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John Benson Sebastian (born March 17, 1944) is an American singer, songwriter and musician who founded the rock band the Lovin' Spoonful. He made an impromptu appearance at the Woodstock festival in 1969 [1] and scored a U.S. No. 1 hit in 1976 with " Welcome Back ."
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- The Lovin' Spoonful
Led by their primary songwriter John Sebastian, the Lovin'...
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Led by their primary songwriter John Sebastian, the Lovin' Spoonful took their earliest influences from jug band and blues music, reworking them into a popular music format. In 1965, the Lovin' Spoonful helped pioneer the development of the musical genre of folk rock.
Mar 17, 2024 · Here five fascinating facts about John Sebastian, founding frontman of The Lovin' Spoonful, in honor of his 80th birthday.
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John Sebastian is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, harmonicist, and autoharpist. He is best know as the founder of the Lovin’ Spoonful and his impromptu performance at the Woodstock festival in 1969.
In a 2021 phone chat, Sebastian, born March 17, 1944, spoke with Best Classic Bands about the making of Explore the Spoonful Songbook as well as the background of several of the tunes on the album, and key events in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame-inducted Lovin’ Spoonful’s career.
Jan 24, 2022 · The Lovin’ Spoonful cofounder, who composed some of the greatest hit singles of the 1960s, talks about his childhood, his songwriting, the Woodstock festival, his new album, and more. Bright spots permeated AM radio in the late 1960s, but none shone brighter than the songs of John Sebastian and the group he co-founded, the Lovin’ Spoonful.
Apr 30, 2024 · As founder and frontman of the Lovin' Spoonful, Sebastian wrote and sang some of the sunniest, most evocative songs of the mid-60s. When their effervescent first single "Do You Believe in...
