John Sebastian Musicians Hall of Fame Backstage, Part Two. 

This guy is almost 80 years old. Amazing how clear his mind is. Brilliant.

I met John Sebastian while working for TSA at Durango , CO. I talked with him for about 15 min before we opened the gate and did not realize it was him until he presented me his boarding pass. I was beyond myself. I grew up with the Spoonful and saw him on the film Woodstock. I admired the guy. He is genuinely a kind soul. Thank you for the interview.

John Sebastian is one of the few great entertainers of the 1960s & 70s who continues to represent what it was all about. It is impossible to calculate the number of people that have been affected in a joyful, positive way by his magic.

I met John Sebastian in Woodstock. A really nice guy and a genius songwriter.

By God....how can you do anything but love that American treasure named John Sebastian! Another fantastic interview Joe!

Ahhh John, so delightful to see and listen to you almost in real time. I'll be 71 tomorrow. My world changed forever on Feb. 9th, 1964. Yes. The Beatles on Sullivan. I fell in love with your music from the start and it's the lesser known tunes that resonated with me the most. Then and now: Darlin' Be Home Soon, Six O'Clock (still makes me ache), Rain on the Roof, Be So Nice and, oh my God: "Nashville Cats" , brilliant beyond reason. The Spoonful not being in the Hall of Fame (I took my kids there) is unconscionable. You are loved, revered and respected by all of us fans, we who are unknown to the world.

John is an absolute pleasure to listen to. Accomplished and aware, but humble

"Cool cat lookin' for a kitty, goin' look in every corner of the city." Words that define the relentless pursuit of teenage boys around the world.

Among all of the perfomers that I have ever seen, no one comes close to Mr. Sebastian in presenting a genuinely warm and welcoming feeling to the lucky audience. Conversing with John during a set break a couple or three years ago, showed me that his persona is as as wonderful in real life as it is on stage. The man always seems so happy that we came to hear him, and we are always happy to oblige. Thanks John for all the musical memories and thanks to the MHoF Backstage for this interview.

John Sebastian is a great interview. He is a very cordial man with a wonderful back story. The Lovin' Spoonful released some top notch songs.

One of the absolute greatest musicians and songwriters of the Rock era. If the RnRoll hall of fame is not exhibiting their stuff its not worth visiting...more evidence they are frauds. THANK YOU JOHN SEBASTIAN,

HE did the harp on Roadhouse Blues ? That's amazing. John is so cool.

A great interview with a friendly, wonderful musician who helped make a very special moment in time. John was and is great! Thank you, enormously!

Great interview. I always liked John Sebastian and his music. Thank you. Be well.

That was a great interview Joe. John is such a super guy. I was just riveted when he was telling all the stories about his career in the music industry. You could tell he thoroughly enjoyed doing it.

Man, waiting for part II has been torture.

Joe... good interview, as usual. As all of these folks are getting older, it's important that folks like you and your organization document as much as possible for people to learn about and to refresh our memories. I'm just old enough to have watched The Lovin' Spoonful (and so many others) on The Ed Sullivan Show. Times like those will probably never be repeated.

Thanks Joe for your fabulous interview with John Sebastian (part 2). Boy, would i love to relive those glory late-1960s days.

Love John, his music changed my life for the better. Thank you for this one Joe!!!

Joe, the saddest thing about the Spoonful's "Blacklisting" by Rolling Stone magazine and the rest of the San Francisco counter culture is not only the hypocrisy of it all, but the fact that they deprived us of probably a show stopping performance of the Spoonful at the Monterey Pop Festival, very sad, I'm a devoted fan and to me, it's the ultimate "what if"....

Great interview! John Sebastian is a gem!

What a great interview, Joe. I very much appreciate your show and your interviews.

"I was a sweat hog" Who'd a thunk it - that's a classic.

Great thanks to Joe Chambers & the everyone who helped put together Musicians Hall of Fame Museum! What a great guest as well!

Seems to me that, as John gets older, he's getting more open and revealing about his feelings previously unspoken details. I salute his honesty (about Tim Hardin, Zolly and the Rock Hall, for instance)

Woodstock 1969 1/2 million fans Love me some John Sebastian

Joe, I read Steve Boone's book last year "Hotter Than A Match Head", great read and a must for any Spoonful fan, I highly recommend it...

That was a real treat. Mr. Sebastian seems acutely self aware. As a fixture of the mid 1960's counter culture circles, it's truly admirable he steered clear of the "Hard drugs" and the ego damage they often induced. Self aware people don't need to 'find themselves' through hallucination. A joint did the trick for him. He is an American treasure. A window into our past. A past John (and his contemporaries) helped create. For those of us around in the mid 60's, these artists songs became the soundtrack to our lives. Bravo, Joe. Another engaging interview!! I thoroughly enjoyed both parts. Best wishes, RNB

John Sebastian is One of the few musicians that is loved by every fellow musician that he ever crossed paths with, of course the fans loved him as well..

