Little known and not mentioned here is the Donovan suspended his Rock ’n’ Roll Hall of Fame career to raise his kids in Joshua Tree, CA. He chose to raise their family in Joshua Tree in the 1970s and Donovan was a visible member of that desert community through the 1980s. He performed many small concerts to support our local schools and was never unapproachable when you may bump into him in the market.
When I was 17 I invited a girl over to listen to my only LP, the Beatles Sgt Pepper. When she arrived she brought along her only LP, an early Donovan record that her father had given her. I remember lying in the dark with her, when I suddenly stopped what I was doing to listen to the gentle folk music of Donovan. I was captivated by what I was hearing, and it was the catalyst that started me on my life long journey into not only Folk, but many other forms of music.
Donovan had his first paid gig in St Ives Cornwall UK after a stint busking in that beautiful seaside town. At age 65 he returned to St Ives as part of his “farewell” tour. He told me he wanted to end his career on the stage where it began. I was involved with the St.Ives September festival at the time and I had the real pleasure of spending an hour or so with Don over a couple of pints of Cornish beer. Two things come to mind about him. Firstly, he is an outstanding performer. He sat on a stool on that stage , just him and his guitar, for over an hour singing all his popular numbers and came back after the interval and carried on for another hour , to everyone’s utter delight. People had travelled hundreds of miles to be at that gig in our little 500 seat theatre and they were not disappointed. Secondly, he’s a very pleasant , friendly guy with no trace of ego about him. I’d been an admirer of his music since he first became popular in the 1960s , so it felt like I had known him for most of my life as we sat and enjoyed our drinks. I was a complete stranger to him of course, but you wouldn’t have known it - he was so friendly. A very nice bloke , I wish him well.
@@ufoclips1 I saw him in concert in Tampa, Fl. a few years ago, he was just hanging out alone outside the venue, my wife and I walked up to him and we talked for a bit, so accessible, natural and unpretentious! The show was great!
Donovan picked up a guitar and crunched the learning curve big-time. it normally takes five years to be decent but after two, he was already excellent. Most non-players don't realize how good he is on acoustic guitar. he's pretty extraordinary in his own way, finger picking on things like "candy man" at the speed of light. i love his stuff.
I met him in the 80s at a bank in Beverly Hills. Told him how much I loved his music but told him I could not find his HMS Donovan album. A month later he sent it to me. I was amazed.
In the mid-2000s, my wife and I saw Cheap Trick, who was touring with a complete cover of the Sgt. Pepper album. Donovan not only opened, HE SANG HARRISON'S WITHIN YOU WITHOUT YOU with Cheap Trick! A magic night. The show was in a theater setting which made it special in it's intimacy.
I absolutely love Donovan. At 17 yrs I saw him on TV playing "Catch the Wind". I learned it and became a Donovan wannabe, split cowhide jacket and harmonica rack. I always loved his gentle touch. The first time I smoked pot, fourth of July, 1968, Donovan was on my turntable and I played him all night. I'm not sorry..."Sunshine came softly through my window today"...It was prime-time 60s. Acid and pot became way cooler than booze; an alternative buzz. And it was all about Peace, Love, ane Groovy, man.
Me too! I was there in those days. I even became a Hurdy-Gurdy Man, and have remained so these last 50 years. And whenever I play in the street, people always ask, and I tell them it’s a Hurdy-Gurdy, and they excitability say (thanks to Donavon) So THAT’S a Hurdygurdy! And they are so happy to learn, after all those years, what a HG is, and meet a real Hurdy-Gurdy Man…And always put something in the hat!
I caught Donovan in 1967 when Brian Epstein had taken over the Saville Theatre in London's Shaftesbury Avenue (nothing to do with Jimmy Saville by the way) in order to promote pop concerts on the days when the theatre was "dark". It counts as one of my memorable all-time gigs. Donovan had employed the jazz musicians who featured on the Sunshine Superman album and, on a stage lit with low lighting and incense burning, they wove a spell that perfectly summed up the summer of love. The audience was quietly appreciative between numbers but at the end they burst into massive applause and demanded an encore. I choke up now when I think of that summer because we seem to have lost the good vibes somewhere along the way. But I feel privileged to have experienced it and I hope that we may rediscover it one day. I have hope in today's young people.
