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John Sebastian (born John Benson Sebastian on 17 March 1944, in Greenwich Village, New York City) is an American songwriter and harmonica player. He is best known as a founder of The Lovin’ Spoonful, a band inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000. His tie-dyed denim jacket is prominently displayed there.
Early in their recording and airwave career, Lovin’ Spoonful members termed their approach “good-time music”. Unlike many pop groups of the day, the Lovin’ Spoonful played all the instruments on their records, and aside from a few covers, wrote all their own material.
His group The Lovin’ Spoonful played a major role in the mid-’60s rock revolution, but what leader, singer and songwriter Sebastian had in mind was actually a counter-revolution. “We were grateful to The Beatles for reminding us our rock & roll roots,” John explains, “but we wanted to cut out the English middlemen, so to speak, and get down to making this new music as an ‘American’ band.”
This the Lovin’ Spoonful did like nobody before or since, putting their first seven singles into the Top 10. This was unprecedented, and utterly unthinkable at the height of Beatlemania. At first they’d taken older ma...
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Top 10 John Sebastian Songs
Welcome Back
Welcome Back (Theme from Welcome Back, Kotter)
I Had a Dream
Rainbows All Over Your Blues
Tappin' That Thing
Welcome Back [Theme from Welcome Back, Kotter]
Darlin' Companion
Red Eye Express (Live)
Wagoner's Lad
Sebastian Speaks
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Top 10 John Sebastian Albums
The Best of John Sebastian
I Want My Roots
Rhino Hi-Five: John Sebastian
Tar Beach
Welcome Back
A Tribute To The Legendary Blues Mandolin Man
John B. Sebastian
Tarzana Kid
Cheapo-Cheapo Productions Presents Real Live John Sebastian
Faithful Virtue: The Reprise Recordings
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