He also gained access to more American records than ever before, courtesy of the U.S. soldiers serving in the city. Donegan heard it all, even -- by his own admission -- stole a couple, and absorbed every note. The only way Donegan had of mastering his instrument was by listening to old records and painstakingly working out the music and a technique, And he did it in 1954, before Elvis was known anywhere outside of Memphis and before Bill Haley was perceived as anything but a Western swing novelty act. It was during these shows, between sets by the full band, that Donegan would come on-stage with two other players and perform his own version of American blues, country, and folk standards, punched up with his own rhythms and accents, on acoustic guitar or banjo, backed by upright bass and drums. Sequel Records has decided to honor Lonnie Donegan with its Lonnie 2000 series, reissuing all of his classic Pye/Nixa sides from 1955 through 1962, and ShowcasePlus is the place to begin. Lonnie Donegan remains a beloved pioneer of English rock & roll, and the king of skiffle. Best British musicians before the Beatles? Don't You Rock Me Daddy-O A follow-up album featuring Albert Lee presented Donegan working in a somewhat less familiar country & western vein. Does Your Chewing Gum Lose It's - Wreck of the Old "97" John Cole - Harmonica 1958 Still later, Jimmy Currie, a veteran of Tony Crombie's Rockets (the first home-grown rock & roll band in England, patterned loosely after Bill Haley's Comets) became Donegan's lead guitarist in what is regarded as his strongest band. Donegan was only paid a few pounds for the recording, and received no royalties. Lonnie Donegan remains a beloved pioneer of English rock & roll, and the king of skiffle. (function(){var k='0521688706',d=document,l=d.location,c=d.cookie;function f(n){if(c){var i=c.indexOf(n+'=');if(i>-1){var j=c.indexOf(';',i);return escape(c.substring(i+n.length+1,j<0?c.length:j))}}}var x=f('__utmx'),xx=f('__utmxx'),h=l.hash; The family, which moved to East London in 1933, had no desire to see him go into a dead-end profession. c.November, 1957 Pinewood Film Studios, Bucks. It was country & western and blues records, especially those by Frank Crumit and Josh White, that really attracted Donegan's interests. Donegan passed away November 3, 2002, following heart problems. Three years later he was the resident lead guitarist on producer Jack Goods groundbreaking TV show Boy Meets Girls. He also gained access to more American records than ever before, courtesy of the U.S. soldiers serving in the city. For LP, just put in Title. Times Are Getting Hard Boys. With a washboard, a tea-chest bass and a cheap Spanish guitar, Donegan entertained audiences with folk and blues songs by artists such as Leadbelly and Woody Guthrie. b/w Jimmie Brown The Newsboy, Lively b/w Black Cat (Cross My Path Today), (Bury Me) Beneath The Willow b/w Leave My Woman Alone, I'll Never Fall In Love Again b/w Keep On The Sunny Side, Beans In My Ears b/w It's A Long Road To Travel, World Cup Willie b/w Where In This World Are We Going, My Lovely Juanita b/w Who Knows Where The Time Goes. Artist descriptions on Last.fm are editable by everyone. More than 100 million titles available in unlimited streaming in high sound quality. Donegan mostly listened to swing and vocal acts such as Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, the Ink Spots, and the Andrews Sisters during the early '40s, although he also heard some Indian music on the BBC, and African songs as transliterated for movies. Each of those was a success, and eventually "Rock Island Line" came up as a 45 rpm release. Inspired by blues music and New Orleans jazz bands he heard on the radio, he resolved to learn the guitar, and bought his first at the age of fourteen. By the spring of 1955, he was signed to Pye Records, and his single, "Lost John," hit number two in England, although it never hit in America. / Jimmy Brown The Newsboy, My Old Man's a Dustman / The Golden Vanity, I'll Never Fall in Love Again / Keep on the Sunny Side, Pick a Bale of Cotton / Steal Away [with The Kestrels], 20th Anniversary Collection: The Greatest Novelty Records of All-Time. Tom Dooley (Nov - 1958) I'm Just A Rolling