<P> Donovan wrote "Hurdy Gurdy Man" while in Rishikesh in India, where he was studying Transcendental Meditation with the Beatles . The recording features a harder rock sound than Donovan's usual material, supplying a range of distorted guitars and aggressive drums . It also features an Indian influence with the use of a tambura, a gift to Donovan from George Harrison, who also helped write the lyrics . The song may have been influenced by "Green Circles", a psychedelic 1967 UK single by Small Faces . The similarity is in the melody of the descending verse, the strange vocal delivery, and the topic of being visited by an enlightened stranger . In 2012, Donovan revealed that he'd become friends with Small Faces in 1965 . </P> <P> According to some sources, the song was written for the band Hurdy Gurdy (which included Donovan's old friend and guitar mentor Mac MacLeod) with Donovan intending to be the producer, but the collaboration was cancelled due to creative disagreements, leading Donovan to record the song himself . In the chapter dedicated to the song in Donovan's autobiography, he says that he originally wanted it to be recorded by Jimi Hendrix . </P> <P> There is some dispute over the musicians who performed on the song . In the booklet that came with Donovan's 1992 double CD, Troubadour: The Definitive Collection 1964--1976, Allan Holdsworth and Jimmy Page are listed as the electric guitar players and John Bonham and Clem Cattini (spelled as "Clem Clatini") as drummers on the recording . John Paul Jones, who arranged and played bass on the track (and also booked the session musicians), was reported to have said by email that Clem Cattini played the drums and Alan Parker played the electric guitar . This line - up was confirmed by Cattini . In Donovan's autobiography, he credits Cattini (spelled as "Catini") and Bonham for the drums . In a published interview circa 2013, Donovan is quoted as primarily crediting Cattini for the drums but saying he wasn't sure whether Bonham was also involved, and said he and Jones both credit Holdsworth for the guitar . </P> <P> On Jimmy Page's website, he lists this song as one on which he plays . Engineer Eddie Kramer also cites Jimmy Page as playing on the track, but says that John Bonham did not . Donovan said that Page was the guitarist in Hannes Rossacher's 2008 documentary Sunshine Superman: The Journey of Donovan, where he also asserted that the song ushered in the Celtic rock sound which would lead to Page, Jones, and Bonham forming Led Zeppelin soon afterwards . In Donovan's autobiography, he credited both Page and "Allen Hollsworth" as the "guitar wizards" for the song . However, he also says that "Hollsworth" had played with Blue Mink, which was a band that Alan Parker had played in . In the autobiography, Donovan said that perhaps this session inspired the creation of Led Zeppelin . </P>

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