John Sebastian has had a varied career as an American songwriter and
harmonica player. As the leader of the folk-rock band and the Lovin' Spoonful -
inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000 - he was responsible for a
string of Top Ten hits in 1965-1967 that included the chart-toppers "Daydream"
and "Summer in the City".
In the early '70s, no rock festival was complete without the tie-dyed
singer/songwriter and his warm and friendly stage manner. He's a performer
capable of reaching back to the music of Jimmie Rodgers and Leadbelly, Carl
Perkins, and the Five Satins, demonstrating how such predecessors had influenced
the good-time music he made in the '60s. A virtual jukebox, he makes the history
of popular music seem like endless fun while sweeping his audience into that
good-time vibe.
