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DONEGAN Lonnie
(voc,g)

Personal Data:

Born:	29.04.1931	(Glasgow, Scotland, GB, as Anthony James Donegan)
Died:	03.11.2002	(heart attack)

Appearances:

1955	Lonnie Donegan Skiffle Group
1987	Donegan's Dancing Sunshine Band

Line-Up:

Lonnie Donegan - voc,g,banjo
Denny Wright - g
Micky Ashman - bg
Nick Nichols - ds

Albums Discography:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	New Orleans Joy (Lonnie Donegan Skiffle Group)	1955	Decca
2.	Lonnie Donegan Showcase	11/1956	Pye-Nixa		2
3.	Lonnie	1957	Pye-Nixa		3
4.	Tops With Lonnie	1958	Pye-Nixa
5.	Lonnie Rides Again	1959	Pye
6.	More Tops With Lonnie	1960	Pye
7.	Sing Hallelujah	1962	Pye
8.	The Golden Age Of Donegan	8/1962	Golden Guinea		3
9.	The Golden Age Of Donegan Vol. 2	1/1963	Golden Guinea		15
10.	The Folk Album	1965	Pye
11.	An Englishman Sings American Folk	1968
12.	Lonnie Pops	1970	Pye
13.	Golden Hour Of Lonnie Donegan	1971	Pye
14.	Greatest Hits	1971
15.	My Old Man's A Dustman	1971	Hallmark
16.	Golden Hour Vol 2	1973	Pye
17.	Country Roads	1973
18.	Lonnie Donegan Meets Leinemann & Leinemann	1974
19.	Battle Of New Orleans	1975
20.	Lonnie Donegan File (2LP)	12/1977	Pye
21.	Hits Of Lonnie Donegan	1978	MFP
22.	Puttin' On The Style	17.02.1978	Chrysalis		51
23.	Sundown	10.11.1978	Chrysalis
24.	Greatest Hits	2/1980	Ronco
25.	Jubilee Concert	11/1981	Dakota
26.	Rare And Unissued Gems	6/1985	Bear Family
27.	Rock Island Line	10/1985	Flashback
28.	The Hit Singles Collection (2LP)	9/1987	P.R.T.
29.	The Best Of Lonnie Donegan	1/1989	Pickwick
30.	Lonnie Donegan: The Collection	9/1989	Castle Communication
31.	The Originals	4/1992	See For Miles
32.	The EP Collection	8/1992	See For Miles
33.	Puttin' On The Styles (3CD box set)	12/1992	Sequel
34.	More Than Pie In The Sky	10/1993	Bear Family
35.	The EP Collection Volume 2	10/1993	See For Miles
36.	Favourite Flavours	3/1995	Spectrum
37.	Muleskinner Blues	06.04.1999
38.	Talkin' Guitar Blues	20.09.1999
39.	The Skiffle Sessions - Live In Belfast & Van Morrison & Chris Barber	24.01.2000	Virgin		14
40.	King of Skiffle	11.04.2000	Castle Pulse
41.	Puttin' On The Style - The Greatest Hits	2/2003	Sanctuary		45
42.	Rock Island Line - Singles Anthology	18.03.2003	Castle
43.	Introduction To Lonnie Donegan	27.12.2005	Castle Music
44.	Skiffle King: 50th Anniversary Edition	06.06.2006	Castle Pulse
45.	Just About as Good as It Gets	13.05.2008	Smith & Co
46.	Skiffle King Collection (box set)	03.08.2010	Spectrum Audio
47.	Lonnie Live! Rare Tapes from the Late Sixties	03.07.2012	Upbeat
48.	My Old Man's a Dustman: The Singles A's & B's 1954-1961	04.12.2012	Jasmine
49.	Extended Play	23.09.2016	Highnote Inc

