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In 1968, folk singer Donovan was in India, studying transcendental meditation with The Beatles, when he finished writing a groundbreaking song that would become one of his biggest hits.<\/p>\n

He named it Hurdy Gurdy Man, and for many years it was said that Donovan was backed on this song by three of the musicians who went on to form Led Zeppelin.<\/p>\n

In fact, Donovan had originally wanted Jimi Hendrix to play on Hurdy Gurdy Man \u2013 and would have given the song to Hendrix if producer Mickie Most hadn\u2019t stopped him.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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