20 Facts About Steve Boone

Steve Boone was born on John Stephen Boone, September 23,1943 and is an American bass guitarist and music producer, best-known as a member of the American folk-rock group the Lovin' Spoonful.

Steve Boone is a record producer and was the owner of Blue Sea Studios, a recording studio used by Little Feat, Robert Palmer and many other artists.

Steve Boone would stay with the band until they broke up in 1969; shortly after the band broke up Steve Boone briefly worked on a solo album, which was never finished.

In 1991 the band reunited, and Steve Boone has played in the Lovin Spoonful since its reformation with founding member Joe Butler.

Steve Boone was inducted as a member of the band into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000, Steve 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.

Steve Boone has produced several albums by many artists including Forq, Irish Times and the Oxpetals, Steve Boone has owned a recording studio in the 1970s called Blue Seas Studios.

Steve Boone would start working in the studio recording albums, he would eventually sell the studio.

In 2014 Steve Boone published a book called Hotter than a Match Head: Life on the run with the Lovin Spoonful; the book is about Steve Boone's time in the band and the history of the Lovin Spoonful.

Steve Boone is the younger brother to Skip Boone, later of Autosalvage.

Steve Boone's mother bought him a Gibson Acoustic Guitar as a teenager after he was involved in a serious car crash in 1960, which left him severely injured, he stated:.

Steve Boone was originally the group's rhythm guitarist, but switched to bass after their bass player moved to Louisiana.

Steve Boone co-wrote "You Didn't Have to Be So Nice", as well as "Summer in the City".

Steve Boone wrote at least one song on every Spoonful album except for the last one, Revelation: Revolution '69.

Steve Boone was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000 as a member of the Lovin' Spoonful, and inducted as a member of the Spoonful into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2006.

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

Steve Boone recorded bass for vocal group The Cherry Drops' Lovin Spoonful song covers of "You Didn't Have to Be So Nice" and "Sweet Lovin'".

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

Steve Boone sold his boat and moved to Baltimore, Maryland and bought ITI, which he renamed to Blue Seas Studios.

Steve Boone moved back to Florida in 1987, and still currently lives there.

Steve is married to Lena Boone and lived on an 11 Acre farm in Southport, North Carolina.