7/25/2023 0 Comments Life of tunesmith movieHe played in the Even Dozen Jug Band and in The Mugwumps, which split to form the Lovin' Spoonful and the Mamas & the Papas. He also played on Fred Neil's album Bleecker & MacDougal and Tom Rush's self-titled album in 1965. One of Sebastian's first recording gigs was playing guitar and harmonica for Billy Faier's 1964 album The Beast of Billy Faier. In addition to harmonica, Sebastian played guitar and occasionally autoharp. Sebastian became part of the folk and blues scene that was developing in Greenwich Village, which in part later gave rise to folk rock. Through his father's connections, he met and was influenced by blues musicians Sonny Terry and Lightnin' Hopkins (for whom Sebastian served as "unofficial tour guide and valet" when Hopkins was in New York City). In the early 1960s, Sebastian developed an interest in blues music and in playing harmonica in a blues style, rather than the classical style of his father. He next attended New York University for just over a year, but dropped out as he became more interested in musical pursuits. He graduated from Blair Academy, a private boarding school in Blairstown, New Jersey, in 1962. 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. Eleanor Roosevelt was a neighbor who lived across the hall. His godfather and first babysitter was children's book illustrator Garth Williams, a friend of his father. His godmother was Vivian Vance ("Ethel Mertz" of I Love Lucy), who was a close friend of his mother. His father, John Sebastian ( né John Sebastian Pugliese), was a noted classical harmonica player, and his mother, Jane (born Mary Jane Bishir), was a radio script writer. Sebastian was born in New York City and grew up in Italy and Greenwich Village. Sebastian was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000 as a member of the Lovin' Spoonful. He made an impromptu appearance at the Woodstock festival in 1969 and scored a U.S. John Benson Sebastian (born March 17, 1944) is an American singer, songwriter and musician who founded the rock band The Lovin' Spoonful.
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