The dreamy, psychedelic sounds of Donovan and his distinctive voice set the young man from Glasgow apart from his contemporaries. One of the first British artists to embrace flower-power and apply it to his songs, Donovan produced a vast body of work that was experimental and just a little bit weird.

Donovan had an established reputation as a folk musician in his native country and had appeared on the English TV show Ready, Steady, Go. His international breakthrough came with "Sunshine Superman," a truly psychedelic single that topped the charts in England and America.

Knowing a good thing when he heard, Donovan continued to explore the world of psychedelia, releasing singles like "Mellow Yellow," "There Is a Mountain" and "Jennifer Juniper." The songs' fun and trippy (there is no other word for it) music was complimented by the cheeky, playful lyrics that read like poetry (to be listened to while you braided daisies into your hair).

Donovan's songs were often covered by other groups and singers like Jefferson Airplane and Vanilla Fudge, insuring that even if you didn't know the man you definitely knew his work. In the late 60s, Scotland's answer to Bob Dylan (as he had been called) released a successful double album, A Gift From a Flower To a Garden, containing rock songs on one disc and children's tunes on the other.

In the 70s, Donovan worked on several unconventional project like adapting his concept album Seven-Tease into a stage show, collaborating with Alice Cooper on a duet and composing the movie score for Brother Sun, Sister Moon.

Donovan's popularity has ebbed and flowed since the 60s, though he has been in demand lately. Always the pioneer, he has teamed up with alternative rockers like the Happy Mondays and Jane's Addiction and is still touring today.