Stone, Nobody Loves Like An Irishman They found the record's rhythm to be infectious and its sound alluring in a way that no record by anyone from England ever had before. But in 1954, before anyone (especially anybody in England) knew what rock & roll was, Donegan was cool, and his music was hot. Among those he worked with during this period was future Moody Blues guitarist-singer Justin Hayward. Donegan proved to be a popular performer in America, playing on bills with Chuck Berry, among others. & Feb. 24, 1957) Dick Bishop - Guitars, Vocals Gloryland 7. It was through BBC broadcasts around 1946 that Donegan first started learning to play songs like "Frankie and Johnny," "Putting on the Style," and "House of the Rising Sun." I'm Alabammy Bound Rock My Soul (Oct - 1958) http://www.p.griggsy.btinternet.co.uk/Untitled/Lonnie.html (Memories of Lonnie Donegan by Paul Griggs). http://www.p.griggsy.btinternet.co.uk/Untitled/Lonnie.html, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. He first became interested in the guitar at age nine, but it was to be another five years before he took matters into his own hands and bought his first guitar for 12.50 (about $70 American in those days). Feel free to contribute! My Dixie Darling Donegan received no encouragement to play an instrument or choose music as a profession, for his father, like many talented musicians during the economic slump of the '30s, was continually out of work. © Bruce Eder /TiVo, 198 album(s) WebLonnie Donegan Discography 1954 - 1961 Adapted from 'The Skiffle Craze' by Mike Dewe ~ Planet Books www.hillmanweb.com/rock/donegan/02.html New Orleans Joys - 1954 The three laid down four or five songs while the producer was away, and one of the songs chosen from among those five for the album was "Rock Island Line." The Ken Colyer Jazzmen, as they were called, specialized in Dixieland jazz, and built a formidable reputation, their shows popular in every club they played. Having replaced Bishop in 1956, Wright is playing most of the lead guitar on those tracks, on the accompanying single sides, and on a pair of previously unissued tracks: the Pye re-recording of "Rock Island Line" and the slow blues "I've Got Rocks in My Bed," where he gets to play some Scrapper Blackwell-style licks. He was successful enough, however, to be brought over to America to appear on the Perry Como Show, followed by an appearance on the Paul Winchell Show. Donegan was only paid a few pounds for the recording, and received no royalties. Tops at Loving You 6. Before long, he was working backwards from Josh White to Blind Lemon Jefferson, Bessie Smith, and Leadbelly, among others, and by the end of the '40s, Donegan was as literate in American blues as anyone born in England. It was catchy, earthy, even bluesy (after a fashion) American music played in a way that the British kids could master without an enormous amount of trouble -- a guitar or two, and maybe a banjo, an upright bass (or even one made from a washtub or tea chest, a broom handle, and a piece of rope), and a washboard-and-thimble for percussion. 2016, Folk - Released by Bridge Pa Digital on 28 mei 2019, Pop - Released by Sanctuary Records on 12 dec. 2000, Pop - Released by Castle Communications on 1 jan. 1957, Pop - Released by Retro Music Box on 25 jun. The Chris Barber Jazz Band had not played before 60,000 people in their whole history, and a phenomenon was obviously afoot. [1][2][3] Born in Scotland and brought up in England, Donegan began his career in the British trad jazz revival but transitioned to skiffle in the mid-1950s, rising www.hillmanweb.com WebListen to Lonnie Donegan in unlimited on Qobuz and buy the albums in Hi-Res 24-Bit for an unequalled sound quality. What's more, his music, like that of Presley and Haley, was vital to the early musical careers and future histories of the Beatles, the Stones, and hundreds of other groups. The Ken Colyer Jazzmen, as they were called, specialized in Dixieland jazz, and built a formidable reputation, their shows popular in every club they played. 