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Hurdy Gurdy Man is a Psychedelic rock act. Their sound grew out of Ravi Shankar, The Beatles and Jimi Hendrix. Those roots explain a lot about how Hurdy Gurdy Man arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Insomniac, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Beastie Boys, Led Zeppelin and Butthole Surfers, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 7 connections around Hurdy Gurdy Man, reaching back through Ravi Shankar and forward to Beastie Boys. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
"Hurdy Gurdy Man" is a song by Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan. It was recorded in April 1968 and released the following month as a single. The song gave its name to the album The Hurdy Gurdy Man, which was released in October of that year in the United States. The single reached number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S. and number 4 on the UK Singles Chart.
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Hurdy Gurdy Man grew out of Ravi Shankar, The Beatles and Jimi Hendrix, shares an orbit with Insomniac, went on to shape Beastie Boys, Led Zeppelin and Butthole Surfers. 7 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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