John Sebastian was a member of which 1960s folk rock group?
John Sebastian (classical harmonica player) the instrument. He was the father of singer-songwriter John B. Sebastian, an original member of the 1960s folk rock band The Lovin' Spoonful. Sebastian was born John Sebastian Pugliese on April 25, 1914, into a wealthy Italian banking family in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where his father was a bank president. Later in life, Sebastian truncated his name to "John Sebastian." He is sometimes called "John Sebastian Sr." to distinguish him from his rock musician son John Benson Sebastian; however, the Sr./ Jr. designation is not strictly correct as his son has a different middle name. As a boy, Sebastian became interested
Folk rock artist to absorb folk sensibilities into rock music. In the UK, the folk group the Springfields (featuring Dusty Springfield) had been releasing folk-oriented material featuring full band arrangements since the early 1960s, including renditions of "Lonesome Traveler", "Allentown Jail", and "Silver Threads and Golden Needles". Although these records owed more to orchestral pop than rock, they were nonetheless influential on up-and-coming folk rock musicians on both sides of the Atlantic. In mid-1965, folk singer-songwriter Donovan was also experimenting with adding electrified instrumentation to some of his folk and blues-styled material, as evidenced by songs such as "You're Gonna Need Somebody