Donovan Leitch

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Phoenix Memorial Coliseum – 10/1/68

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Donovan (born Donovan Phillips Leitch, 10 May 1946) is a Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist. Initially labelled an imitator of Bob Dylan, he developed an eclectic and distinctive style that blended folk, jazz, pop, psychedelia, and world music (notably calypso). He has variously lived in Scotland, London, and California, and, since at least 2008, has lived in County Cork, Ireland with his family. 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!.

Having initially signed with 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 U.S. CBS/Epic Records his popularity spread to 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[citation needed] and other countries.

 

DONOVAN – Discography

• 1965 – Catch the Wind (Hickory)
• 1965 – Fairytale
• 1966 – Sunshine Superman (Epic)
• 1967 – Mellow Yellow
• 1967 – For Little Ones
• 1967 – Wear Your Love Like Heaven
• 1967 – A Gift From a Flower to a Garden
• 1968 – Donovan in Concert
• 1968 – The Hurdy Gurdy Man
• 1969 – Donovan’s Greatest Hits
• 1969 – Barabajagal
• 1970 – Open Road
• 1973 – Cosmic Wheels
• 1973 – Essence to Essence
• 1974 – 7-Tease
• 1976 – Slow Down World
• 1977 – Donovan (Arista)
• 1991 – The Classics Live (Great Northern Arts)
• 1992 – Troubadour: The Definitive Collection, 1964-1976 (Epic/Legacy)

 

Donovan – Lelana & Happiness Runs – 1968

DONOVAN Links

• http://www.donovan.ie/en/
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donovan