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John Sebastian
John Benson Sebastian (born March 17, 1944) is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, harmonicist, and autoharpist. He 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,〔(Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – Lovin' Spoonful Biography ), rockhall.com. Retrieved June 4, 2015.〕 and for his #1 hit in 1976, "Welcome Back".
==Early life==
Sebastian was born in New York City and grew up in Italy and Greenwich Village. His father, John Sebastian, was a noted classical harmonica player and his mother, Jane, was a radio script writer.〔March, Jeff, and Marti Childs. (''Echoes of the Sixties: Intimate Profiles of 43 of the Musical Composers and Performers Who Influenced an Entire Generation.'' ) Billboard Books, 1999, p. 375-379. ISBN 0823083160.〕 His godmother was Vivian Vance ("Ethel Mertz" of ''I Love Lucy''), who was a close friend of his mother.〔Office of the State Historian (New Mexico), ("Vivian Vance" ), newmexicohistory.org. Retrieved June 3, 2015.〕 His godfather and first baby-sitter was children's book illustrator Garth Williams, a friend of his father.〔Boehme, Mike, ("Payoff Time for John Sebastian: Pop Music: The Former Lovin' Spoonful Leader, at the Coach House Tonight, Hasn't Had a Record Since 1976, But Not For Want of Trying", ) ''Los Angeles Times'', latimes.com, Apr. 2, 1993.〕
Sebastian grew up surrounded by music and musicians, including Burl Ives and Woody Guthrie and hearing such players as Lead Belly and Mississippi John Hurt in his own neighborhood.〔(Songwriter Hall of Fame John Sebastian biography. ). Retrieved January 5, 2009.〕〔(John Sebastian biography at www.johnbsebastian.com ). Retrieved January 6, 2009.〕 He graduated from Blair Academy, a private boarding school in Blairstown, New Jersey, in 1962.〔Blagden, Nellie, ("Talk About a Steady Job— Miss Ellen Has Toiled at Blair Academy For 69 Years," ) ''People'', Sept. 26, 1977, archived online at People.com. Retrieved June 3, 2015.〕 He next attended New York University for just over a year, but dropped out as he became more interested in musical pursuits.〔〔Tuma, Debbie, ("John Sebastian: Finding His Roots" (interview with John Sebastian) ), die-augenweide.de. Retrieved June 8, 2015.〕
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