Lonnie Donegan

Anthony James " Lonnie " Donegan ( born April 29, 1931 in Glasgow, Scotland; † 3 November 2002 in Peterborough, England ) was a British folk and skiffle musician, and 1956-1962 more than 30 hits in the UK could place the American charts.

Lonnie Donegan had a great influence on the development of rock music. He sparked a skiffle shaft, during which he was called "King of Skiffle " and a large number of talents inspired, including John Lennon, Pete Townshend, Eric Clapton, Mark Knopfler, Rory Gallagher, Elton John, Rod Stewart, Chris Farlowe and Van Morrison.

Life and work

Donegan moved at a young age with his mother to London after his parents were divorced. Inspired by the blues music that he heard on the radio, he began to learn to play guitar.

In 1952 he formed his own band, which, having already played Tony Donegan Jazz Band in the band of Chris Barber banjo. At a gig as the opening act of the blues musician Lonnie Johnson, the announcer said to have come with the names mixed up and the group have announced as " Tony Johnson " and " Lonnie Donegan ". He finally kept this name for a stage name.

In 1956, Donegan had his first hit with a fast version of Lead Bellys rock Iceland Line, which he recorded with Chris Barber's Jazz Band, in which he played at that time yet. After the separation of Barber was followed by other hits, including Cumberland Gap ( 1957), Battle of New Orleans ( 1959), My Old Man's a Dustman (1960) and Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavour (on the Bedpost Overnight? ) (1961 ).

Donegan success continued until 1962, and until 1969 should succeed with I'll Never Fall in Love Again Tom Jones once again a hit. In between, he regularly performed in Hamburg, where he ( as before Chris Barber) many young musicians under the collective term Hamburg scene became known later influenced. In 1974 he recorded two LPs with the German jazz and Skiffleband leash man.

In 1976, he suffered his first heart attack in the U.S. and had to undergo surgery.

In 1978 he resumed his earlier hits with known colleagues such as Ringo Starr, Elton John, Brian May, Ron Wood and Albert Lee scratch. The album was released under the title Putting on the style.

1992 Donegan needed a new heart surgery for another heart attack and in 1999 he entered at the Glastonbury Festival on. In 2000, he brought with Van Morrison The Skiffle Sessions Album - Live In Belfast out, and in the same year, he finally received the Order of the British Empire.

Donegan died in 2002 on a tour of the United Kingdom, shortly before he was to appear at a concert in memory of George Harrison.

Discography (selection)

  • Rock Iceland Line / John Henry ( 1955)
  • Diggin 'My Potatoes / Bury My Body (1956 )
  • On A Christmas Day / Take My Hand Precious Lord (1956 )
  • Lonnie Donegan Showcase ( 1956)
  • Lonnie (1957 )
  • The Grand Coolie Dam / Nobody Loves Like An Irishman (1958 )
  • Midnight Special / When The Sun Goes Down ( 1958)
  • Sally Do not You Grieve / Betty Betty Betty (1958 )
  • Lonesome Traveller / Times Are Getting Hard Boys ( 1958)
  • Lonnie 's Skiffle Party Pt.1 / Pt.2 (1958 )
  • Tom Dooley / Rock O ' My Soul (1958 )
  • Tops with Lonnie (1958 )
  • Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavour / Aunt Rhody (1959 )
  • Fort Worth Jail / Whoa Buck ( 1959)
  • Battle Of New Orleans / Darling Corey (1959 )
  • Sal's Got A Sugar Lip / Chesapeake Bay ( 1959)
  • San Miguel / Talking Guitar Blues (1959 )
  • Lonnie Rides Again (1959 )
  • My Old Man's A Dustman / The Golden Vanity (1960 )
  • I Wanna Go Home ( Wreck Of the John B. ) / Jimmy Brown The Newsboy ( 1960)
  • Lorelei / In All My Wildest Dreams (1960 )
  • Lively / Black Cat ( Cross My Path Today) (1960 )
  • Virgin Mary / Beyond The Sunset ( 1960)
  • ( Bury Me) Beneath The Willow / Leave My Woman Alone ( 1961)
  • Have A Drink On Me / Seven Daffodils (1961 )
  • Michael Row the Boat / Lumbered (1961 )
  • The Comancheros / Ramblin 'Round (1961 )
  • More! Tops with Lonnie (1961 )
  • The Party's Over / Over the Rainbow (1962 )
  • I'll Never Fall In Love Again / Keep On The Sunny Side ( 1962)
  • Pick A Bale Of Cotton / Steal Away (1962 )
  • The Market Song / Tit - Bits (1962 )
  • Sing Hallelujah ( December 1962 )
  • Losing My Hair / Trumpet Sounds ( 1963)
  • It Was a Very Good Year / Rise Up ( 1963)
  • Lemon Tree / I've Gotta Girl So Far (1963 )
  • 500 Miles Away From Home / This Train (1963 )
  • Beans In My Ears / It's A Long Road To Travel ( 1964)
  • Fisherman 's Luck / There's A Big Wheel (1964 )
  • Get Out Of My Life / Will not You Tell Me (1965 )
  • Louisiana Man ​​/ Bound For Zion ( 1965)
  • Lonnie Donegan The Folk Album ( August 1965 )
  • World Cup Willie / Where In This World Are We Going ( 1966)
  • I Wanna Go Home / Black Cat ( Cross My Path Today) (1966 )
  • Aunt Maggie 's Remedy / (Ah) My Sweet Marie ( 1967)
  • Toys / Relax Your Mind (1968 )
  • My Lovely Juanita / Who Knows Where the Time Goes (1969 )
  • Lonniepops - Lonnie Donegan Today (1970 )
  • Speak To The Sky / Get Out Of My Life (1972 )
  • Lonnie Donegan Meets leash Man (1974 )
  • Country Roads (1976 )
  • Puttin 'On The Style ( 1978)
  • Sundown (May 1979)
  • Muleskinner Blues ( 1999)
  • The Last Tour ( 2006)
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