Singles Discography:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	Backstairs Session EP (Midnight Special / When The Sun Goes Down / New Burying Ground / Worried Man Blues)	1955	Polygon
2.	Rock Island Line / John Henry & His Skiffle Group	12/1955	Decca	8	8
3.	Diggin' My Potatoes / Bury My Body	2/1956	Decca
4.	Lost John / Stewball & His Skiffle Group	4/1956	Pye-Nixa	2	58
5.	Skiffle Session EP (Railroad Bill / Stockalee / Ballad Of Jessie James / Ol' Riley) & His Skiffle Group	6/1956	Pye-Nixa	20
6.	Bring A Little Water Sylvie / Dead Or Alive & His Skiffle Group	8/1956	Pye-Nixa	7
7.	On A Christmas Day / Take My Hand Precious Lord	1957	Columbia
8.	Midnight Special / When The Sun Goes Down	1957	Pye-Jazz
9.	Don't You Rock Me Daddy-O / I'm Alabammy Bound & His Skiffle Group	1/1957	Pye-Nixa	4
10.	Cumberland Gap / Love Is Strange & His Skiffle Group	3/1957	Pye-Nixa	1
11.	Gamblin' Man / Putting On The Style (live) & His Skiffle Group	5/1957	Pye-Nixa	1
12.	Hit Parade EP (Lost John / Stewball / Bring A Little Water / Dead Or Alive)	1957	Pye-Nixa
13.	Hit Parade Vol 2 EP (Cumberland Gap / Love Is Strange / Don't You Rock Me Daddy-O / I'm Alabammy Bound)	1957	Pye-Nixa
14.	My Dixie Darling / I'm Just A Rolling Stone & His Skiffle Group	9/1957	Pye-Nixa	10
15.	Jack O'Diamonds / Ham'n'Eggs & His Skiffle Group	12/1957	Pye-Nixa	14
16.	Hit Parade Vol 3 EP (Putting On The Style / My Dixie Darling / Gamblin' Man / I'm Just A Rolling Stone)	1958	Pye-Nixa
17.	Donegan On Stage EP (Mule Skinner Blues / Old Hannah / On A Monday / Glory)	1958	Pye-Nixa
18.	Hit Parade Vol 4 EP (Grand Coolee Dam / Ham'n'Eggs / Nobody Loves Like An Irishman / Jack O'Diamonds)	1958	Pye-Nixa
19.	The Grand Coolee Dam / Nobody Loves Like An Irish Man & His Skiffle Group	4/1958	Pye-Nixa	6
20.	Sally, Don't You Grieve / Betty Betty Betty & His Skiffle Group	6/1958	Pye-Nixa	11
21.	Lonesome Traveller / Things Are Getting Hard Boys & His Skiffle Group	9/1958	Pye-Nixa	28
22.	Tom Dooley / Rock O' My Soul & His Skiffle Group	11/1958	Pye-Nixa	3
23.	Lonnie's Skiffle Party (Medley Pt. 1: Little Liza Jane / Putting On The Style / Camptown Races / Knees Up Mother Brown) / Medley Pt. 2: So Long / On Top Of Old Smokey / Down In The Valley / So Long & His Skiffle Group	11/1958	Pye-Nixa	23
24.	Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavour (On The Bedpost Overnight) / Aunt Riley & His Skiffle Group	1/1959	Pye	3	5
25.	Hit Parade Vol 5 EP (Tom Dooley / Rock O' My Soul / Sally Don't You Grieve / Betty Betty Betty)	1959	Pye-Nixa
26.	Relax With Lonnie EP (Bewildered / Kevin Barry / It's No Secret / My Lagan Love)	1959	Pye-Nixa
27.	Hit Parade Vol 6 EP (The Battle Of New Orleans / Fort Worth Jail / Does Your Chewing Gum Lose The Flavour (On The Bedpost Overnight) / Darling Corey)	1959	Pye-Nixa
28.	Fort Worth Jail / Whoa Buck	4/1959	Pye	14
29.	Battle Of New Orleans / Darling Corey	6/1959	Pye	2
30.	My Lagan Love / Kevin Barry	8/1959	Pye
31.	Sal's Got A Sugar Lip / Chesapeake Baby	9/1959	Pye	13
32.	San Miguel / Talking Guitar Blues	11/1959	Pye	19
33.	Yankee Doodle Donegan EP (Corrine Corrina / Junko Partner / Nobody Understands Me / Sorry But I'm Gonna Have To Pass)	1960	Pye-Nixa
34.	My Old Man's A Dustman / The Golden Vanity	3/1960	Pye	1
35.	I Wanna Go Home / Jimmie Brown The Newsboy	5/1960	Pye	5
36.	Lorelei / In All My Wildest Dreams	8/1960	Pye	10
37.	Lively / Black Cat (Cross My Path Today)	11/1960	Pye	13
38.	Virgin Mary / Beyond The Sunset	12/1960	Pye	27
39.	(Bury Me) Beneath The Willow / Leave My Woman Alone	1/1961	Pye
