Did Donovan's "Hurdy Gurdy Man" really help create one of the greatest heavy rock bands of all time? That depends on who you ask.

As many pointed out in the comments, this blurs the line between a guitar and a hurdy gurdy.

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.

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 ...