Happy Birthday to singer-songwriter Donovan, who turns 76 today (May 10th)!!! Donovan, whose last name is Leitch, is best known for his string of 1960's hits including "Mellow Yellow," "Hurdy Gurdy Man," "Jennifer Juniper," "Atlantis," "Catch The Wind," "Colours," "Riki Tiki Tavi," "Wear Your Love Like Heaven," and the 1966 chart-topper "Sunshine Superman." In 2019, Donovan's documentary Donovan & The Beatles premiered on Sky Arts in the UK. Donovan recently discovered a track, "Still Waters," from his 1969 sessions featuring Nils Lofgren, which is featured on his new vault release, Lunarian. Donovan recalled the future E Street Band guitarist, saying, "When we met, I realized Nils was like me: a one-off guitar player, with his piece of fabric nailed to his Telecaster a road gypsy boy." Out now is Donovan's latest studio set, called Shadows Of Blue, whi
Donovan, who turns 75 today (May 10th)!!! Donovan, whose last name is
Leitch, is best known for his string of 1960 s hits including “Mellow Yellow,” “Hurdy Gurdy Man,” “Jennifer Juniper,” “Atlantis,” “Catch The Wind,” “Colours,” “Riki Tiki Tavi,” “Wear Your Love Like Heaven,” and the 1966 chart-topper “Sunshine Superman.” In 2019, Donovan s documentary
Donovan & The Beatles premiered on Sky Arts in the UK.
Donovan recently discovered a track, “Still Waters,” from his 1969 sessions featuring
Nils Lofgren, which is featured on his new vault release,
Lunarian. Donovan recalled the future E Street Band guitarist, saying, “When we met, I realized Nils was like me: a one-off guitar player, with his piece of fabric nailed to his Telecaster a road gypsy boy.”
Psych-Rocking Dreams
By JUAN R. GOVEA
Bartlett: “I did remember what I was going for and thought that I could recreate the spirit and sound of what … I tried to do back then.”
Photo by Emily Rose Burek.
In 1968, back when Texas’ legendary psych-rock scene was emerging, a young folk musician by the name of Johndavid Bartlett signed a record deal with the Lone Star State’s premier psych-rock label, the Houston-based International Artists. Two labelmates, the 13th Floor Elevators and The Red Krayola, urged the high school student to hit the studio. With help from Krayola mastermind Mayo Thompson, Bartlett went into Golden Star Studio in his birthplace of Houston and began recording his debut album, but the label soon folded, leaving