40.	Hit Parade Vol 7 EP (My Old Man's A Dust Man / The Golden Vanity / Sal's Got A Sugar Lip / Talkin' Guitar Blues)	1961	Pye-Nixa
41.	Hit Parade Vol 8 EP (Michael Row The Boat / I Wanna Go Home / Lumbered / Have A Drink On Me)	1961	Pye-Nixa
42.	Have A Drink On Me / Seven Daffodils	5/1961	Pye	7
43.	Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavour (On the Bedpost Over Night)	7/1961	Dot		5
44.	Michael Row The Boat / Lumbered	8/1961	Pye	6
45.	Comancheros / Ramblin' Round	1/1962	Pye	14
46.	The Party's Over / Over The Rainbow	3/1962	Pye	9
47.	I'll Never Fall In Love Again / Keep On The Sunnyside	6/1962	Pye
48.	Pick A Bale Of Cotton / Steal Away	8/1962	Pye	11
49.	The Market Song / Titbits (live)	10/1962	Pye
50.	Losing My Hair / Trumpet Sounds	12/1962	Pye
51.	It Was A Very Good Year / Rise Up	1963	Pye
52.	Lemon Tree / I've Gotta Girl So Fine	1963	Pye
53.	500 Miles Away From Home / This Train	1963	Pye
54.	Beans In My Ears / It's A Long Road To Travel	1964	Pye
55.	Fisherman's Luck / There's A Big Wheel	1964	Pye
56.	Get Out Of My Life / Won't You Tell Me	1965	Pye
57.	Louisiana Man / Bound For Zion	1965	Pye
58.	World Cup Willie / Where In This World Are We Going	26.11.1965	Pye
59.	I Wanna Go Home (The Wreck Of The John B.) / Black Cat (Cross My Path Today)	22.04.1966	Pye
60.	Auntie Maggie's Remedy / My Sweet Marie	11/1966	Pye
61.	Toys / Relax Your Mind	1968	Columbia
62.	My Lovely Juanita / Who Knows Where The Time Goes	11/1969	Pye
63.	Speak To The Sky / Get Out Of My Life	1970	Pye
64.	Burning Bridges / Till I Can't Take Anymore	1970	Pye
65.	The Battle Of New Orleans / Puttin' On The Style	23.01.1976	Pye
66.	Lost John / Jenny's Ball	7/1976	Black Lion
67.	I've Lost My Little Willie / Censored	8/1976	Decca
68.	Does Your Chewing Gum Lose It's Flavour (On The Bedpost Overnight) / My Old Man's A Dustman / The Battle Of New Orleans / Tom Dooley	1977	Pye
69.	Rock Island Line / Ham'n'Eggs	1978	Chrysalis
70.	Puttin' On The Style / Drop Down Baby	10.02.1978	Chrysalis
71.	My Old Man's A Dustman / I Wanna Goe Home	7/1978	Pye
72.	Tom Dooley / The Battle Of New Orleans	7/1978	Pye
73.	My Old Man's A Dustman / Does Your Chewing Gum Lose It's Flavour (On The Bedpost Overnight)	5/1979	Flashback
74.	Cumberland Gap / Wabash Cannonball / Don't You Rock Me Daddy & Shakin' Pyramids	13.11.1981	Cuba Libre
75.	Gamblin' Man / Puttin' On The Style	7/1982	Old Gold
76.	Donegan's Dancing Sunshine Band / Leaving Blues (Donegan's Dancing Sunshine Band)	7/1987	Rosie
77.	Rock Island Line / Last Train To San Fernando	1989	Old Gold
78.	Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavour On The Bedpost Overnight / Cumberland Gap	11/1995	Old Gold

Various:

Compilation Appearances:

"Lost John" on compilation "John Peel - A Tribute" (17.10.05)
"Cumberland Gap" on compilation "The Cavern - The Most Famous Club In The World" (20.8.07)

Press References:

Melodie
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1991	4		3	Výročí	profile
Melody Maker
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1977	51	17.12.1977	23	Albums - Short Takes	album review
1978	6	11.02.1978	29	Singles	single review
1978	8	25.02.1978	20	Singles	single review
1981	37	12.09.1981	31	Caught In The Act	gig review
1981	46	14.11.1981	14	Singles	single review
New Musical Express
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1960	0	28.10.1960	9	vyrocni anketa
1960	0	28.10.1960	14	About Fans
1960	0	28.10.1960	15	News
1965	0	26.11.1965	8	News
1965	0	26.11.1965	10	Singles	single review
1966	0	18.02.1966	8	Still Stars
1966	0	15.07.1966	12	Live	gig review