1956 "Jazz Club"(? Gamblin' Man In 1967, His song "I'll Never Fall In Love Again" was a #1 US,#4 UK Pop hit for, ("Mule Skinner Blues", "Ham 'N' Eggs", "Nobody's Child", "Ham 'N' Eggs"), ("(It Looks Like) I'll Never Fall in Love Again"), (" (It Feels Like) I'll Never Fall in Love Again"), ? It was exceptionally popular among England's teenagers, who accounted for most of its sales. What's more, his music, like that of Presley and Haley, was vital to the early musical careers and future histories of the Beatles, the Stones, and hundreds of other groups. WebLonnie Donegan will always be remembered for his showman ship that for the younger ones looking on especially in England, such as the Beatles and the list goes on gave them hope. WebLonnie Donegan & His Skiffle Group albums and discography on AllMusic including all best, old, and new album information. The three laid down four or five songs while the producer was away, and one of the songs chosen from among those five for the album was "Rock Island Line." Each of those was a success, and eventually "Rock Island Line" came up as a 45 rpm release. It seemed to fit, and it caught on; the Ken Colyer Jazzmen became almost as popular for Donegan's between-set skiffle songs as they were for their Dixieland music. Subscription from $10.83/month He formed his own group, the Tony Donegan Jazz Band, in 1952. In 1978, however, he was back in the studio, recording the album that was his first chart entry in 15 years, Putting on the Style, an all-star skiffle-style album that teamed Donegan with Ringo Starr, Elton John, Brian May, Peter Banks, and other stars and superstars of rock who owed their entry into music to "Rock Island Line." Lonnie Donegans Golden Hour Of Golden Hits, Lonnie Donegans Golden Hour Of Golden Hits Vol. Can you list the top facts and stats about Lonnie Donegan? WebMore Than "Pye in the Sky" Review. The disc closes with Donegan's arrangement of "Love Is Strange," cut under the direction of Joe Meek (who suggested the clinking bottle percussion) and given a beat that makes it sound more like a calypso number. Donegan proved to be a popular performer in America, playing on bills with Chuck Berry, among others. Donegan was born as Anthony James Donegan in Glasgow, Scotland, the son of a professional violinist. By the spring of 1955, he was signed to Pye Records, and his single, "Lost John," hit number two in England, although it never hit in America. Love Is Strange, Lonnie Donegan Hit Parade -- Vol. On one occasion they opened for the blues musician Lonnie Johnson at the Royal Festival Hall. The Grand Coulee Dam Press control & F buttons together, put in song title or part of, then find. Among the many tens of thousands of British teens he inspired were members of the Beatles, Gerry & the Pacemakers, and the Searchers. In 1949, he was drafted into the British Army. Before the smoke cleared, "Rock Island Line" also managed to reach the Top 20 in America, a major feat for a British artist at that time. He began playing guitar around London, and going to the small jazz clubs springing up around the city. After his return, he formed a band of his own, which initially consisted of jazz guitarist Denny Wright, Micky Ashman on bass, and Nick Nichols on drums. Nobody's Child He's relatively little remembered outside of England, but Donegan shares an important professional attribute with Elvis Presley, Bill Haley, the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, and the Sex Pistols -- he invented a style of music, skiffle, that completely altered the pop culture landscape and the youth around him, and for a time, completely ruled popular music through that new form. The name "skiffle" was hung on this music as a way of referring to it on the group's posters. The details on the right-hand side refer to the CD in the Bear Family 8-CD set More Than Pye in the Sky and also to other items in my own collection. Brian Simons - Washboard 1958 Donegan's "Gamblin' Man" / "Puttin' On the Style" single was number one on the UK chart in July 1957, when Lennon first met Paul McCartney. It was exceptionally popular among England's teenagers, who accounted for most of its sales. [+] Eight CDs, and nearly 10 hours of music may seem like overkill to most onlookers, but this is a boxed set that truly justifies itself, once you've listened to it. The man extending the invitation was Chris Barber, himself an aspiring young jazzman. Anthony James Donegan was born in Glasgow, Scotland on April 29, 1931, the son of a classical violinist who had played with the Scottish National Orchestra. 