I played some songs from that album for my young grandchildren the Christmas before Covid sadly seperated us for more than a year. They’re growing up in Silicon Valley and I wanted to bring magic into their minds! I saw Donovan at the Hollywood Bowl as a teenager in the early sixties, and always played his records for my son when he was a baby and a toddler . There’s just nobody like him ✨🥰
In my youth, I loved his folk-style music. As I've gotten older, I've come to appreciate his jazz and rock chops more and more. Songs like Hurdy-Gurdy Man, Barabajagal, Season of the Witch, etc. Really tight compositions, especially on those where he worked with Jeff Beck.
Donovan fan since my teens when I heard Hurdy Gurdy on the radio. I finally got a chance to see my hero in the mid 80’s in Rock and Roll Heaven, a big rock bar in Toronto. Felt I was truly in heaven that night! Even took photos, one of which still hangs on my bedroom wall. Have a huge collection of his music and listen to him regularly.
Saw him at the Seattle Center in ??? 1969. Great concert and the kind of good vibs you would expect from people who would go to a Donovan concert. Peace and Love. No head bangers. Catch The Wind is still one of the best songs of the 60's.
He's actually played here (Seattle) quite a few times, The last time I saw him was three or four years ago, don't remember the name of the venue hall downtown, but it was quite intimate, maybe about 5 - 600 seats, although visibly aged, he was every bit as good as when I saw him the first time many years ago; as a side note a neighbor and friend who is a Buddhist monk who runs a meditation temple in the Rainer Valley said Donovan has joined their meditation circles at their Temple on and off for the last 10 years (I guess whenever he's in town here), and has said he's quiet, serene, and totally down to earth with a great sense of humor - just as he appears on stage. Not many of his like still with us.
Loved his music back in the day. One of the last Donovan singles i bought was "Rock And Roll Soldier" back in the mid 70's. Still listen to those great songs.
I have sometimes heard it said, Donovan had the best thumb in the business (referring to his guitar playing) and i tend to agree. What i find a bit odd though, there were so many layers to Donovan's music that that i was never smitten by just his guitar, or his voice, or the incredible fantastical imagery in his songs. It was all of it together that could only be summed up in that name "Donovan" :)
People who narrate should have some notion of public speaking. This guy sounds like he's drunk. Vaciny for vacinity, Meteric for Meteoric, Brish for British, etc., etc.
I saw him perform in Liverpool at the philharmonic , he was marvelous, he came out to the front of the house signing autographs and speaking to fans which was really lovely, he remarked on my Ringo Starr tee shirt with a smile ,a great night
I loved the movie Brother Sun Sister Moon so much I saw it five times. One of the best things about it was the gentle music. Now I've got to go play it again!! Peace ✌☮
Donovan was a great musician & artist! Good video clips given here, however the monotone reading of a few sheets of paper is extremely boring & I fell asleep trying to listen to this. Great video, but very poor audio presentation sounding like it was just read-off by a totally disinterested person.
Add to that... the facts presented by the narrator are not all accurate. The first song on Donovan's demo tape was London Town, not Catch the Wind.... etc. etc.
Horrible presentation. Mispronunciation of so many words made it excruciating. The presenter should practice in front of those who are able to correct the errors. Really too bad. I was very interested in the subject.
You are a star. My late father and Donovan were pals way back in the early 50's. My dad had a car ! 🤣 Donovan lived in Hatfield and my father in the adjacent St.Albans. I came along in 1969 and we have photos but I don't remember them being taken or Donovan because I was a toddler. They both went their separate ways but my father would receive the occasional phone call. He sent my father a beautiful card full of well wishes when he heard my father had terminal cancer. What a lovely fellow.
So painful to listen to the strange slurring and mumbling of names and common words. The narrator obviously has a speech impediment. That's sad, but yes, he needs to find someone else to narrate the video. This is hard to listen to.
The narration seemed rushed and VERY difficult to understand but the information and accompanying video was good. I agree...find a professional narrator.
He had big hits that became main staples of classic rock radio, but he was also really important "behind the scenes", as friends to the Beatle, teaching them traditional finger picking folk style playing (I think that's the story), among other stories I've heard about him.
Yes. I heard that the story was that they all went to see the Mararishi, but the Beates spent most of their time getting down the rudiments of traditional finger picking with Donovan.
Bro you need to work on pronounciation...im not trying to be cruel becuase you made a fairly competent documentary. But im not sure if maybe you are dyslexic or ? Anyway good job. Dont give up man . I hit like
This was interesting. I remember “Sunshine Superman” playing on the radio when I was on my way to my prom! I just wish the commentator pronounced his words clearly. It ruined the story.
