Fact #89033
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Donovan records Hurdy Gurdy Man in London, England, UK, Europe, with Mickie Most as producer. Guitarist Jimmy Page and bassist John Paul Jones, both later to become founder members of Led Zeppelin, play on the track.
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Donovan : When I wrote Hurdy Gurdy Man, I thought, this is for Jimi (Hendrix) and my producer, Mickie Most, said, "No, this is your song", so I said "Well, maybe Jimmy Page should play on it". Jimmy Page at that time was doing sessions. They hadn't formed 'The Band' yet, they were about to form.
Mickie Most : I felt that Donovan needed something a bit heavier, and out of that came Hurdy Gurdy Man, which was a bit more weighty, and was what he needed to widen his audience, because America had become a bit heavier... you could see Cream happening and the things which we now know as heavy rock 'n' roll.
Donovan : All around the Hurdy Gurdy Man sessions Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones, the bass player on many of my recordings, especially Mellow Yellow he wrote the horn section, a band was forming around these sessions and Led Zeppelin, I believe, looking back, was formed around the Hurdy Gurdy Man sessions. A ballad form of song where I played it on guitar, a very heavy drum section and a very wild guitar sound and story telling. So if I formed Led Zeppelin I want to call upon those boys next year, I wanna record it with them next year! OK, I started Led Zeppelin …
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Mickie Most : I felt that Donovan needed something a bit heavier, and out of that came Hurdy Gurdy Man, which was a bit more weighty, and was what he needed to widen his audience, because America had become a bit heavier... you could see Cream happening and the things which we now know as heavy rock 'n' roll.
Donovan : All around the Hurdy Gurdy Man sessions Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones, the bass player on many of my recordings, especially Mellow Yellow he wrote the horn section, a band was forming around these sessions and Led Zeppelin, I believe, looking back, was formed around the Hurdy Gurdy Man sessions. A ballad form of song where I played it on guitar, a very heavy drum section and a very wild guitar sound and story telling. So if I formed Led Zeppelin I want to call upon those boys next year, I wanna record it with them next year! OK, I started Led Zeppelin …