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Happy 75th birthday to the legendary Donovan! Listen to East Coast Gold on Monday as we will be playing some of his biggest hits.
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Scottish singer, songwriter, and guitarist Donovan Leitch was born on 10 May 1946 at Maryhill, Glasgow, United Kingdom.
He rose to fame in the 1960s with songs like ‘Catch the Wind’, ‘Mellow Yellow’, and ‘Colours’.
Let’s look at some interesting facts about the star:
- Donovan was the tutor of The Beatles.
- His first song, ‘Catch the Wind’, won him the The Ivor Novello Award.
- Donovan received a Doctor of Letters for Ecology from Hertfordshire University.