John Sebastian
American singer-songwriter and musician · United States · On the map · Musicians · Born 1944 · age 82
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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Cass Elliot Bandmate in The Mugwumps
Zal Yanovsky Bandmate in The Lovin' Spoonful
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Woody Allen Directed What's Up, Tiger Lily? (1966)
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Paul A. Rothchild Produced John B. Sebastian (1970)
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Senkichi Taniguchi Directed What's Up, Tiger Lily? (1966)
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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)
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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.
