Future Led Zeppelin members Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones worked on Donovan’s “Hurdy Gurdy Man.” Donovan explained that Jimi Hendrix was originally supposed to work on the song. Subsequently, Donovan ...

Bob Dylan introduced Donovan to The Beatles, he married the girlfriend of a Rolling Stone, and he played with Jeff Beck and ...

Donovan’s 1968 song, “Hurdy Gurdy Man” noted “the crying of humanity” over the war in Vietnam and widespread civil unrest. Counter culture balladeers — Joan Baez, Phil Ochs, Bob Dylan, Pete Seeger, ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty Images/Michael Putland In 1968, folk singer Donovan was in India, studying ...

The organ grinder, often called a hurdy-gurdy man, was usually accompanied by a small monkey, trained to collect donations in a tin cup. By the time Cincinnatians enjoyed Donovan’s 1968 song, “Hurdy ...

He is the shaman. Donovan in the David Lynch-directed video for 'I am the Shaman' Despite the hiccups Donovan was established and, ultimately, his ascendancy was about the songs rather than any ...

At 70, Scottish folksinger Donovan (who dropped his unwieldy surname of Leitch when he started charting 1960s hits such as “Mellow Yellow,” “Sunshine Superman” and “Hurdy Gurdy Man”) has stayed in ...