Donovan
UK
Born: 10 May 1946
Years Active: 60, 70, 80, 90, 2000
Genres: Pop/Rock, Folk, Country
Styles: British Invasion, Folk/Country Rock, Folk/Country Rock, Folk/Country Rock, Psychedelic Pop, Psychedelic, Psychedelic/Garage, British Psychedelia, Singer/Songwriter, Folk-Rock, Folk-Rock, British Folk, Celtic/British Isles, Traditional Folk
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Upon his emergence during the mid-'60s, Donovan was anointed "Britain's answer to Bob Dylan," a facile but largely unfounded comparison which compromised the Scottish folk-pop troubadour's own unique vision. Where the thrust of Dylan's music remains its bleak introspection and bitter realism, Donovan fully embraced the wide-eyed optimism of the flower power movement, his ethereal, ornate songs radiating a mystical beauty and childlike wonder; for better or worse, his recordings remain quintessential artifacts of the psychedelic era, capturing t...
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