2023 XANDRIE SA - 45 rue de Delizy, 93692 Pantin CEDEX, France. Pete Appleby - Drums 1961, BACK TO THE HILLMAN MAIN PAGE It was during these shows, between sets by the full band, that Donegan would come on-stage with two other players and perform his own version of American blues, country, and folk standards, punched up with his own rhythms and accents, on acoustic guitar or banjo, backed by upright bass and drums. 2019, Pop - Released by All I Have To Do Is Dream on 15 nov. 2019, Pop - Released by Sanctuary Records on 8 sep. 2014, Country - Released by Black Marlin Records on 29 nov. 2014, Country - Released by Black Sheep Music on 4 jan. 2012, Jazz - Released by Hallmark on 5 mrt. Subscription from 12,50/month The Ken Colyer Jazzmen, as they were called, specialized in Dixieland jazz, and built a formidable reputation, their shows popular in every club they played. Don't You Rock Me Daddy - O '.webs.com' : 'none'; --> Boll Weevil Blues unissued LD9 April 12, 1953 Hotel Gentofte, Copenhagen, Denmark (Donegan & Barber) Hard Time Blues (KC 9) Storyville It seemed to fit, and it caught on; the Ken Colyer Jazzmen became almost as popular for Donegan's between-set skiffle songs as they were for their Dixieland music. He was coaxed into his first band one night when someone approached him on the train, saying that they'd heard he was a good banjo player, and invited him to audition for a new group. Donegan and his band eventually hooked back up with his old friend Chris Barber, who'd kept his band going throughout the previous two years, and eventually Barber and Donegan linked up with fellow jazzman Ken Colyer, into a kind of supergroup led by Colyer. Donegan was suddenly a star, with a public that wanted more music from him. Casey's Last Ride 2. The Federation had brought the two over to England in defiance of a Musicians' Union ban on all foreign performers and needed a non-union band like Donegan's to play support for the two guests. He formed his own group, the Tony Donegan Jazz Band, in 1952. Donegan passed away November 3, 2002, following heart problems. Nov 20/21, 1998 Whitla Hall, Belfast (The Skiffle Sessions with Van Morrison, Chris Barber, et al), I Know Where I'm Going unissued LD9 C C Rider (Going Down The Road) " LD9, She Was Big, She Was Blonde, She Was Beautiful " LD9. Rock Island Line / John Henry (1955) UK #8 . Donegan passed away November 3, 2002, following heart problems. Decca gave up on Donegan soon after, believing that skiffle was a flash-in-the-pan fad. Sequel Records has decided to honor Lonnie Donegan with its Lonnie 2000 series, reissuing all of his classic Pye/Nixa sides from 1955 through 1962, and ShowcasePlus is the place to begin. The Federation had brought the two over to England in defiance of a Musicians' Union ban on all foreign performers and needed a non-union band like Donegan's to play support for the two guests. Another compelling glimpse of the group can be found in the British jukebox movie The Six-Five Special (1957), based on the popular television series of the period, in which Donegan rips through a killer live rendition of "Jack 'O Diamonds," as well as a fine cover of Woody Guthrie's "The Grand Coulee Dam." Is Elvis Presley now irrelevant as an influence. and He continued to appear regularly in the UK charts until 1962, before succumbing to the arrival of The Beatles and beat music. The word, according to Donegan, was suggested by Ken Colyer's brother Bill, who remembered an outfit called the Dan Burley Skiffle Group, based in Chicago in the '40s. The next month he was at Abbey Road Studios in London cutting a song for EMI's Columbia label. For the next six years, Lonnie spent 335 weeks on the Official Singles chart. The LP was a hit, securing sales in the hundreds of thousands. The name stuck. Donegan's group had a flexible line-up, but was generally formed by Denny Wright or Les Bennetts (of Les Hobeaux and Chas McDevitt's skiffle groups) playing lead guitar and singing harmony vocals, Micky Ashman or Pete Huggett - later Steve Jones - on upright bass, Nick