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The Lovin' Spoonful's Drug Bust
In May1966, Zal Yanovsky and Steve Boone of the Canadian-American folk-rock band the Lovin' Spoonful were arrested in San Francisco, California, for possessing of marijuana. The Spoonful were at the height of their success, and Yanovsky, a Canadian, worried that a conviction would lead to his deportation and a breakup of the band. To avoid this eventuality, he and Boone Informant, cooperated with law enforcement, revealing their drug source to an undercover agent at a party a week after their initial arrest. The Lovin' Spoonful were the first pop music act of the 1960s to be busted for possessing illegal drugs. Boone and Yanovsky's drug source, Bill Loughborough, was arrested in September1966. He initiated a campaign to boycott the band, the effectiveness of which is disputed by later commentators. By early1967, Yanovsky and Boone's cooperation was reported by the West Coast of the United States, West Coast's burgeoning Underground press#North America, underground rock press, s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berkeley Barb, February 17, 1967
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