weinstock (Keyboard).

Steve was inducted by John Mellencamp, as a member of the Lovin' Spoonful into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000 (where all the original members played together for the last time, following Yanovsky's death in 2002), and inducted as a member of the Spoonful into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2006.

Steve wrote the book Hotter Than a Match Head: My Life on the Run with The Lovin’ Spoonful in 2014.

Other Works

After the Lovin' Spoonful disbanded in 1969, Boone went to work producing an album for Mercury Records by the Oxpetals. Soon after finishing the album Boone bought a 56 ft sailboat 'Cygnus' and moved onto it in the Virgin Islands. During his time living on the Virgin Island sailboat, Boone started secretly smuggling Marijuana from the Caribbean to the United States, something he would later be arrested for.

In 1969, Boone had started work on a solo album, but the album was scrapped shortly after.

In 1973, three years after living on the sailboat, he returned to the United States to visit a friend, who was recording at ITI. While visiting ITI, Boone was asked by studio management if he’d be interested in the facility, to which Boone accepted.

He sold his boat and moved to Baltimore, Maryland and bought ITI, which he renamed to Blue Seas Studios. His first project was recording Little Feat's Feats Don't Fail Me Now album, followed by many more well-known artists who recorded there, where such artists as Lowell George.

Boone sold the studio some time later.

Boone (right/with Orange writing on shirt) in a trade ad with the Spoonful for their hit song Do You Believe in Magic in 1965

Personal Life

Steve is married to Lena Boone and lives on an 11 Acre farm in Southport, North Carolina. They have since also purchased a home in Leland, North Carolina.

Discography

Main article: The Lovin' Spoonful discography

Albums

Songwriting Credits

References

  1. ^ *Steve Boone official website
  2. ^ "Lovin' Spoonful | Rock & Roll Hall of Fame". www.rockhall.com. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
  3. ^ "The Lovin' Spoonful – The Vocal Group Hall of Fame". Retrieved 2022-12-10.
  4. writer, John Staton, staff. "Leland resident Steve Boone, original bassist for The Lovin' Spoonful". Wilmington Star-News. Retrieved 2022-12-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ ""You Didn't Have to Be So Nice!" Spotlight on The Lovin' Spoonful's Steve Boone". NewJerseyStage.com. 2021-07-08. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
  6. "Joe Butler Biography lyrics". www.die-augenweide.de. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
  7. "The Lovin' Spoonful". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
  8. "Beach Boys: Our top 50 hits". Newsday. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
  9. "Hotter Than a Match Head". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
  10. ^ "Interview with Steve Boone, founding member of the Lovin' Spoonful and author of Hotter Than a Match Head". Interview with Steve Boone, founding member of the Lovin' Spoonful and author of Hotter Than a Match Head. Retrieved 2022-12-10.
  11. ^ August 2010, Tony Moss | (2010-07-31). "The Blue Seas Saga". Baltimore Magazine. Retrieved 2022-12-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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