Great information. But kind of hard to follow sometimes, because Narrator tends to slur words a bit . NARRATOR: please learn to e-NUN-ci-ate your words. [ pretend you are on stage , in a Play. You need to communicate clearly, to your audience. You have a good voice, and you present well. Just work on it a little. [ I’m not trying to be mean. Just a little constructive criticism. We ALL need some every once in a while.] 📻😁
Donovan had great tunes I've loved it and still do. From Universal Soldier to Little Tin Soldier, from The Alamo to Catch the Wind and To Try for the Sun and others, he showed to be a good ballads singer and composer. He played guitar better than others, as has been said. I keep hearing him. Nice music. 🆗✔️🙏
OMG! Couldn't they find someone who can read? This guy can't even pronounce "Donovan." And would someone please teach him the difference between "ally" and "alley"?
This was right after the end of world War 2. A whole new era exploded with an open exchange of art. Books. Films and music amongst all the countries of the now New free world. It's no wonder that so much NEW stuff exploded out of the babies born into this new global world.
love donovan. would have been nice to hear this narrated by someone who enunciates a little more clearly and knows the words he is speaking -- the lost city of Atlanta? unless of course this was done by a computerized voice generator.
After the 1960's he faded from the Radio, and I thought his music's Time had passed. I was sad to no longer hear him randomly through the day. I am pleased to know now that he continued at his craft. I am surprised to find we are only a few weeks different in age
Instead of reading every sentence with the same prosodic changes, beginning the first word with the same higher pitch and ending the last word with the same lower pitch each time, mixing it up is much more pleasant to listen to and sounds much more like natural speech. Nicely done on the info and history.
I read somewhere that while in india with the beatles he taught john lennon a finger picking style which lead to john using it on dear prudence, julia, and a few other great songs.
My older brother was also my 'little brother' (in size and... scholastic prowess) ~ but he graduated 8th grade with our Art Medal (best art student) and the Yearbook committee gave him the nickname "Sunshine Superman" ❤️☮️ And it boosted his smile big-time, that spring (1969)...
Am I the only one left who loves hippies? That was the most refreshing wave to ever hit the US of A...but history is written by the "winners"....with the charming exception of this presentation. Thank you!
A close friend asked me the other day, if I could only have one music album to play on the proverbial desert island, what would it be? My answer: For Little Ones - the second album of the Gift From a Flower To a Garden boxed set. Every song is a gem, and so are Dono's drawings that came with the set, illustrating each of the songs. It also contains one of my favorite lyrical moments of all time, in the song "Voyage Into the Golden Screen," when he sings the line "Tread so light so not to touch the grass; breathe the air so slowly as you pass." The sound of the thrice repeated letter 't' in the phrase "not to touch" comes out as a soft "t-t-t," precisely embodying the gentleness of presence in the world that the song encourages - a perfect match of sound and lyric. Thank you, Donovan, for the music that has sustained in my heart the loving flower-power vision of our youth for six decades and counting.
I appreciated the info on Donovan. It would have been better to find a narrator who could enunciate. The first reference to Drn threw me. It was very clear which words you had never seen before.
Donovan was only on CBS-Epic for markets *OUTSIDE* Britain. In Britain he remained signed to the PYE label. In Australia, Catch The Wind and Universal Soldier(penned by Bufft Sainte-Marie) were issued on the Astor label which drew its British content from PYE. After those releases he emerged here on CBS-Epic.
The Hurdy Gurdy Man was used as the music for the opening titles of the British television series "Britannia" in 2018. "Britannia" is a fantastic series and I recommend you check it out.
'Donovan' taught 'John Lennon' how to play finger picking style and in 1968 when he visited the ashram. John used the style on the song "Julia" and "Happiness is a Warm Gun" on the white album.
I was like 16 years old like in 73, Donovan was the first concert I went to at Rutgers Univ. in New Brunswick, NJ. I admit I could be a year off. I still remember it was great. Donovan till I saw this was something I forgot from my youth and music.
The band 311 said “fuck the naysayers cause they don’t mean a thing”. All these people with negative comments should just click the next video. Anyway “wear your love like heaven” is still one of my favorites 👍
Rick Rubin became an alley? How the heck does that happen to a person? The lost city of Atlanta? I could have sworn it was right there where it's been for quite a while now. Where is the Adrian Sea? And what is this "narrator" calling Donovan? Dnnnenn? Dhvn? Three syllables are so tiresome to pronounce, if you just mumble some of the consonants in one or two syllables, look at all the energy you can save and surely that's good enough. This was freakin excruciating to listen to. Donovan's legacy deserves better than this.