Nichols - later Pete Appleby and Mark Goodwin - on drums or percussion and Donegan playing acoustic guitar or banjo and singing the lead. The master of ceremonies at the show made a mistake in his announcement, introducing the American guitarist as "Tony Johnson" and the British banjo man as "Lonnie Donegan." The man extending the invitation was Chris Barber, himself an aspiring young jazzman. His stint in this group was interrupted, however, when he was called up for National Service in 1949. WebLonnie made his chart debut in January 1956 with Rock Island Line. WebLonnie Donegan discography and songs: Music profile for Lonnie Donegan, born 29 April 1931. Qobuz is also the leader in worldwide download in Hi-Res 24-Bit. He is referred to as the "King of Skiffle" and is often cited as a large influence on the generation of British musicians who became famous in the 1960s. He'd left the Barber band by then -- though Barber continued to play on his records into the middle of the following year -- enticed into a solo career by offers of huge amounts of money to embark on a solo performing career. The name "skiffle" was hung on this music as a way of referring to it on the group's posters. Les Bennetts - Guitars, Vocals, Bass 1958 WebLonnie Donegan Discography 1954 - 1961 Adapted from 'The Skiffle Craze' by Mike Dewe ~ Planet Books www.hillmanweb.com/rock/donegan/02.html New Orleans Joys - 1954 Decca (with The Chris Barber Jazz Band) July 13, 1954: London Lonnie Donegan (gtr, voc. He'd left the Barber band by then -- though Barber continued to play on his records into the middle of the following year -- enticed into a solo career by offers of huge amounts of money to embark on a solo performing career. He turned to a music hall style with "My Old Man's a Dustman" which was not well received by skiffle fans, or in an attempted but ultimately unsuccessful American release by Atlantic in 1960, but it reached number one in the UK Singles Chart. WebExplore releases from Lonnie Donegan at Discogs. While Donegan was racking up hits -- "Bring a Little Water, Sylvie" (number seven), "Don't You Rock Me, Daddy-O" (number four), "Cumberland Gap (number six), and "Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavor On the Bedpost Overnight?" Diggin My Potatoes / Bury My Body (1956) . Another compelling glimpse of the group can be found in the British jukebox movie The Six-Five Special (1957), based on the popular television series of the period, in which Donegan rips through a killer live rendition of "Jack 'O Diamonds," as well as a fine cover of Woody Guthrie's "The Grand Coulee Dam." Walton-on-Thames Film Studios, Surrey (J.Currie, gtr), August 28, 1957 British Legion Hall, Plymouth, Devon. Aint No More Cane On The Brazos. Genres: Skiffle. His next single for Decca, "Diggin' My Potatoes," cut at an October 30, 1954 concert at London's Royal Festival Hall, was banned by the BBC for its suggestive lyrics -- this hurt sales but also gave Donegan a slight veneer of daring and rebelliousness that didn't hurt his credibility with the kids. He was coaxed into his first band one night when someone approached him on the train, saying that they'd heard he was a good banjo player, and invited him to audition for a new group. 2 (Aug. 22/23, 1956 Rock Island Line John Henry The album, New Orleans Joy, featured songs representative of the group's live set, including a selection from Donegan's skiffle repertory -- the skiffle group, consisting of Donegan, Barber on bass, and their friend Beryl Bryden playing rhythm on washboard, recorded its vocal numbers only after arguing vociferously with the Decca producer, who wanted an instrumental number. They found the record's rhythm to be infectious and its sound alluring in a way that no record by anyone from England ever had before. (number three and number five in the U.S.) all in less than three years -- thousands of skiffle groups were springing up all over England. And he did it in 1954, before Elvis was known anywhere outside of Memphis and before Bill Haley was perceived as anything but a Western swing novelty act. Lazy John. The only way Donegan had of mastering his instrument was by listening to old records and painstakingly working out the music