KAILUA-KONA — John Sebastian still believes in magic. “Picking a favorite song, that’s like picking your favorite child,” Sebastian said. “But I would say ‘Do You Believe in Magic?’ the first song ...

"Do you believe in magic?" a sweet-voiced John Sebastian asked with the 1960s folk-rock group Lovin' Spoonful, which landed him in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. A decade later he landed the ...

The magic of which they sing is music. And the answer is yes. It was the first single and title song of The Loving Spoonful’s debut album in the summer of 1965. Written by John Sebastian, the first ...

In one form or another, John Sebastian knows you remember his songs. He knows that if you’re of a certain age, you recall “Do You Believe in Magic” and “Summer in the City” with his band the Lovin’ ...