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Donovan (other)
Donovan is a Scottish singer, songwriter, and guitarist. Donovan may also refer to: People *Donovan (name), a given name and surname Places * Castle Donovan, a ruined castle 12 kilometers east of Bantry, County Cork, Ireland * General Donovan Department, Argentina * Donovan, Georgia, United States * Donovan, Illinois, United States * Donovan Lake, a lake in Minnesota, United States * Donovans, South Australia, Australia * Donovans, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Ships * HMS Donovan (1918), HMS ''Donovan'', a minesweeper launched 1918, sold 1921 * ''Empire Battleaxe'', an Infantry Landing Ship that operated as HMS ''Donovan'' from 1944 to 1946 Music * HMS Donovan (album), ''HMS Donovan'' (album), a 1971 album by Donovan * Donovan P. Leitch (album), ''Donovan P. Leitch'' (album), a Donovan compilation * "Donovan", a song by Happy Mondays from their 1990 album ''Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches'' * Donovan (album), ''Donovan'' (album) Fictional characters * Donovan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donovan
Donovan Phillips Leitch (born 10 May 1946), known mononymously as Donovan, is a Scottish musician, songwriter, and record producer. He developed an eclectic and distinctive style that blended folk, jazz, pop, psychedelic rock and world music (notably calypso). He has lived in Scotland, Hertfordshire (England), London, California, and—since at least 2008—in County Cork, Ireland, with his family. Emerging from the British folk scene, Donovan reached fame in the United Kingdom in early 1965 with live performances on the pop TV series ''Ready Steady Go!''. Having signed with Pye Records in 1965, he recorded singles and two albums in the folk vein for Hickory Records, after which he signed to CBS/Epic in the US—the first signing by the company's new vice-president Clive Davis—and became more successful internationally. He began a long and successful collaboration with leading British independent record producer Mickie Most, scoring multiple hit singles and albums in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
