Donovan was the quintessential English folky who made good. In the mid-Sixties, his first single “Catch The Wind” (rather unfortunately Dylanesque) was the first of a series of hits throughout the Sixties, including “Sunshine Superman”, “Jennifer Juniper”, “Hurdy Gurdy Man” and “Mellow Yellow” (on which Paul McCartney sang backing vocals).

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Donovan was, in fact, the first star of the Sixties to be bombasted for drugs, although this actually had a positive effect on his career making him somewhat of a ‘martyr to the cause’. Donovan continued to have reasonable success until the end of the Sixties, however, in the Seventies his popularity waned and although he had a number albums released during this period, apart from “Cosmic Wheels”, none really received critical acclaim.

Donovan now lives in Ireland and continues to tour the world.

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