John Sebastian
Biography
John Benson Sebastian (born March 17, 1944) is an American singer, songwriter and musician who founded the rock band the Lovin' Spoonful in 1964 with Zal Yanovsky. During his time in the Lovin' Spoonful, Sebastian wrote and sang some of the band's biggest hits such as "Do You Believe in Magic", “Summer in the City”, "Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind", and "Daydream". Sebastian left the Spoonful after the 1968 album Everything Playing to focus on a solo career, releasing John B. Sebastian in 1970. He made an impromptu appearance at the Woodstock festival in 1969 and scored a U.S. No. 1 hit in 1976 with "Welcome Back", which was used as the theme song on the sitcom Welcome Back, Kotter. Sebastian was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000 as a member of the Lovin' Spoonful.
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Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Déjà Vu
1970
Morrison Hotel
1970
Bringing It All Back Home
1965
Johnny Cash At San Quentin
1969
Woodstock - Music From The Original Soundtrack And More
1970
Long After Dark
1982
Greatest Hits
1980
Rum Sodomy & The Lash
1985
Nuggets (Original Artyfacts From The First Psychedelic Era 1965-1968)
1972
Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde
1992
Joe Cocker!
1969
Mad Dogs & Englishmen
1970
Stephen Stills
1970
Pack Up The Plantation - Live!
1985
Alive, She Cried
1983
Illadelph Halflife
1996
Art Official Intelligence: Mosaic Thump
2000
Sit Down Young Stranger
1970
Spike
1989
Crazy From The Heat
1985
Smokers Delight
1995
The Cutting Edge 1965 – 1966
2015
Joe Cocker's Greatest Hits
1977
Déjà Vu (Alternates)
2021
Credited work
7,330 releases · 1,200 albums · active 1963–2026
- Performance · 11,929
- Other credits · 1,900
- Production · 166
- Engineering · 4
Studios: Wally Heider Recording Studio, Los Angeles · Record Plant, Los Angeles · A&M Studios · Record Plant, N.Y.C.