Steve Boone | |
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 Boone, 2014 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | John Stephen Boone |
| Born | September 23, 1943 Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, United States |
| Genres | Rock, pop rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, producer |
| Instrument(s) | Bass, vocals, guitar, keyboards |
| Years active | 1964–present |
| Member of | The Lovin' Spoonful |
| Website | https://www.steveboone.net/index.html |
Steve Boone (born John Stephen Boone, September 23, 1943[1][2]) is an American bass guitarist and music producer, best-known as a member of the American folk-rock group the Lovin' Spoonful. Boone co-wrote two of the groups' biggest hits, "You Didn't Have to Be So Nice" and "Summer in the City". Besides the Spoonful, Boone is also a record producer, he produced albums by several artists. He also was the owner of Blue Sea Studios, a recording studio that recorded albums by Little Feat, Robert Palmer and many other artists.[3]
Joining the Lovin Spoonful in 1964, Boone played bass and keyboards and wrote songs for the band along with John Sebastian and co-wrote some with Sebastian. Boone would stay with the band until they broke up in 1969; shortly after the band broke up Boone briefly worked on a solo album, which was never finished. In 1991 the band reunited, and Boone has played in the Lovin Spoonful since its reformation. Boone was inducted as a member of the band into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000,[4] Boone would play with original line up one final time, he was later inducted as a member into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2006.[5]
Boone has also produced several albums by many artists including Forq, Irish Times and the Oxpetals, Boone has owned a recording studio in the 1970s called Blue Seas Studios. Boone would start working in the studio recording albums, he would eventually sell the studio. In 2014 Boone published a book called Hotter than a Match Head: Life on the run with the Lovin Spoonful; the book is about Boone's time in the band and the history of the Lovin Spoonful.
Boone is still a member of the Spoonful, the only original member in the current lineup following Joe Butler's retirement in 2023.
- ^ Boone & Moss 2014, p. 1.
- ^ "Steve Boone Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More..." AllMusic. Retrieved 2024-08-12.
- ^ August 2010, Tony Moss | (2010-07-31). "The Blue Seas Saga". Baltimore Magazine. Retrieved 2022-12-10.
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