I was thinking the same thing. It sounded like an early read-through. The final recording must've gotten lost and this was all they had to go with. I don't think the narrator was familiar with the material at all, some parts he slowed down and fumbled out the words. And it sounded like his mouth had ice-cream freeze.
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Little known and not mentioned here is the Donovan suspended his Rock ’n’ Roll Hall of Fame career to raise his kids in Joshua Tree, CA. He chose to raise their family in Joshua Tree in the 1970s and Donovan was a visible member of that desert community through the 1980s. He performed many small concerts to support our local schools and was never unapproachable when you may bump into him in the market.
Interesting. But you need a better reader
thanks, that's very interesting. i didn't know that. how fun that must have been.
@@brucemorton4020 yeah, this guy's pretty awful with his pronunciation, isn't he?
Didn’t he “hang out” with Keith Richards there where they took hallucinogenic drugs often together.
When I was 17 I invited a girl over to listen to my only LP, the Beatles Sgt Pepper. When she arrived she brought along her only LP, an early Donovan record that her father had given her. I remember lying in the dark with her, when I suddenly stopped what I was doing to listen to the gentle folk music of Donovan. I was captivated by what I was hearing, and it was the catalyst that started me on my life long journey into not only Folk, but many other forms of music.
do you get a root?
I love this. So heavenly. Thank you for giving me a piece of paradise. I know it's a long time ago but it still matters to me.
Donovan had his first paid gig in St Ives Cornwall UK after a stint busking in that beautiful seaside town. At age 65 he returned to St Ives as part of his “farewell” tour. He told me he wanted to end his career on the stage where it began. I was involved with the St.Ives September festival at the time and I had the real pleasure of spending an hour or so with Don over a couple of pints of Cornish beer. Two things come to mind about him. Firstly, he is an outstanding performer. He sat on a stool on that stage , just him and his guitar, for over an hour singing all his popular numbers and came back after the interval and carried on for another hour , to everyone’s utter delight. People had travelled hundreds of miles to be at that gig in our little 500 seat theatre and they were not disappointed. Secondly, he’s a very pleasant , friendly guy with no trace of ego about him. I’d been an admirer of his music since he first became popular in the 1960s , so it felt like I had known him for most of my life as we sat and enjoyed our drinks. I was a complete stranger to him of course, but you wouldn’t have known it - he was so friendly. A very nice bloke , I wish him well.
Call me envious!
@ruadhagain,. Very enjoyable. Thank you for sharing this. All the best Mate.
Nothing has happened to Donovan.
He is alive and well.
I bumped into him as he was leaving the Glasgow Central Hotel around 2016.
@@ufoclips1 I saw him in concert in Tampa, Fl. a few years ago, he was just hanging out alone outside the venue, my wife and I walked up to him and we talked for a bit, so accessible, natural and unpretentious! The show was great!
He has an official account on Twitter. I don't know if it's still used
his most recent song:ua-cam.com/video/-8QFp_wiAmA/v-deo.html
yeah he still play and doing music i interviewed when he was inducted into the rock and roll hall or fame a few yrs back lovely man
Donovan picked up a guitar and crunched the learning curve big-time. it normally takes five years to be decent but after two, he was already excellent. Most non-players don't realize how good he is on acoustic guitar. he's pretty extraordinary in his own way, finger picking on things like "candy man" at the speed of light. i love his stuff.
I met him in the 80s at a bank in Beverly Hills. Told him how much I loved his music but told him I could not find his HMS Donovan album. A month later he sent it to me. I was amazed.
Wow , that is cool .
City National Bank?
loved his gentle and melodic tunes and imagery BIG part of my 60s flashbacks.
In the mid-2000s, my wife and I saw Cheap Trick, who was touring with a complete cover of the Sgt. Pepper album. Donovan not only opened, HE SANG HARRISON'S WITHIN YOU WITHOUT YOU with Cheap Trick! A magic night. The show was in a theater setting which made it special in it's intimacy.
I absolutely love Donovan. At 17 yrs I saw him on TV playing "Catch the Wind". I learned it and became a Donovan wannabe, split cowhide jacket and harmonica rack. I always loved his gentle touch. The first time I smoked pot, fourth of July, 1968, Donovan was on my turntable and I played him all night. I'm not sorry..."Sunshine came softly through my window today"...It was prime-time 60s. Acid and pot became way cooler than booze; an alternative buzz. And it was all about Peace, Love, ane Groovy, man.