Yay! Thanks

Fabulous. I'm so glad i watched this 2-parter. I love the way John tells these stories. Interesting tidbit about Ed Sullivan, and so much, much more.

i sat in the heritage booth at namm playiing a guitar looked up and john had sat down across from me with a guitar ''i wept tears of joy and thanked him for all the songs'' he smiled ..an amazing flood of emotion came over me

Wish y'all had talked longer. Great stories untold I'm sure.

Joe, Thanks for the great interview . John dose have some great stories. Magic time those 60's In all music genres.

Great stuff. Love the music history.

Mr. Chambers, We trust that you understand how very important these interview series are to those of us who grew up during those times. Thank you, more than words can say. Thank you kind sir. And to Mr. Sebastian...what a daydream you gave us. Deep Love sir.

A pure joy to listen to you two talk about John's storied career. He's got a solid body of work that I love to listen to again and again. Loved the programs, thanks Joe.

What a Nice Man.

Didn't think this interview could get any better than Part One, Joe, but it damned sure did. John was so right about the rock concert industry post-Woodstock. It seemed like every farmer with a field was renting it out for weekend concerts, and I loved your conversation about guitarist Zal Yanovsky at 10:00. If anyone ever was a rock and roll version of a Marx brother, it was Zal. I only got to see him perform live that one time at The Ohio State Fair in August 1966, but I never forgot how animated and charismatic he was onstage -- and his tremolo guitar playing on their song "Didn't Want To Have To Do It" is still one of my headphones favorites. Same goes for John's gorgeous harmonica playing on the song "Lonely (Amy's Theme)" from the 1966 film "You're a Big Boy Now."

Joe, this my first time seeing John interviewed, super neat stuff, really great! Thanks for sharing!💫

What a great interview. Loved the stories Mr. Sebastion.

Holy Smoke! To this day Morrison Hotel is one of my favorite albums. Never in my wildest dreams would I have thought that was John Sebastian playing harmonica on Roadhouse Blues. WOW!

The very first concert I ever saw was the Lovin' Spoonful, in early 1967 (possibly late 1966?), in Dillon Gym at Princeton University. I wasn't a student there; I was still in high school, but I lived nearby. They were terrific. I had already been a fan, and remained a fan until they gradually dissolved. I still sometimes dig out and play my original LP's--I've got many of the Kama Sutra 45's too. I never understood why Sebastian didn't go on to a bigger solo career. I like to think that he made enough money that he's been able to live a comfortable life ever since, doing what he wants, playing when he wants. I'm so happy to see this interview--I wish it were 5 times longer. I always thought he seemed like a nice man, and he surely has a vast store of memories that he was only able to touch on here. Thanks so much for this interview. (P.S.: The Lovin' Spoonful were inducted into the Rock& Roll Hall of Fame in 2000)

One of these days I'm coming down their to see your museum Joe. great interview as always.

I loved this 2parter. I saw John playing at the Lisdoonvarna music festival, Co. Clare, Ireland -early 80s. He was great. The Spoonful are still one of my favourites. What a nice guy John is.

Love to watch the old Ed Sullivan reels. My dad loved Country but he allowed me to follow rock as long as I knew about it. So these sessions are so fulfilling. Thanks so much.

John Sebastian is part of the Greatest Generation of Rock'n'Roll!

Great job Joe ! I've always liked John Sebastian now I feel like I know him a little.

Loved The Loving Spoonful. And I remember Welcome Back playing on the radio, hearing it, going over to the radio, turning it up, and just absorbing that song with my heart.

Another great interview. Thanks

Good ol Joe. You are doing a very fine job sir. I link and send to others. TP was brilliant. I agree.

Great stuff Joe. From Ireland 🇮🇪

To echo all the other comments - a very sweet man. Had a chance to shake his hand and speak with him briefly following a performance in Higley, AZ in 2015 at what was essentially a packed 500 seat auditorium. Great evening of stories, humor and song.

Fantastic interview Joe! I could listen to John talk about the old times all day long! In fact, I was really hoping for Parts 3 & 4 & 5! Thanks & I hope that you are doing well....

I worked in the music industry meeting, working with, & befriending many famous people. To me they were people. When I met John Sebastian, it was the ONLY time I felt star struck. A wonderful guy who I only got to shake his hand, while my mouth dropped open.

Outstanding Joe. I've been a huge Sebastian/Spoonful fan since about 16 years old, I'm 49 now. Something about his live performance at Woodstock hit me. I became a Spoonful fan overnight. I know they are famous, but they are underrated in the context of history and lasting legacy. John was my hero for years, and I'll always regard him as one of my biggest influences...painting a picture of youth that you you can see, taste, and smell. Mellencamp really did them justice at their induction.

I was completely in love with The Lovin Spoonful’s music! I was around 14 years old when my late brother used to play the entire LP on full volume ❤️

Unbelievable stories. It was all true. Somebody who was there remembers!

What a humble Person. Loving Spoonful so underrated.

He is a real Dude, my kind of musician that lives life to the fullest. The Best interview I had the pleasure to enjoy out of MHOF👍👋

I enjoyed that Joe… thanks!

