Monday, May 2, 2011

The Lovin' Spoonful - Do You Believe In Magic (1965)

"Do You Believe In Magic" is the name of a song written by John Sebastian. In 1965, Sebastian's group, "The Lovin' Spoonful", released the song as the first single from their debut album "Do You Believe in Magic". The song was well-received by the public and became a top ten hit on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #9. According to the lyrics, the magic referenced in the title is the power of music to supply happiness and freedom to both those who make it and those who listen to it.

"The Lovin' Spoonful", an American pop rock band of the 1960s, was named to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the year 2000.

The band had its roots in the folk music scene based in the Greenwich Village section of lower Manhattan during the early 1960s. Sebastian, who grew up in contact with music and musicians, was the son of a much-recorded and highly technically accomplished classical harmonica player. He had reached maturity toward the end of the American folk music revival that spanned from the 1950s to the early '60s. Sebastian was joined in the Spoonful by guitarist Zal Yanovsky from a bohemian folk group called The Mugwumps, playing local coffee houses and small clubs (two other members, Cass Elliot and Denny Doherty, would later form half of the Mamas & the Papas). Drummer-vocalist Joe Butler and bassist Steve Boone rounded out the group.

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