John Sebastian

As the leader of ’60s group The Lovin’ Spoonful, Sebastian answered Beatlemania with a revolution of his own. Drawing from blues, country, and folk, the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer crafted hit after timeless hit: “Do You Believe in Magic?,” “Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind?,” “Summer in the City”… just to name a few. The hits kept coming in his work as a solo artist—with festival appearances, film scores, master classes, and the wildly popular theme song to Welcome Back, Kotter. Sebastian is a national treasure, and his roots rock is woven into the very fabric of Americana.