Lonnie Donegan
About the artist
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. 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. Donegan was born as Anthony James Donegan in Glasgow, Scotland, the son of a professional violinist. His ethnic mix was Scottish/Irish. He moved with his mother to London at an early age, after his parents divorced.
Top songs
- Rock Island Line
- My Old Man's a Dustman
- Cumberland Gap
- John Henry - Digitally Re-Mastered Version
- Gamblin' Man
- Lost John
- Tom Dooley
- Have a Drink On Me
- Puttin' On the Style
- Battle of New Orleans
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- Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavour (On the Bedpost Overnight)
- Pick a Bale of Cotton
- Don't You Rock Me Daddy-O
- Jack O'Diamonds
- Putting on the Style
- Nobody's Child
- World Cup Willie
- I Wanna Go Home
- Wabash Cannonball
- Bring a Little Water, Sylvie
- The Battle of New Orleans
- Ham 'N' Eggs
- On A Christmas Day
- My Dixie Darling
- Lorelei
- Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavour
- John Henry
- The Party's Over
- Stewball
- I'm Alabammy Bound
- Dead or Alive
- My Old Man's a Dustman (Ballad of a Refuse Disposal Officer)
- My Old Mans a Dustman
- Grand Coulee Dam
- Jack O' Diamonds
- Love Is Strange
- Lonesome Traveller
- Sally Don't You Grieve
- Bring a Little Water Sylvie
- Mule Skinner Blues
- Frankie and Johnny
- Rock o' My Soul
- Wreck of the Old '97
- Nobody Loves Like an Irishman
- Virgin Mary
- Diggin' My Potatoes
- Does Your Chewing Gum Lose It's Flavour (On the Bedpost Overnight)
- The Grand Coolie Dam
- Sal's Got a Sugar Lip
- Midnight Special
- Railroad Bill
- The Comancheros
- Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavor
- Lively!
- Lumbered
- I Shall Not Be Moved
- Grand Coolie Dam
- Michael Row the Boat Ashore
- I'll Never Fall In Love Again
- Fort Worth Jail
- Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavour (On The Bedpost Overnight)?
- Born In Bethlehem
- Michael Row The Boat
- Talking Guitar Blues
- Does Your Chewing Gum Lose It's Flavour (On The Bedpost Overnight)?
- The House Of The Rising Sun
- Does Your Chewing Gum Lose It's Flavour
- Bury My Body
- John Hardy
- San Miguel
- Betty, Betty, Betty
- 500 Miles Away from Home
- I'm a Ramblin' Man
- Rock Island Line(original)
- Frankie & Johnny
- Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its
- Michael, Row the Boat Ashore
- This Train
- The Ballad of Jesse James
- Keep On The Sunny Side
- Wreck of the Old 97
- Times Are Getting Hard Boys
- Fancy Talking Tinker
- Ham N Eggs
- Jimmy Brown the Newsboy
- Farewell (Fare Thee Well)
- Does Your Chewing Gum Lose It's Flavor (On The Bedpost Over Night)
- Long Summer Day
- Worried Man Blues
- Light from the Lighthouse
- Harmonica Blues
- Miss Otis Regrets
- How Long, How Long Blues
- Ham and Eggs
- Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavour On the Bedpost Overnight
- Ol' Riley
- The Grand Coulee Dam
- When the Sun Goes Down
- On a Monday
- Don't Your Chewing Gum Lose It's Flavour
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