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July 2, 2004

Donovan on a New "Beat"

New set from Sixties singer-songwriter due in August
August 29, 2002

Donovan Opens New "Cafe"

Sixties superman to release new album by year's end
February 10, 2000

This Day in Rock

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Of all the Sixties' folk-rock troubadours, Donovan was the hippiest and dippiest, chirping brilliantly batty tales of death ("Season of the Witch"), drugs ("The Trip") and magic faraway lands full of dancing wizards ("Atlantis"). He was the Nick Drake who didn't die but became a star instead, and he...

2004 RS: 3of 5 Stars

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1996

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Epitomizing flower power, Donovan's trippy musings are redeemed from '60s nostalgia not only by his be-lief that there's nothing funny about peace, love, and understanding, but also by the sheer pop charm of his songs. Coming on as Bob Dylan's breathlessly sincere Scots twin, Donovan was a quintessential folkie -- acoustic guitar, harmonica, story songs, benign rebellion, and, making him distin...

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