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John Sebastian

John Sebastian

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

Sayonara America
Sayonara America
2021
Fanny: The Right to Rock
Fanny: The Right to Rock
2021 • Self
Echo in the Canyon
Echo in the Canyon
2019 • Self
Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation
Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation
2013 • Self
John Sebastian - Live at Iowa State University
John Sebastian - Live at Iowa State University
2008
The Lovin' Spoonful: Do You Believe in Magic
2007
The Fingerpicking Blues of Mississippi John Hurt
2004 • Host
Message to Love - The Isle of Wight Festival
Message to Love - The Isle of Wight Festival
1996 • Self

Full filmography

One Trick Pony
One Trick Pony
1980 • Member of the Lovin' Spoonful
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The Devil and Daniel Mouse
The Devil and Daniel Mouse
1978 • Daniel Mouse (singing voice) / Rock Show Emcee (voice)
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Woodstock
Woodstock
1970 • Self
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Dragnet
1969 • Sgt. Danny Mendez
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The Big T.N.T. Show
The Big T.N.T. Show
1965 • Self (as The Lovin' Spoonful)
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