“Mellow Yellow” by Donovan is the most beloved 1960s song with the word “yellow” in the title that wasn’t released by The Beatles. During an interview, the “Atlantis” singer opined that his catalog ...

During a 2016 interview with Songfacts, Donovan was asked about the soda Mello Yello, which took its name from his song with a similar title. “They didn’t want me to be involved — they just wanted to ...

“I’m just mad about Sappho… and Sappho’s mad about me.” Well, those may not be the precise lyrics for Mellow Yellow, but they may as well have been last night, when Donovan Leitch pulled out a ...

Scottish folk and pop star Donovan will be inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in April. He was a sixties icon with hits such as "Mellow Yellow," "Sunshine Superman" and "Hurdy Gurdy Man." But ...

Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan helped usher in the trippy and mesmerizing musicality of the psychedelic era. His album, Sunshine Superman, receives major props for its efforts in that space. While ...

Tim Hughes talks to 60s singer-songwriter and friend to The Beatles, Donovan, and finds the man styled as the British Dylan still living the hippy dream almost 50 years after the summer of love The ...

With an arrangement more suited to a woozy Salvation Army band than a rock group, the giddily psychedelic non sequiturs of "Mellow Yellow" wormed their way just shy of the Numner One spot. Backup ...

The singer-songwriter wrote several '60s folk rock hippie anthems, including "Sunshine Superman." He spoke to Fresh Air's Terry Gross in 2004. DONOVAN: (Singing) Color and sky brush and blue. Scarlet ...

WHETHER it’s “Mellow Yellow” or “Sunshine Superman,” everyone – over 40 – has a favorite Donovan song. “Try for the Sun: The Journey of Donovan,” a Princely purple boxed set, offers the mega-hits, as ...

Sixties psychedelic folk icon Donovan is no stranger to venues in New York City, where he’s played innumerable shows during his 52-year career as one of the most distinctive voices of his generation.

This is FRESH AIR. I'm David Bianculli. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "WEAR YOUR LOVE LIKE HEAVEN") DONOVAN: (Singing) Color and sky brush and blue. Scarlet fleece changes you. Crimson ball sinks from view.