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Donovan Leitch is a Scottish singer-songwriter who emerged as part of the mid-1960s folk music scene. Born 10th May 1946 in Maryhill (Glasgow), the family moved to Hatfield (England) in 1956. Donovan came to fame in the United Kingdom in early 1965 with a series of live performances on the pop TV series, Ready Steady Go!
Donovan first hit the pop charts in 1965 with his single “Catch the Wind”. He produced hit after hit throughout the sixties and his Sunshine Superman album was considered an innovative breakthrough to a new pyschedelic pop sound. His 1967 double album A Gift From A Flower To A Garden completed the transition from beat poet folkster to hippie troubadour. After splitting with producer Mickie Most after his album Barabajagal, his career struggled though the 1970s, but he has regained popularity with re-issues of his old songs in the 1990s.
As a close friend of The Beatles he travelled to India with them during their famous trip, and taught them how to fingerpick.
Donovan first hit the pop charts in 1965 with his single “Catch the Wind”. He produced hit after hit throughout the sixties and his Sunshine Superman album was considered an innovative breakthrough to a new pyschedelic pop sound. His 1967 double album A Gift From A Flower To A Garden completed the transition from beat poet folkster to hippie troubadour. After splitting with producer Mickie Most after his album Barabajagal, his career struggled though the 1970s, but he has regained popularity with re-issues of his old songs in the 1990s.
As a close friend of The Beatles he travelled to India with them during their famous trip, and taught them how to fingerpick.
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Catch The Wind
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Colours
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Universal Soldier
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Jennifer Juniper
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Get Thy Bearings
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Epistle To Dippy
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Shoutbox
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freckkles wrote:
Hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy he sang...
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Codyke wrote:
Matt Groening must indeed love Donovan. In his other series Futurama his character even makes an appearance to sing about the lost sunken city of Atlanta.
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mydesperateicon wrote:
Barabajagal ♥
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mrsrommi wrote:
donovan rlz <3
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LieveK wrote:
Love his psychedelic stuff :)
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TheBrza wrote:
@klunatik, doesn't Homer sing Mellow Yellow in some episode too? but that might just be a joke about his skin color
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SteQ wrote:
Get Thy Bearings is fabulous (2)
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retroindiano wrote:
A lost sound in the time !!! It's so natural... and wondenful !!!
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gutoww wrote:
listen :D http://www.lastfm.com.br/music/Diamond+Beggar/_/Knockin%27+On+Heaven%27s+Door+%28Bob+Dylan+Cover%29
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klunatik wrote:
Matt Groening seems to love his music. First "Wear Your Love Like Heaven", now "Season Of The Witch" have appeared in Simpsons.
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the_davidtron wrote:
Get Thy Bearings is fabulous.
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PinkFloydrulez wrote:
Actually, that only seems to be the problem with "A Gift from a Flower to a Garden" but still... it's my favorite, but I can't listen to it with headphones because of that reason ._.
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PinkFloydrulez wrote:
I wish the music was mixed higher on his albums. or the vocals lower at least. whichever. :|
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palgia wrote:
loveeee himm, so simple
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sirenonthe101 wrote:
love
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nocturana wrote:
WTF, where's Cosmic Wheel's album!
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TOURNIQUETE wrote:
hurdy gurdy yeah man
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Celestial-Worm wrote:
Donovan tuvo porcina!
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AllyRaeJ wrote:
best.
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illeatchu wrote:
this man is fabulous.
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