I saw him at an outdoor concert around 1976 at the Canaan NH fairgrounds, just him and his guitar just as he mentions in this interview. Also there was Bob Segar, Canned Heat, Duke and the Drivers, and the James Montgomery Band, they were expecting 6 to 7000 people but 60,000 people showed up, we parked my VW beetle several miles away and walked to the site, was a great time and great music.

I learned a lot from Zal Yanovsky's guitar playing.

Just great. Again. Cant tell you how much I enjoy my favorite channel.

I remember John from the Spoonful into his solo albums onto Welcome Back. It is a shame that the RnR Hall has failed admit them. Hopefully this will be corrected. Thanks for another great interview.

Ha! The tie-dyed story is brilliant! So glad that outfit was illustrated in a photo ! And excellent that it is still selling t-shirts for the Museum 👍

There are a few songs I know all the words to and Did you ever have to make up your mind is one of them. The spoonfuls are the best of classic sixties. I still have an old 8 track album. Just can’t seem to discard it. Too many memories attached to it.👍😉

I liked his take on Woodstock most of all. The whole thing was so improbable yet it happened. Can't even explain it much less replicate it. What are the odds that things happened that way for him. Great interview as always Joe.

What a great guy thank you

Zal was a true original. Rip

Wonderful incite . Mr. Chambers, every guest you have seems relaxed ; I always feel that I know these people more through your MHFM interviews. John is genuine.

John is a gentleman's gentleman. Thanks Joe. Very enjoyable.

great interview!!...good job Joe!

Great questions. All of which I wanted you to ask and he is gracious in his answers. Glad to see him Joe. Wonderful interview. 👍🏻😎

Fantastic interview thanks Joe and John

Keep teaching us Joe

Thank you Joe. I hope you enjoyed it as much as we did. Tell Smilin’ Jay “Hey” for us.

Hey Joe, checkout John's collaboration with the Mona Lisa Twins on the song 'Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind'. The interlude he plays using a thumb pick on that Les Paul is pretty sweet.

Thank you joe, as always. I remember an interview with someone who was in the The Beatles camp, who it was I don't remember. It was said that when John heard "Do You believe In Magic", he was somewhat spellbound and he said that's a , " Tunesmith", which I took as a complement for the song. The men in the suites in the story of the "Welcome Back" song. May be they were realizing that they were dealing with a, " Tunesmith" .

Hi Joe. Like you, I’m a huge fan of the Lovin’ Spoonful. What a great band. Unique music, too. I’ve been a big fan of John Sebastian for decades. In fact, I saw him at Winterland in San Francisco shortly after he left the Lovin’ Spoonful. One huge regret: a throat condition robbed John of his beautiful voice. Thankfully, his guitar and harmonica playing are as good as ever.

Great interview with John Sebastian!

I just love you guys. Thank you so much.

I've seen a few of these interviews, and every one of them holds my attention throughout. I'm from a musical family and loved music from the time my mom sang 'Tura Lura' for me as a very young child. Even though I was born in 1960, I was already listening to music by late 1963, and was really hooked once The Beatles were on Sullivan and my brother bought 'Meet The Beatles'. Having six older siblings, I grew up with The Beatles, The Stones, The Yardbirds, The Lovin Spoonful, The Turtles, and on and on. Back then I had no idea what an incredible time that was for music, it was just the way it was supposed to be. I eventually started playing guitar and singing and playing in local bands and even dabbling in songwriting, so I have a great appreciation for the stories of these amazing artists. I love hearing the details of how they started out, how they met their bandmates, etc. And of course hearing about things like The Ed Sullivan show (our family watched every week), Woodstock, playing with CSNY and The Doors, great stuff. Thanks! You do a great job. And keep them coming.

I was doing a crossword puzzle the other day,, and one of the questions was "Musician John,,,,," So the answer was John Sebastian,,, I NEVER HEARD OF HIM UNTIL NOW! I remember Woodstock,, I was in the 8th grade in 1969!

Very interesting Joe, looking forward to the next one!

Just another great interview. I so like Joe's laid back style, and how he lets (gets) folks to open up and tell old stories. Just wonderful.

Joe, What a good interview. John Sebastian is so interesting 👏👏👏

Outta of the park Joe indeed well worth the wait... thank you sir...and If I could I would hit the "like" for 60 minutes..

Can’t wait for the next one.

Absolutely magic Part 1 and 2 interviews.

Hey Joe Chambers, when we get home we say, " robot play Joe Chambers interviews" Because there's nothing better Audio or Video The Museum is a heartfelt companion for all ages and a history of the coolest unknown stuff What's more real than the Chambers shuffle on your device 🐝

John Sebastian and the Doors, Mind blown. nuff said. Great video Thanks

Another awesome interview, Joe!!

John Sebastian is one of the unheralded best songwriters of the 1960s. Ah, "Day Blues"!

Well worth the wait Joe. Thank you very much

A wonderful interview, keep up the good work!

Ya Joe!! through you we get to meet the guys who did the stuff we grew up with THANKS keep them coming.

Always a great interview with terrific guests.

Part 6 should be more amazing🤪. Fab Joe thank you.

Great Interview. Thanks