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OH, THOSE FRENCH !!!
Kirby
Donovan to Be Honored by French Government
as an “Officer in the Order of Arts and Letters”
Top National Award for Cultural Achievement
to Be Presented in Cannes on 18 January
Iconic singer/songwriter Donovan (Mellow Yellow, Sunshine Superman,
Hurdy Gurdy Man) will be awarded a distinguished medal as “Officer of
Arts & Letters” by the French Minister of Culture, Christine Albanel,
during the prestigious MIDEM Music Fair in Cannes, France, on Sunday
18 January.
The ceremony will take place at the Majestic Hotel at 4 p.m.
Donovan will be honored along with two other medal recipients: Paul
Zilk, the CEO and president of Reed MIDEM; and Philippe Jaroussky, the
famed French sopranist countertenor.
Donovan will receive his medal 16 months after filmmaker David Lynch
was honored by French President Nicolas Sarkozy as an “Officer of the
Legion of Honor.”
“Donovan is greatly deserving of this high award,” Mr. Lynch said.
“He’s a cosmic musician—his songs have brought bliss and enlightenment
to the world for more that 40 years.”
Donovan works closely with Mr. Lynch, heading up the musical wing of
the David Lynch Foundation for Consciousness Based Education and World
Peace.
Donovan and his wife, Linda, have traveled with Mr. Lynch throughout
Europe, America, and Brazil to bring the benefits of Transcendental
Meditation to education. Through their efforts, the Lynch Foundation
has now provided scholarships for more than 60,000 children worldwide
to learn to meditate.
ABOUT DONOVAN
The legendary folk-rockpop troubadour Donovan began his career as an
itinerant folk musician, creating acoustic hits in 1965 with the
gentle Catch The Wind and Colours and his version of Buffy Sainte
Marie’s protest anthem Universal Soldier before transforming the pop
music landscape with a series of enigmatic and wondrous pop
masterpieces that continue to be played on radio and television. And
throughout his long career of 44 years, Donovan has always been
supported by his music publisher, peermusic.
From 1966 through 1969, Donovan scored a string of eleven Top 40 hits
in a row, including Mellow Yellow, Sunshine Superman, Epistle To
Dippy, There Is A Mountain, Wear Your Love Like Heaven, Hurdy Gurdy
Man, Jennifer Juniper, Lalena, Atlantis, and Riki Tiki Tavi.
Donovan was one of the few artists to collaborate on songs with the
Beatles, contributing lyrics and vocals to the song Yellow Submarine.
Donovan was also invited by The Beatles to join them at Abbey Road
Studios for the final orchestral overdub session for the Lennon-
McCartney collaboration A Day in the Life, the grand finale of Sgt.
Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.
Donovan influenced Paul McCartney, John Lennon, and George Harrison in
their guitar styles, and during his career played with folk music
greats Pete Seeger, Joan Baez, and Bob Dylan, as well as rock
musicians Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin and Brian Jones of the Rolling
Stones.
In the past five years, Donovan has completed the successful album,
Beat Café; a new box set, Try for the Sun: The Journey of Donovan; a
book, The Autobiography of Donovan: The Hurdy Gurdy Man (St. Martin’s
Press); and a documentary, Sunshine Superman—The Journey of Donovan.
Donovan is also fulfilling his 40-year interest in Transcendental
Meditation by heading up the musical wing of the David Lynch
Foundation for Consciousness-Based Education and World Peace.
DAVID LYNCH FOUNDATION
for Consciousness-Based Education and World Peace
70 Broad Street, New York, NY 10004 • 212-809-7010 •
DavidLynchFoundation.org
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