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

  1. Rock Island Line
  2. My Old Man's a Dustman
  3. Cumberland Gap
  4. John Henry - Digitally Re-Mastered Version
  5. Gamblin' Man
  6. Lost John
  7. Tom Dooley
  8. Have a Drink On Me
  9. Puttin' On the Style
  10. Battle of New Orleans
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  1. Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavour (On the Bedpost Overnight)
  2. Pick a Bale of Cotton
  3. Don't You Rock Me Daddy-O
  4. Jack O'Diamonds
  5. Putting on the Style
  6. Nobody's Child
  7. World Cup Willie
  8. I Wanna Go Home
  9. Wabash Cannonball
  10. Bring a Little Water, Sylvie
  11. The Battle of New Orleans
  12. Ham 'N' Eggs
  13. On A Christmas Day
  14. My Dixie Darling
  15. Lorelei
  16. Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavour
  17. John Henry
  18. The Party's Over
  19. Stewball
  20. I'm Alabammy Bound
  21. Dead or Alive
  22. My Old Man's a Dustman (Ballad of a Refuse Disposal Officer)
  23. My Old Mans a Dustman
  24. Grand Coulee Dam
  25. Jack O' Diamonds
  26. Love Is Strange
  27. Lonesome Traveller
  28. Sally Don't You Grieve
  29. Bring a Little Water Sylvie
  30. Mule Skinner Blues
  31. Frankie and Johnny
  32. Rock o' My Soul
  33. Wreck of the Old '97
  34. Nobody Loves Like an Irishman
  35. Virgin Mary
  36. Diggin' My Potatoes
  37. Does Your Chewing Gum Lose It's Flavour (On the Bedpost Overnight)
  38. The Grand Coolie Dam
  39. Sal's Got a Sugar Lip
  40. Midnight Special
  41. Railroad Bill
  42. The Comancheros
  43. Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavor
  44. Lively!
  45. Lumbered
  46. I Shall Not Be Moved
  47. Grand Coolie Dam
  48. Michael Row the Boat Ashore
  49. I'll Never Fall In Love Again
  50. Fort Worth Jail
  51. Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavour (On The Bedpost Overnight)?
  52. Born In Bethlehem
  53. Michael Row The Boat
  54. Talking Guitar Blues
  55. Does Your Chewing Gum Lose It's Flavour (On The Bedpost Overnight)?
  56. The House Of The Rising Sun
  57. Does Your Chewing Gum Lose It's Flavour
  58. Bury My Body
  59. John Hardy
  60. San Miguel
  61. Betty, Betty, Betty
  62. 500 Miles Away from Home
  63. I'm a Ramblin' Man
  64. Rock Island Line(original)
  65. Frankie & Johnny
  66. Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its
  67. Michael, Row the Boat Ashore
  68. This Train
  69. The Ballad of Jesse James
  70. Keep On The Sunny Side
  71. Wreck of the Old 97
  72. Times Are Getting Hard Boys
  73. Fancy Talking Tinker
  74. Ham N Eggs
  75. Jimmy Brown the Newsboy
  76. Farewell (Fare Thee Well)
  77. Does Your Chewing Gum Lose It's Flavor (On The Bedpost Over Night)
  78. Long Summer Day
  79. Worried Man Blues
  80. Light from the Lighthouse
  81. Harmonica Blues
  82. Miss Otis Regrets
  83. How Long, How Long Blues
  84. Ham and Eggs
  85. Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavour On the Bedpost Overnight
  86. Ol' Riley
  87. The Grand Coulee Dam
  88. When the Sun Goes Down
  89. On a Monday
  90. Don't Your Chewing Gum Lose It's Flavour

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