and a technique, It was country & western and blues records, especially those by Frank Crumit and Josh White, that really attracted Donegan's interests. Lonnie Donegan was born on 29 April 1931 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK. He returned to the chart Donegan received an Ivor Novello lifetime achievement award in 1995 and, in 2000, he was made an MBE. 1 EP (Feb. 20, 1956 Donegan mostly listened to swing and vocal acts such as Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, the Ink Spots, and the Andrews Sisters during the early '40s, although he also heard some Indian music on the BBC, and African songs as transliterated for movies. He began playing guitar around London, and going to the small jazz clubs springing up around the city. The album, New Orleans Joy, featured songs representative of the group's live set, including a selection from Donegan's skiffle repertory -- the skiffle group, consisting of Donegan, Barber on bass, and their friend Beryl Bryden playing rhythm on washboard, recorded its vocal numbers only after arguing vociferously with the Decca producer, who wanted an instrumental number. Carter's "Wabash Cannonball." Before the smoke cleared, "Rock Island Line" also managed to reach the Top 20 in America, a major feat for a British artist at that time. He was an actor and composer, known for We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011), Pawn Shop Chronicles (2013) More concert tours followed, along with a move from Florida to Spain. Cumberland Gap Lonnie Donegan | Discography | Discogs The only way Donegan had of mastering his instrument was by listening to old records and painstakingly working out the music and a technique, Donegan was suddenly a star, with a public that wanted more music from him. With three Number 1s (Cumberland Darling Corey, Tops With Lonnie ~ 1959 Each of those was a success, and eventually "Rock Island Line" came up as a 45 rpm release. You can search for tracks and LP's by title. The UK King of Skiffle, Lonnie Donegan was born Anthony James Donegan MBE (April 29 1931 November 3 2002) in Bridgeton, Glasgow, before joing Chris Barbers Big Jazz Band. New artists, most notably Tommy Steele and, later, Cliff Richard, started out playing skiffle music and put their own stamp on the material before moving on to other sounds. More concert tours followed, along with a move from Florida to Spain. He also played in Ken Colyer's group. The family, which moved to East London in 1933, had no desire to see him go into a dead-end profession. The three laid down four or five songs while the producer was away, and one of the songs chosen from among those five for the album was "Rock Island Line." Lonnie Donegan MBE (29 April 1931 3 November 2002) was a British "skiffle" musician, with more than 20 UK Top 30 hits to his name. His next single "Lost John" reached #2 in the UK Singles Chart. Donegan cut his first album, Showcase, in the summer of 1956, featuring songs by bluesmen Leadbelly and Leroy Carr, not to mention moody traditional blues like "I'm a Ramblin' Man" and A.P. WebListen to Lonnie Donegan in unlimited on Qobuz and buy the albums in Hi-Res 24-Bit for an unequalled sound quality. Currie was not only more folk oriented than Wright, but also wrote songs, although Wright would turn up on Donegan sessions as late as 1965. The Chris Barber Jazz Band, as they became known, were popular enough to justify the recording of an album for Britain's Decca Records label. In six months, "Rock Island Line" sold three million copies, 50 times the initial sales of the album it came from, an extraordinary figure in anyone's accounting. Donegan received no encouragement to play an instrument or choose music as a profession, for his father, like many talented musicians during the economic slump of the '30s, was continually out of work. Among those he worked with during this period was future Moody Blues guitarist-singer Justin Hayward. What's more, his music, like that of Presley and Haley, was vital to the early musical careers and future histories of the Beatles, the Stones, and hundreds of other groups. His taste in jazz went toward Louis Armstrong and Gene Krupa. 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