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Sunday, September 19, 2021

Catherine 'Ceci' Sebastian - Pooneil Corners

 No. 137 in an occasional series of music stars Old Ladies!(Don't blame me, blame the Hells Angels what ya gonna do?)

Catherine 'CeCi' Sebastian

Catherine Cozzi-Barnett by Jerry deWilde, 1969

Catherine was born on August 26th, 1950 and raised in the San Fernando Valley of southern California. Her nickname is ‘Ceci,’ and sometime in her childhood she started going by her mother’s maiden name, ‘Barnett’ instead of her birth surname of ‘Cozzi.’ She began her career early on as a catalog and commercial model in her teens, but then quickly switched to behind the camera for photography, as well as painting, by the time she was an adult. 

In 1968, Catherine met singer-songwriter John Sebastian of the pop-rock band the Lovin’ Spoonful whom she would begin a relationship with a year later.  

The couple married in 1972 and settled in Woodstock, NY to raise their two children: Benson (born 1972) and Charlie (born 1986). As of 2021, John and Catherine are still together living in Woodstock. John’s song ‘You and Me Go Way Back’ on his 1992 album ‘Tar Beach’ is an ode to their love and successful marriage. 

Many of the covers for John’s solo records are designed by Catherine as well. During her modelling days, Catherine also dated Michael Clarke, the youngest member of the folk-rock band the Byrds, in early 1965.

Source: Pooneil Corners


 

John Sebastian with Fred Neil - by Catherine Sebastian


The Lovin' Spoonful - Darlin' Companion

Catherine

The Lovin' Spoonful



Bet you wondered where all that tie-dye that John wore came from!?



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