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Donovan (born Donovan Philips Leitch, 10 May 1946) is a Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist. Initially labelled as an imitator of Bob Dylan, Donovan quickly developed an eclectic and distinctive style that blended folk, jazz, pop, psychedelia, and world music (notably calypso). He has variously lived in Scotland, London, California and Ireland, and currently lives with his family in County Cork in Ireland.
Emerging from the British folk scene, Donovan shot to fame in the United Kingdom in early 1965 with a series of live performances on the pop TV series, Ready Steady Go!. Initially signing with the British label Pye Records in 1965, he recorded a handful of singles and two albums in the folk music vein, but after signing a new contract with the US label Epic Records his popularity rapidly spread to the US and other countries. After extricating himself from his original management contract, he began a long and successful collaboration with Mickie Most, one of the leading British independent record producers of the era, scoring a string of hits in the UK, the US, Australia and other countries. His successful records in the 1960s included the UK hits "Catch the Wind" and "Colours" in 1965, while "Sunshine Superman" topped the US Billboard Hot 100 chart the following year, and reached #2 in Britain. Donovan was the first artist to be signed to CBS/Epic Records by then-new Administrative Vice President Clive Davis, who later became head of the CBS Record empire.
Donovan - Hurdy Gurdy Man (Live)
IN CONCERT DONOVAN 1974
Donovan - Catch The Wind (Live, 1965) [Very Good(+) quality] .flv
Donovan 'Jennifer Juniper & Mellow Yellow ' Live in Concert 1968
donovan live concert syracuse jazz fest 2012
DONOVAN - "Season Of The Witch" (Live Concert Performance On "Bouton Rouge" TV Show) | © 1967 F2 TV
Donovan - Catch The Wind (Live)
Donovan - Universal Soldier (Live)
Donovan - Season Of The Witch (Live)
Donovan - Happiness Runs (Live)