He is the singer-songwriter who helped out The Beatles.
And his music is still enjoyed four decades after he found fame thanks to a brilliant back catalogue that includes hits such as Mellow Yellow and Hurdy Gurdy Man.
Donovan, 63, has recently been recognised as a legend with a BMI Awards Icon Award but talking to the singer there are none of the airs and graces you might expect from someone who can regard himself as being right up there with the legends of pop androck royalty.
Instead, Donovan is down to earth. And right now he is more concerned with saving Ayrshire's River Doon from environmental catastrophe than bragging about his own career highs.
To help the river, Donovan has put a new melody to the famous Burns poem The Banks O' Doon in the year of Homecoming Live. (More)
California Chronicle
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