Biography
John Benson Sebastian (born March 17, 1944) is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, harmonicist, and autoharpist, who 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; and for his No. 1 hit in 1976, "Welcome Back". From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Known For
Complete Filmography

Sayonara America
2021

Fanny: The Right to Rock
2021
as Self
The untold story of a Filipina American founded, California garage band that morphed into the ferocious rock group Fanny, the first all female band to...

Echo in the Canyon
2019
as Self
A look at the roots of the historic music scene in L.A.'s Laurel Canyon featuring the music of iconic music groups such as The Byrds, The Beach Boys, ...

Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation
2013
as Self
Explores the music scene in Greenwich Village, New York in the '60s and early '70s. The film highlights some of the finest singer/songwriters of the d...
The Lovin' Spoonful: Do You Believe in Magic
2007
Pop sensations the Lovin' Spoonful perform their biggest hits in this collection of television appearances from the 1960s and '70s. Lead singer and so...
The Fingerpicking Blues of Mississippi John Hurt
2004
as Host
This lesson is filled with the songs, licks, sounds and techniques that make Mississippi John Hurts music so popular. John Sebastian and Happy Traum,...

Message to Love - The Isle of Wight Festival
1996
as Self
In August 1970, 600,000 fans flocked to the Isle of Wight to witness the third and final festival to be held on the island. Besides the music, they al...

The History of Rock 'n' Roll
1995
as Self
The history of rock n' roll and pop music are explored are explored via interviews and footage of well-known music stars.

Woodstock Diary
1994
as Self
Woodstock Diary was originally broadcasted on U.S. TV in August 1994 - in honor of the 25th anniversary of the event. Later it was released on DVD wit...

The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland
1987
Original Music Composer
The cuddly Care Bears and their cousins star in this charming third feature-length film incorporating characters from Alice in Wonderland. A young gir...

The Care Bears Movie
1985
Songs
The Care Bears team up with a troubled brother and sister who just moved to a new town to help a neglected young magician's apprentice whose evil spel...

Strawberry Shortcake Meets the Berrykins
1985
Songs
Strawberry rids Strawberryland of a strange, horrible smelling purple cloud with the help of her new friends, the Berry Princess and her helpers, the ...
The Adventures of the Get Along Gang
1984
Songs
The Gang participates in the annual scavenger hunt to win their own ice cream flavor but the stakes are made even higher when Bingo makes a bet with C...

Strawberry Shortcake: Housewarming Surprise
1983
Songs
When Strawberry Shortcake moves into her new house, all her friends in Strawberryland throw her a surprise housewarming party, and they even invite se...

One Trick Pony
1980
as Member of the Lovin' Spoonful
An aging rock star trying to put together a new album in the face of an indifferent record label and a talentless producer. At the same time, he's str...

Easter Fever
1980
Songs
A jive-talking Easter Bunny named Jack decides to retire, so his friends throw him a crazy roast before he officially hangs up his basket. A series of...

Intergalactic Thanksgiving, or Please Don't Eat the Planet
1979
Songs
With a new twist on an old holiday, Intergalatic Thanksgiving or Please Don't Eat the Planet is a delightful animated special combining space age fant...

Romie-0 and Julie-8
1979
Songs
Two rival robotics companies in the future release their latest creations at a robotics convention, claiming each to be the latest and greatest in tec...

The Devil and Daniel Mouse
1978
as Daniel Mouse (singing voice) / Rock Show Emcee (voice)
When a young female mouse makes a deal with the devil to become a rock star and learns the price, her boyfriend has to help her avoid damnation.

The Devil and Daniel Mouse
1978
Songs, Original Music Composer
When a young female mouse makes a deal with the devil to become a rock star and learns the price, her boyfriend has to help her avoid damnation.

Celebration at Big Sur
1971
as Self
Star-studded show recorded at the Big Sur Folk Festival, Big Sur, California, September 13th and 14th, 1969. Joan Baez, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young,...

Goose Lake International Music Festival
1970
The Goose Lake International Music Festival held August 7–9, 1970 in Leoni Township, Michigan, "was one of the largest music events of its era", and f...

Woodstock
1970
as Self
An intimate look at the Woodstock Music & Art Festival held in Bethel, NY in 1969, from preparation through cleanup, with historic access to insiders,...

Dragnet
1969
as Sgt. Danny Mendez
Also known as "Dragnet 1966," this TV movie was originally the pilot for the 1967 relaunch of the original 1950s "Dragnet" radio show and TV show (whi...

What's Up, Tiger Lily?
1966
as Self
In comic Woody Allen's film debut, he took the Japanese action film "International Secret Police: Key of Keys" and re-dubbed it, changing the plot to ...

The Big T.N.T. Show
1965
as Self (as The Lovin' Spoonful)
Live performances by some of the top rock-and-roll acts of the mid 60s. Includes Ray Charles, The Byrds, Joan Baez, Ike and Tina Turner, Donovan, The ...