Thursday, June 7, 2018

John Sebastian






































Artist:  John Sebastian
Birth Name:  John Benson Sebastian
Born:  March 17, 1944.  Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA.
Genre:  Folk, Folk Rock, Contemporary Folk
Occupations:  Singer, Songwriter, Musician
Instruments:  Guitar, Vocals, Harmonica, Piano, Autoharp

John Sebastian is an American Folk Rock Singer, Songwriter.  He is best known as a founder of The Lovin' Spoonful, and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame in 2000.   He left The Lovin' Spoonful in 1968 and started his solo career, he also is credited with playing harmonica on Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young's "Deja Vu" and played harmonica with The Doors on the song "Roadhouse Blues".














Title:  Stories We Could Tell:  The Very Best Of  (2017)
Genre:  Folk, Folk Rock, Contemporary Folk
Label:  Varese Sarabande Records
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

 1.  She's A Lady  (1:48)
 2.  Magical Connection   (2:47)
 3.  You're A Big Boy Now  (2:51)
 4.  I Don't Want Nobody Else  (3:19)
 5.  Well, Well, Well  (2:23)
 6.  The Four Of Us  (16:01)
 7.  Give Us A Break  (3:43)
 8.  Sitting In Limbo  (3:30)
 9.  Stories We Could Tell  (3:16)
10. Welcome Back  (2:53)
11. Warm Baby  (2:37)
12. Didn't Wanna Have To Do It  (3:25)
13. Younger Girl   (2:55)
14. Did You Ever Have To Make Up Your Mind?  (2:05)
15. Nashville Cats  (2:32)
16. Darling Be Home Soon  (4:13)

Tracks:  1-3 from album John B. Sebastian
Tracks:  1-4 from album The Four Of Us
Track:   7 from Reprise Single 1972
Tracks:  8-9 from album Tarzana Kid
Tracks:  10-12 from album Welcome Back
Tracks:  13-16 recorded live at Plattsburgh State University Campus Field House, Plattsburgh, NY - October 11, 1970

Stories We Could Tell:  The Very Best Of is the compilation album by John Sebastian, was released on September 1, 2017 by Varese Sarabande Records.  This new best of his solo years includes the No. 1 "Welcome Back", as well as new versions of the Lovin' Spoonful classics "You're A Big Boy Now", and "Didn't Wanna Have To Do It", and live version of "Nashville Cats", "Darling Be Home Soon" and others.

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