John Sebastian
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John Benson Sebastian is an American singer, songwriter and musician who founded the rock band the Lovin' Spoonful in 1964 with Zal Yanovsky.
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![Sebastian grew up at 29 Washington Square West (pictured 2025), an apartment building in Greenwich Village, New York, which overlooks Washington Square Park.[4]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/29_Washington_Square_West%2C_New_York%2C_NY.jpg/1280px-29_Washington_Square_West%2C_New_York%2C_NY.jpg)
Sebastian grew up at 29 Washington Square West (pictured 2025), an apartment building in Greenwich Village, New York, which overlooks Washington Square Park.[4]
Sebastian in August 1965, flanked by the disc jockeys Reb Foster (left) and B. Mitchel Reed
Sebastian in 1974 with Erik Jacobsen (center) and Zal Yanovsky (right)
Performing at the Woodstock Reunion 1979 at Parr Meadows in Ridge, New YorkListen
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John Benson Sebastian 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.
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