Me too! I was there in those days. I even became a Hurdy-Gurdy Man, and have remained so these last 50 years. And whenever I play in the street, people always ask, and I tell them it’s a Hurdy-Gurdy, and they excitability say (thanks to Donavon) So THAT’S a Hurdygurdy! And they are so happy to learn, after all those years, what a HG is, and meet a real Hurdy-Gurdy Man…And always put something in the hat!
My first joint Dec 6 1967😎
@@markjulianoriginalhooli2217 Hope you don't smoke your last joint for a long, long time. Peace, brother.
@@jimgsewell ✌
I’ve loved Donovan since I was 14 and heard Lalena on an old reel-to-reel tape of his greatest hits. His late-90s album “Sutras” is excellent, too.
Lalena is one of my favourites too . I loved his music .
I caught Donovan in 1967 when Brian Epstein had taken over the Saville Theatre in London's Shaftesbury Avenue (nothing to do with Jimmy Saville by the way) in order to promote pop concerts on the days when the theatre was "dark". It counts as one of my memorable all-time gigs. Donovan had employed the jazz musicians who featured on the Sunshine Superman album and, on a stage lit with low lighting and incense burning, they wove a spell that perfectly summed up the summer of love. The audience was quietly appreciative between numbers but at the end they burst into massive applause and demanded an encore. I choke up now when I think of that summer because we seem to have lost the good vibes somewhere along the way. But I feel privileged to have experienced it and I hope that we may rediscover it one day. I have hope in today's young people.
"Sunshine Superman" my favorite song of all time. First few chords transport me to another dimension.
PRACTICE REHEARSING YOUR COPY BEFORE DELIVERING IT!!
This very poorly read script doesn’t tell what happened to him, just a history of his career. I saw him perform in 2016, he was great.
The reader is barely discernable and mispronounces.
Born form Ireland. 🇬🇧👍🤣😂
I thought it was just me who heard "Domin" instead of Donovan, as pronounced by the narrator. Good effort, though.
Could not finish listening not trying to be cruel,but need to practice delivery if you continue to release spoken word recordings.
I agree lost city of Atlanta lol it is Atlantis
8:52 - Rick Rubin became his ally, not his “alley”. It would be weird if he became his alley, unless it was for bowling, then it might be cool.
Gift from a Flower to a Garden is the quintessence of flower power. Fantastic album.
This is the ultimate flower power album.
I played some songs from that album for my young grandchildren the Christmas before Covid sadly seperated us for more than a year. They’re growing up in Silicon Valley and I wanted to bring magic into their minds!
I saw Donovan at the Hollywood Bowl as a teenager in the early sixties, and always played his records for my son when he was a baby and a toddler . There’s just nobody like him ✨🥰
Donovan signed my copy of Gift from a Flower in Ohio some years ago.
He spoke at USC in a song-writing class a couple of years ago. Was very nice and informative.
There`s a YT vid where he plays along with a busker in Glasgow singing Mellow Yellow,nice touch.
In my youth, I loved his folk-style music. As I've gotten older, I've come to appreciate his jazz and rock chops more and more. Songs like Hurdy-Gurdy Man, Barabajagal, Season of the Witch, etc. Really tight compositions, especially on those where he worked with Jeff Beck.
He is a beautiful gentle guy and still making music. 🍄🍄🍄 Rock on.
I saw him live solo about 20 plus years ago. He was still entertaining live and showed his acoustic guitar skills were still good.
When my older sister moved out. She left the mellow yellow album. I grew up in the early 70s listening to Donavan.
Donovan fan since my teens when I heard Hurdy Gurdy on the radio. I finally got a chance to see my hero in the mid 80’s in Rock and Roll Heaven, a big rock bar in Toronto. Felt I was truly in heaven that night! Even took photos, one of which still hangs on my bedroom wall. Have a huge collection of his music and listen to him regularly.
Saw him at the Seattle Center in ??? 1969. Great concert and the kind of good vibs you would expect from people who would go to a Donovan concert. Peace and Love. No head bangers. Catch The Wind is still one of the best songs of the 60's.
He's actually played here (Seattle) quite a few times, The last time I saw him was three or four years ago, don't remember the name of the venue hall downtown, but it was quite intimate, maybe about 5 - 600 seats, although visibly aged, he was every bit as good as when I saw him the first time many years ago; as a side note a neighbor and friend who is a Buddhist monk who runs a meditation temple in the Rainer Valley said Donovan has joined their meditation circles at their Temple on and off for the last 10 years (I guess whenever he's in town here), and has said he's quiet, serene, and totally down to earth with a great sense of humor - just as he appears on stage. Not many of his like still with us.
