Donovan's "Hurdy Gurdy Man" wouldn't exist without members of Led Zeppelin. The tune paved the way for a lot of the band's later work.

If you’ve never heard a hurdy-gurdy before, you’re in for a treat. Not many people have, since they’re instruments which are uncommon outside of some eastern European communities.

In 1968, Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan released Hurdy Gurdy Man – the influential title track of his The Hurdy Gurdy Man album from the same year, which featured the contributions of a ...