Season of the witch - Donavan
Donovan (Donovan Phillips Leitch, born 10 May 1946, in Maryhill, Glasgow), is a Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist. Emerging from the British folk scene, he developed an eclectic and distinctive style that blended folk, jazz, pop, psychedelia, and world music. Donovan came to fame in the United Kingdom in early 1965 with a series of live performances on the pop TV series, Ready Steady Go!, and his popularity spread to the USA and other countries. Donovan was the first artist to be signed to CBS/Epic Records by then-new Administrative Vice President Clive Davis, who later became head of the CBS Record empire. Donovan was one of the leading British recording artists of his day. He produced a series of hit albums and singles between 1965 and 1970. He became a friend of leading pop musicians including Joan Baez, Brian Jones, Bruce Springsteen, and The Beatles, and was one of the few artists to collaborate on songs with the Beatles. He influenced both John Lennon and Paul McCartney when he taught them his finger-picking guitar style in 1968. "Season of the Witch" is a song by Donovan first released in September 1966 on his Epic Records (USA) album, Sunshine Superman. In the United Kingdom, it was first released as a single, by Donovan, a-side by The Pandamonium in November 1966 (CBS 202462). Donovan's version was only released in June 1967 on the Pye Records compilation Sunshine Superman. The recording features Bobby Ray on bass and "Fast" Eddie Hoh on drums. The run <b>...</b>