Loved his music back in the day. One of the last Donovan singles i bought was "Rock And Roll Soldier" back in the mid 70's. Still listen to those great songs.
"Hail, Atlanta!!!!!!!" If I recall correctly, Donovan guest stars on Futurama as himself. Fantastic!
Donovan is incredible , great songs !
I have sometimes heard it said, Donovan had the best thumb in the business (referring to his guitar playing) and i tend to agree. What i find a bit odd though, there were so many layers to Donovan's music that that i was never smitten by just his guitar, or his voice, or the incredible fantastical imagery in his songs. It was all of it together that could only be summed up in that name "Donovan" :)
Thanks for the info! I still listen to him on a regular basis and I will continue to do so thanks to my CD collection.
People who narrate should have some notion of public speaking. This guy sounds like he's drunk. Vaciny for vacinity, Meteric for Meteoric, Brish for British, etc., etc.
Yes, it seems like these readers are high school students doing this for a class project.
He's thriving beautifully. ❤
I saw him perform in Liverpool at the philharmonic , he was marvelous, he came out to the front of the house signing autographs and speaking to fans which was really lovely, he remarked on my Ringo Starr tee shirt with a smile ,a great night
Crumbs he’s done a lot more than I knew. Thought he might be broke but I doubt it now. Quite amazing, I’m pleased he’s still going.
Love Donovan, but this has to be one of the worst voiceover readers ever. And UA-cam is infamous for bad narrators.
Still got my copy of "Gift from a flower to a garden" double album - bought when it first came out.
"Isle of Islay" is my favourite - so peaceful.☮️
me too. were you related to john kearns from colorado?
@@williambent9636 must be somewhere along the line but I'm in Somerset in the UK - so no direct relation 😎
Lalania.
I loved the movie Brother Sun Sister Moon so much I saw it five times. One of the best things about it was the gentle music. Now I've got to go play it again!! Peace ✌☮
Donovan was a great musician & artist! Good video clips given here, however the monotone reading of a few sheets of paper is extremely boring & I fell asleep trying to listen to this. Great video, but very poor audio presentation sounding like it was just read-off by a totally disinterested person.
Absolutely spot on my friend
Add to that... the facts presented by the narrator are not all accurate. The first song on Donovan's demo tape was London Town, not Catch the Wind.... etc. etc.
I thought the exact same thing. I never finished watching; this video was way too tedious and boring. Your description of the presenter was spot-on!
Horrible presentation. Mispronunciation of so many words made it excruciating. The presenter should practice in front of those who are able to correct the errors. Really too bad. I was very interested in the subject.
@@soowzy Why have a narrator at all?
Such creatures didn't exist when we listened to the music back then.
You are a star. My late father and Donovan were pals way back in the early 50's. My dad had a car ! 🤣 Donovan lived in Hatfield and my father in the adjacent St.Albans. I came along in 1969 and we have photos but I don't remember them being taken or Donovan because I was a toddler. They both went their separate ways but my father would receive the occasional phone call. He sent my father a beautiful card full of well wishes when he heard my father had terminal cancer. What a lovely fellow.
Cool story!
You might find mention of your father in Gypsy Dave's book "Knights of the Road".
He made a lot of very good albums.
Dude, the writing's not bad but get someone else to read it.
Interesting reply from someone who chose to be identified as ‘friendlier’.
Is this guy a 8th grade level reader?
So painful to listen to the strange slurring and mumbling of names and common words. The narrator obviously has a speech impediment. That's sad, but yes, he needs to find someone else to narrate the video. This is hard to listen to.
Yeah, his diction - not to mention enunciation - is terrible. I quit listening after three minutes ...
The narration seemed rushed and VERY difficult to understand but the information and accompanying video was good. I agree...find a professional narrator.
He had big hits that became main staples of classic rock radio, but he was also really important "behind the scenes", as friends to the Beatle, teaching them traditional finger picking folk style playing (I think that's the story), among other stories I've heard about him.
Yes. I heard that the story was that they all went to see the Mararishi, but the Beates spent most of their time getting down the rudiments of traditional finger picking with Donovan.
Bro you need to work on pronounciation...im not trying to be cruel becuase you made a fairly competent documentary. But im not sure if maybe you are dyslexic or ? Anyway good job. Dont give up man .
I hit like
This was interesting. I remember “Sunshine Superman” playing on the radio when I was on my way to my prom!
I just wish the commentator pronounced his words clearly. It ruined the story.
