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The popular theme song, "Welcome Back", written and recorded by John Sebastian, former front-man for the Lovin' Spoonful, became a No. 1 hit in the spring of 1976. The show was originally going to be called Kotter, but that was changed because of the theme song lyrics. Sebastian has said he tried to find a more general theme for the song after ...
"Welcome Back" is a popular record that was the theme song of the 1970s American television sitcom Welcome Back, Kotter. [1] Written and recorded by former Lovin' Spoonful frontman John Sebastian, it reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for one week in May 1976 after only five weeks on the chart, and also topped the adult contemporary chart [2] (the show itself had become an instant ...
Spouse. Robert Collector. . . ( m. 1984; div. 1989) . Children. 1. Marcia Ann Strassman (April 28, 1948 – October 24, 2014) was an American actress and singer. She had roles on the TV programs Welcome Back, Kotter and M*A*S*H, as well as in the film Honey, I Shrunk the Kids .
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Welcome Back is an album by American singer/songwriter John Sebastian, released in 1976 (see 1976 in music). It reached number 79 on The Billboard 200 chart. Two singles were released from the album with the title song "Welcome Back" reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and Adult Contemporary charts.
John Benson Sebastian (born March 17, 1944) [1] is an American singer, songwriter and musician who founded the rock band the Lovin' Spoonful in 1964 with Zal Yanovsky.During his time in the Lovin Spoonful, John would write and sing some of the bands biggest hits such as "Do You Believe in Magic", "Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind", and "Daydream".
The group didn’t score their first No. 1 hit until 2005 after being dropped by their record label in 2002, but even the song’s success didn’t come without personal heartbreak.
1951–1952. 1970–1983. Known for. Michael Woodman in Welcome Back, Kotter. Spouse. Joan Alexander. John Sylvester White Jr. (October 31, 1919 – September 11, 1988) was an American actor. [ 1] Best known as Mr. Michael Woodman in Welcome Back, Kotter (1975–1979).