![]() ![]() Donovan had other relationships – one of which resulted in the birth of his first two children, Donovan Leitch and Ione Skye, both of whom became actors.ĭuring Bob Dylan's trip to the UK in the spring of 1965, the British music press were making comparisons of the two singer-songwriters which they presented as a rivalry. They met by chance in 1970 and married soon after. She influenced Donovan's music but refused to marry him and she moved to the United States for several years in the late 1960s. ![]() The on-off romantic relationship that developed over five years was a force in Donovan's career. He had recently met Jones' ex-girlfriend, Linda Lawrence, who is the mother of Jones' son, Julian Brian (Jones) Leitch. While recording the demo, Donovan befriended Brian Jones of the Rolling Stones, who was recording nearby. In an interview with KFOK radio in the US on 14 June 2005, MacLeod said: "The press were fond of calling Donovan a Dylan clone as they had both been influenced by the same sources: Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Jesse Fuller, Woody Guthrie, and many more." Dylan comparisons followed for some time. The first song revealed the influence of Woody Guthrie and Ramblin' Jack Elliott, who had also influenced Bob Dylan. In late 1964, Donovan was offered a management and publishing contract by Peter Eden and Geoff Stephens of Pye Records in London, for which he recorded a 10-track demo tape (later released on iTunes), which included the original of his first single, " Catch the Wind", and " Josie". In Torquay he stayed with Mac MacLeod and took up busking, studying the guitar, and learning traditional folk and blues. In 1964, he travelled to Manchester with Gypsy Dave, then spent the summer in Torquay, Devon. Returning to Hatfield, Donovan spent several months playing in local clubs, absorbing the folk scene around his home in St Albans, learning the crosspicking guitar technique from local players such as Mac MacLeod and Mick Softley and writing his first songs. He enrolled in art school but soon dropped out, to live out his beatnik aspirations by going on the road. Influenced by his family's love of folk music, he began playing the guitar at 14. His family moved to the new town of Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England. The disease and treatment left him with a limp. 2.5 Reunions with Linda Lawrence and Mickie Mostĭonovan was born on, in Maryhill, Glasgow, to Donald and Winifred (née Phillips) Leitch.Donovan was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012 and the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2014. He recorded the 1996 album Sutras with producer Rick Rubin and in 2004 made a new album, Beat Cafe. His performing and recording became sporadic until a revival in the 1990s with the emergence of Britain's rave scene. His musical style and hippie image were scorned by critics, especially after punk rock. Donovan's commercial fortunes waned after parting with Most in 1969, and he left the industry for a time.ĭonovan continued to perform and record sporadically in the 1970s and 1980s. His backing musicians included the Jeff Beck Group, and John Bonham, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones, who later rose to fame as members of Led Zeppelin. He taught John Lennon a finger-picking guitar style in 1968 that Lennon employed in " Dear Prudence", " Julia", " Happiness Is a Warm Gun", and other songs. He became a friend of pop and folk musicians including Joan Baez, Brian Jones, and the Beatles. In September 1966, " Sunshine Superman" topped America's Billboard Hot 100 chart for one week and went to number two in Britain, followed by " Mellow Yellow" at US No. 2 in December 1966, then 1968's " Hurdy Gurdy Man" in the top 5 in both countries, then " Atlantis", which reached US No. 7 in May 1969. He emerged onto the scene in 1965 with three UK hit singles: " Catch the Wind", " Colours" and " Universal Soldier", the last written by Buffy Sainte-Marie. He began a long and successful collaboration with leading British independent record producer Mickie Most, scoring multiple hit singles and albums in the UK, US, and other countries. Having signed with Pye Records in 1965, he recorded singles and two albums in the folk vein for Hickory Records, after which he signed to CBS/Epic in the US – the first signing by the company's new vice-president Clive Davis – and became more successful internationally. Emerging from the British folk scene, Donovan reached fame in the United Kingdom in early 1965 with live performances on the pop TV series Ready Steady Go!. He has lived in Scotland, Hertfordshire (England), London, California, and-since at least 2008-in County Cork, Ireland, with his family. He developed an eclectic and distinctive style that blended folk, jazz, pop, psychedelic rock and world music (notably calypso). Donovan Phillips Leitch (born ), known mononymously as Donovan, is a Scottish musician, songwriter, and record producer.
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