Rick Ruben became an alley? That's quite a transformation!
Donovan is still a really nice friendly person. His new song "i am the shaman" is kool.
Great information. But kind of hard to follow sometimes, because Narrator tends to slur words a bit .
NARRATOR: please learn to e-NUN-ci-ate your words. [ pretend you are on stage , in a Play. You need to communicate clearly, to your audience. You have a good voice, and you present well. Just work on it a little. [ I’m not trying to be mean. Just a little constructive criticism. We ALL need some every once in a while.]
📻😁
Yeah, who the hell is Dovan?
Found it difficult listening. Reading from a script, unrehearsed and poorly read. Alley instead of ally for instance.
Donovan had great tunes I've loved it and still do. From Universal Soldier to Little Tin Soldier, from The Alamo to Catch the Wind and To Try for the Sun and others, he showed to be a good ballads singer and composer. He played guitar better than others, as has been said. I keep hearing him. Nice music. 🆗✔️🙏
The lost city is not Atlanta kind narrator, it is Atlantis.
6:25 - “Essence to Essence” is not a live album. Where did you get that idea? It is, however, a fantastic album.
His greatest hits album is up there among the best around...☮️🙏
It's a good one
OMG! Couldn't they find someone who can read? This guy can't even pronounce "Donovan." And would someone please teach him the difference between "ally" and "alley"?
You need to enunciate
The lost city of "Atlanta"? Appreciate the video but...come on.
@@TheMarcopix fortunately we eventually found Atlanta. Or maybe unfortunately.
Not a negative criticism…a fine recalling of an excellent talent, slowing down a bit and focusing on pronunciation will be good for your audience.
Yes, it reminded me of primary school when the teacher would randomly pick a pupil to read out loud!
very annoying to have to keep replaying snippets because of poor pronunciation.was he in a race to the finish.
It's just amazing how many late 1960s musicians were born in 1946
As well as THREE U.S. presidents. 🤷🏼♂️
This was right after the end of world War 2. A whole new era exploded with an open exchange of art. Books. Films and music amongst all the countries of the now New free world. It's no wonder that so much NEW stuff exploded out of the babies born into this new global world.
love donovan. would have been nice to hear this narrated by someone who enunciates a little more clearly and knows the words he is speaking -- the lost city of Atlanta? unless of course this was done by a computerized voice generator.
I was annoyed by this also, and commented on it above.
I agree, terrible narrating, couldn’t understand half of his garbled words.
Definitely computer-generated. I was interested in it but couldn't cope with the narration and switched off.
whatever it is it ruins an otherwise great video
he spoke like he had a mouthful of mush
To whom were you referring, as I always thought his name was Donovan?
Donovan, that's three syllables, not two
Hurdy Gurdy Man is quite a 'spooky' song and has been used in a couple of serial-killer-type movies
After the 1960's he faded from the Radio, and I thought his music's Time had passed. I was sad to no longer hear him randomly through the day. I am pleased to know now that he continued at his craft. I am surprised to find we are only a few weeks different in age
"Atlantis," nuff said.
Thank you for this video! I liked him back in the late 1960s but lost track after that. Have to do some searching to update my knowledge now!
PLEASE have someone Else, do the speaking 🙏
Some people find their own path. Rick Rubin was his own path. He became an alley.
lol
Ha ha, good one!
Suggest you check out the comments about your enunciation and re-record this video, since the information is good.
He’s still going plays a lovely green guitar amongst other instruments.
For me, his sweetest song is "Sun". Check it out if you haven't heard it.
Instead of reading every sentence with the same prosodic changes, beginning the first word with the same higher pitch and ending the last word with the same lower pitch each time, mixing it up is much more pleasant to listen to and sounds much more like natural speech. Nicely done on the info and history.
I read somewhere that while in india with the beatles he taught john lennon a finger picking style which lead to john using it on dear prudence, julia, and a few other great songs.
Great breakdown of his career.👍 Might double check some pronunciations. Overall awesome video!
Turquoise touches my soul, an incredible song.
Surprised he wasn't a teen idol. One of the few Hippie era artists that could of played on the Brady Bunch
One of the greatest musical minds ever. Love Donovan Leitch!
My older brother was also my 'little brother' (in size and... scholastic prowess) ~ but he graduated 8th grade with our Art Medal (best art student) and the Yearbook committee gave him the nickname "Sunshine Superman" ❤️☮️
And it boosted his smile big-time, that spring (1969)...
