One of the most prominent and innovative folk artists of the 1960s, Donovan quickly developed an eclectic and distinctive
style that blended folk, jazz, pop, and psychedelia. With the releases of albums like Sunshine Superman (1966) and A Gift
From A Flower To A Garden (1967), completed the transition from beat poet folkster to hippie troubadour and are now
considered as innovative breakthroughs in the growing psychedelic pop sound. Hurdy Gurdy Man (1968) continued to push
the limits of psychedelia by fully embracing the spiritual optimism of the krishna consciousness movement. His music
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One of the most prominent and innovative folk artists of the 1960s, Donovan quickly developed an eclectic and distinctive
style that blended folk, jazz, pop, and psychedelia. With the releases of albums like Sunshine Superman (1966) and A Gift
From A Flower To A Garden (1967), completed the transition from beat poet folkster to hippie troubadour and are now
considered as innovative breakthroughs in the growing psychedelic pop sound. Hurdy Gurdy Man (1968) continued to push
the limits of psychedelia by fully embracing the spiritual optimism of the krishna consciousness movement. His music
transformed into ethereal songs that begun to focus on radiating a sense of mystical wonder. After splitting with producer
Mickie Most following the recording sessions for his album Barabajagal, his career struggled though the 1970s, but he has
regained popularity with re-issues of his old songs in the 1990s. His music is now viewed as quintessential artifacts of the
psychedelic era, capturing the 'peace and love' idealism of their time to perfection. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll
Hall of Fame in 2012. « hide
