Future Led Zeppelin members Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones worked on Donovan’s “Hurdy Gurdy Man.” Donovan explained that Jimi Hendrix was originally supposed to work on the song. Subsequently, Donovan ...

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In a new interview, Donovan revealed that Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones played on his recordings before forming Led Zeppelin, including the proto–heavy metal track 'Hurdy Gurdy Man.' He also credited ...

"It was mesmerizing. The sounds that came out of [the hurdy gurdy] - there was no way I couldn't not play this instrument" For Ryan Kurczak, the path to playing the hurdy gurdy started with an unusual ...