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Sebastian in August 1965, flanked by the disc jockeys Reb Foster (left) and B. Mitchel Reed (right) Sebastian was joined by Zal Yanovsky, Steve Boone, and Joe Butler in the Spoonful, which was named after "The Coffee Blues," a Mississippi John Hurt song.
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.
Mar 17, 2024 · Here’s wishing John Sebastian, original frontman of the popular 1960s folk-rock act The Lovin’ Spoonful, a very Happy Birthday. Sebastian turned the big 8-0 on Sunday, March 17.
Apr 30, 2024 · Since then, Sebastian has never stopped playing, writing and performing – and he's still at it today. Freshly back home in Woodstock after celebrating his 80th birthday in Italy,...
The multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter has graced a wide spectrum of styles through his 60 years in music. Sebastian’s performances on records for Bob Dylan (Bringing It All Back Home) and The Doors (harmonica on “Roadhouse Blues”) are the stuff of legend.
Jan 28, 2022 · January 28, 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.
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.
