Who had hits in the 1960s with 'Hurdy Gurdy Man' and 'Mellow Yellow'?
The Hurdy Gurdy Man "In Tangier Down a Windy Street". Side one Side two All tracks by Donovan Leitch. The Hurdy Gurdy Man The Hurdy Gurdy Man is the sixth studio album (seventh overall) by Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan. It was released in the US in October 1968 (Epic Records BN 26420 (stereo)), but not in the UK, because of a continuing contractual dispute that also prevented "Sunshine Superman" and "Mellow Yellow" from being released there. A songbook of lead sheets to the album was nonetheless issued in both countries. Donovan wrote and recorded much of "The Hurdy Gurdy Man" in late 1967, not long
Hurdy Gurdy (band) Hurdy Gurdy (band) Hurdy Gurdy emerged from the Danish group "Peter Belli and the Boom Boom Brothers" (aka "The B.B. Brothers") in June 1967, when three members of the B.B. Brothers, guitarist Claus Bøhling, drummer Jens Otzen and British vocalist and bassist Mac MacLeod formed the power trio. Inspired by Cream but with more psychedelic leanings, they split from Peter Belli and MacLeod named the band 'Hurdy Gurdy'. They had considerable success in Scandinavia, breaking many attendance records for their live shows. The band moved to England in early 1968, after MacLeod had been deported from Denmark. From Denmark, MacLeod