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Also known as John Benson Sebastian, John B. Sebastian, G. Puglese, Giovanni Pugliese

American singer-songwriter and musician (born 1944)

Person · Open Library

Born
1888
Died
1961
Works
32

Top works

  • Sensation and the sensory pathway
  • An anomalous response to direct faradic stimulation of a nerve
  • The anatomical and physiological principles of muscle training
  • The anatomy of so-called deep sensibility
  • A case of Landry's paralysis

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Film & TV

New York City, New York, USA

John Benson Sebastian (born March 17, 1944) is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, harmonicist, and autoharpist, who is best known as a founder of The Lovin' Spoonful, a band inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000; for his impromptu appearance at the Woodstock festival in 1969; and for his No. 1 hit in 1976, "Welcome Back". From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Known for

  • Fanny: The Right to Rock — Self2021
  • Sayonara America2021
  • Echo in the Canyon — Self2019
  • Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation — Self2013
  • John Sebastian - Live at Iowa State University2008
  • Do You Believe in Magic: The Music of John Sebastian & The Lovin' Spoonful — Self2007
  • The Fingerpicking Blues of Mississippi John Hurt — Host2004
  • Message to Love - The Isle of Wight Festival — Self1996
  • Woodstock Diary — Self1994
  • Married... with Children — John Sebastian1987

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Listeners
81,394
Total plays
440,037

Tags

folksinger-songwriterrockclassic rockwoodstock

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 <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/J

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
New York City
Occupation
songwriter
Languages spoken
English language
Instrument
autoharp
Record label
Kama Sutra
Official website
www.johnbsebastian.com
Image
John Sebastian playing in East Lansing MI in 1970.jpg
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Commons category
John Sebastian
date of birth
1944-03-17
start of work period
1964-00-00
copyright representative
Broadcast Music, Inc.
name in native language
John Benson Sebastian
pseudonym
G. Puglese
short name
John Sebastian
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