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Old 04-03-2012, 10:15 PM
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Saw Donavon on the television...
Who or what is the "Hurdy Gurdy Man"?
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Old 04-03-2012, 10:38 PM
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurdy_gurdy
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Old 04-03-2012, 10:41 PM
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he is playing a small club here next month i might have to go check it out
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Old 04-04-2012, 08:15 AM
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I always dug There is a Mountain when I was a kid.

The lock upon my garden gate's a snail, that's what it is.
The lock upon my garden gate's a snail, that's what it is.
First there is a mountain, then there is no mountain, then there is.
First there is a mountain, then there is no mountain, then there is.
The caterpillar sheds his skin to find a butterfly within.
Caterpillar sheds his skin to find a butterfly within.
First there is a mountain, then there is no mountain, then there is.
First there is a mountain, then there is no mountain.
Oh Juanita, oh Juanita, oh Juanita, I call your name.
Oh, the snow will be a blinding sight to see as it lies on yonder hillside.
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Old 04-04-2012, 08:23 AM
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What's McNabb up to these days?
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Old 04-04-2012, 08:26 AM
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Donovan had excellent songs that I would still do in a band (if I thought 60s were still acceptable, but they are getting a bit too dated now).

Sunshine Superman is total fun song to sing if you ever do a solo act, though, and people love it. There is a Mountain, Where your Love like heaven.

He also wrote (or broke) Season of the Witch as I recall
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Old 04-04-2012, 08:30 AM
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I saw him open for Yes back in the seventies. It caught me off-guard in that it was a great show. He's excellent live. I heard he's touring again after a long absence from music. Go see him if you get the chance.
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Old 04-04-2012, 09:08 AM
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I always dug There is a Mountain when I was a kid.

The lock upon my garden gate's a snail, that's what it is.
The lock upon my garden gate's a snail, that's what it is.
First there is a mountain, then there is no mountain, then there is.
First there is a mountain, then there is no mountain, then there is.
The caterpillar sheds his skin to find a butterfly within.
Caterpillar sheds his skin to find a butterfly within.
First there is a mountain, then there is no mountain, then there is.
First there is a mountain, then there is no mountain.
Oh Juanita, oh Juanita, oh Juanita, I call your name.
Oh, the snow will be a blinding sight to see as it lies on yonder hillside.
Didn't Duane and Dickey quote this melody for a few bars during a jam in one of the songs on Fillmore East?
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Old 04-04-2012, 09:20 AM
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Yep Mountain Jam. Epic!

Jimmy Page is on early Donavan records from when he was a session man.
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Old 04-04-2012, 09:42 AM
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First there is a mountain, then there is no mountain, then there is.
A concise rewording of Hutton's Principle of Uniformitarianism. All the geologists here will know what I'm talking about.
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Old 04-04-2012, 09:47 AM
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Jimmy Page is on early Donavan records from when he was a session man.

Yes, but Alan Parker played guitar on HGM.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurdy_Gurdy_Man

There are so many stories about what Page played or didn't play on.
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Old 04-04-2012, 09:59 AM
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Saw him open for Yes , no shirt with suspenders , 1970's ? No one was really paying to much attention .
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Old 04-04-2012, 10:52 AM
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Always thought hurdy gurdy man sounded pretty heavy for its time, love that opening fuzzy string bend at the beginning
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Old 04-04-2012, 11:55 AM
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Always liked his humor as well.

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Old 04-04-2012, 12:04 PM
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Jeff Beck Group backed him on "Barabajagal."

That Tele intro is snotty as hell...

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