Am I the only one left who loves hippies? That was the most refreshing wave to ever hit the US of A...but history is written by the "winners"....with the charming exception of this presentation. Thank you!
He lived up here in Morongo Valley, CA for a few years. You would see in town from time to time.
He's one of my favorite singers.
Great video. Great music .. He's one of my favorite singer..Donovan é Incrível ❤🎸🎼🎤🎧
A close friend asked me the other day, if I could only have one music album to play on the proverbial desert island, what would it be? My answer: For Little Ones - the second album of the Gift From a Flower To a Garden boxed set. Every song is a gem, and so are Dono's drawings that came with the set, illustrating each of the songs. It also contains one of my favorite lyrical moments of all time, in the song "Voyage Into the Golden Screen," when he sings the line "Tread so light so not to touch the grass; breathe the air so slowly as you pass." The sound of the thrice repeated letter 't' in the phrase "not to touch" comes out as a soft "t-t-t," precisely embodying the gentleness of presence in the world that the song encourages - a perfect match of sound and lyric. Thank you, Donovan, for the music that has sustained in my heart the loving flower-power vision of our youth for six decades and counting.
I appreciated the info on Donovan. It would have been better to find a narrator who could enunciate. The first reference to Drn threw me. It was very clear which words you had never seen before.
Sunshine Superman was recorded in 1966
I played his songs over and over until my father threw them out! Never forgave him 😂
I met him in a shop in urlingford in Kilkenny Ireland, back in the nineties, he's lived down in the south of Ireland for many years, great artist,
I was lucky to see Donovan 3 times in the Chicago auditorium theater. Front row each time.
Donovan was only on CBS-Epic for markets *OUTSIDE* Britain. In Britain he remained signed to the PYE label. In Australia, Catch The Wind and Universal Soldier(penned by Bufft Sainte-Marie) were issued on the Astor label which drew its British content from PYE. After those releases he emerged here on CBS-Epic.
His name is Donovan, not Donan.
Nothing like talking about a musician and not playing one bit of their music. Not like music has any relevance.
The Hurdy Gurdy Man was used as the music for the opening titles of the British television series "Britannia" in 2018. "Britannia" is a fantastic series and I recommend you check it out.
The song was also used in Zodiac from 2007. That is one of the most underrated films of the past 20 years.
why use a narrator with a speech impediment??!!
He finally caught the wind, and blew away.
Cool 😎 musical artist in the 60's!
Nice video essay. Donovan is one of my faves!
One word: diction .
still play Donovan to this day
'Donovan' taught 'John Lennon' how to play finger picking style and in 1968 when he visited the ashram. John used the style on the song "Julia" and "Happiness is a Warm Gun" on the white album.
The Donovan interview where he mentioned that was interesting.
He also showed Paul McCartney flatpicking and he wrote "Blackbird" with his newly learned skill..
He has an emerald green guitar
And a quarter moon
Inlaid on his forehead.
He has a new record on his own label
He is 75 years old.
My favourite Donovan album, Fairytale.
Reading a discography is probably more entertaining than watching this video.
Ok, this guy has GOT to practice his pronunciation ! Jess!
Donovan was the guy who taught John Lennon how to finger pick. Dear Prudence was the result.
I was like 16 years old like in 73, Donovan was the first concert I went to at Rutgers Univ. in New Brunswick, NJ. I admit I could be a year off. I still remember it was great. Donovan till I saw this was something I forgot from my youth and music.
reading is hard
The band 311 said “fuck the naysayers cause they don’t mean a thing”. All these people with negative comments should just click the next video. Anyway “wear your love like heaven” is still one of my favorites 👍
Rick Rubin became an alley? How the heck does that happen to a person? The lost city of Atlanta? I could have sworn it was right there where it's been for quite a while now. Where is the Adrian Sea? And what is this "narrator" calling Donovan? Dnnnenn? Dhvn? Three syllables are so tiresome to pronounce, if you just mumble some of the consonants in one or two syllables, look at all the energy you can save and surely that's good enough. This was freakin excruciating to listen to. Donovan's legacy deserves better than this.
I was thinking the same thing. It sounded like an early read-through. The final recording must've gotten lost and this was all they had to go with. I don't think the narrator was familiar with the material at all, some parts he slowed down and fumbled out the words. And it sounded like his mouth had ice-cream freeze.
🙏 thank you! and what about the great Bert Jansch being called Bert Yan?!
Great Video ) But next time get some one to Narrate professionally, to me it sounded like one LONG never ending or understood sentence...Sorry)
Too right.