One of the most popular classic rock songs for the Halloween season is Donovan's "Season of the Witch." The "Hurdy Gurdy Man" singer once said the track was "prophetic." When asked to explain the ...

In 1968, Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan released Hurdy Gurdy Man – the influential title track of his The Hurdy Gurdy Man album from the same year, which featured the contributions of a ...

Donovan is well-known as one of the most influential folk-rock musicians of all time, but his 1968 album, The Hurdy Gurdy Man, might have played a pivotal role in one of the greatest heavy rock ...

For example, Donovan’s “Season of the Witch” was inspired by the dark ... unsocialist way of looking at things,” the “Hurdy Gurdy Man” singer opined. “They thought the masses were ...