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Donovan Phillips Leitch (born 10 May 1946) is a Scottish musician, songwriter and record producer. He emerged from the British folk scene in early 1965 and subsequently scored numerous international hit singles and albums during the late 1960s. His work became emblematic of the flower power era with its blend of folk, pop, psychedelia and jazz stylings.
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Donovan, born Donovan Philips Leitch in Glasgow, is a Scottish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and composer. He began his work period in 1965 and is recognized in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame collection. His musical output spans genres including folk rock, psychedelic rock, psychedelic folk, and folk-pop. He has recorded for Epic Records and Pye Records, with PRS for Music serving as his copyright representative.
Leitch is a male artist who speaks and writes in English. His notable work includes the song "Catch the Wind." He has performed in Scotland and England and is associated with tags such as classic rock and 60s music. He has children named Donovan Leitch and Ione Skye.
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Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Donovan Philips Leitch, better known mononymously as Donovan, is a Scottish-born singer, songwriter and guitarist.
Known for
- BP Fallon: Rock'n'Roll Wizard — Self2025
- My Generation — Self (archive footage)2017
- Revolution: The Legacy of the Sixties2017
- The Music of David Lynch — Self2016
- Totally 60s Psychedelic Rock At The BBC — Self2015
- The Genius of Bert Jansch: Folk, Blues & Beyond — Self2014
- Meditation, Creativity, Peace — Self2012
- Acoustic at the BBC — Self2011
- Carnaby Street Undressed — Self2011
- Berlin Live — Self - Performer2011
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1946
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 1,402,356
- Total plays
- 21,140,344
Tags
Donovan Philips Leitch (born May 10, 1946 in Maryhill, Lanarkshire), better known as simply Donovan, is a Scottish singer, songwriter, and musician. Originally a '60s folk singer, as the decade progressed Donovan cultivated his own unique eclectic sound, mixing elements of folk, pop, jazz, world music and more, often with a twinge of psychedelia. His most well-known work was suffused with altruistic political overtones, making him an iconic figure of the "flower power" counter-culture of the '60
Key facts
- Person.name
- Donovan
- Person.image
- Donovan 1969.JPG
- Person.caption
- Donovan performing on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour in 1969
- Person.birth_name
- Donovan Phillips Leitch
- Person.birth_place
- Maryhill, Glasgow, Scotland
- Person.years_active
- 1964–present
- Person.children
- 5; including Donovan Leitch and Ione Skye
- Person.partner
- Enid Karl (1966–70)
- Musical artist.embed
- yes
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Glasgow
- Occupation
- musician
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Notable work
- Catch the Wind
- Field of work
- lyrics
- Genre
- psychedelic pop
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Pye Records
- Official website
- www.donovan.ie
- Image
- Donovan Washington 2007.jpg
- Work location
- England
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- date of birth
- 1946-05-20
- Commons category
- Donovan
- medical condition
- poliomyelitis
- topic's main category
- Category:Donovan
- start of work period
- 1965-00-00
- pseudonym
- Donovan
- different from
- Donovan
- name in native language
- Donovan Philips Leitch
- copyright representative
- PRS for Music
- topic has template
- Template:Donovan
- short name
- Donovan Leitch
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