The single had a 22-week run on the English charts, peaking at number eight. The album sold 60,000 copies in its first month of release, a huge number in England at that time for a debut album by a homegrown jazz group. The Chris Barber Jazz Band had not played before 60,000 people in their whole history, and a phenomenon was obviously afoot. 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. The Chris Barber Jazz Band had not played before 60,000 people in their whole history, and a phenomenon was obviously afoot. In 1949, he was drafted into the British Army. The album sold 60,000 copies in its first month of release, a huge number in England at that time for a debut album by a homegrown jazz group. WebLonnie Donegan, MBE (born April 29, 1931, Bridgeton, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland died November 3, 2002, Market Deeping, Lincolnshire, England) was a Scottish skiffle vocalist, Flavour (On The Bedpost Overnight)? Lonnie Donegan was born on 29 April 1931 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK. Dixie Darling 4. 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." The first band he ever played in was the trad jazz band led by Chris Barber, who approached him on a train asking him if he wanted to audition for his group. 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. Bring a Little Water,Sylvie WebFecha de Nacimiento: 26 de febrero de 1971 Biografa Es una cantante estadounid Les Bennetts - Guitars, Vocals, Bass 1958 Lonnie Donegan Hit Parade -- Vol. 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. A new version of Last.fm is available, to keep everything running smoothly, please reload the site. 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). It was the first debut record to go gold in the UK, and reached the Top Ten in the United States. WebLonnie Donegan Pop - Released by Castle Communications on 1/01/1985 16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo Starting at $117.99 My Old Man's A Dustman - The Singles As & Bs 1954 - 1961 Lonnie Donegan Vocal Music (Secular and Sacred) - Released by Jasmine Records on 10/12/2012 16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo Starting at $18.99 Jim Currie - Guitars, Vocals 1957 Wright, a jazz player devoted to Django Reinhardt, proved to be one of the best blues axemen in England at the time, while Ashman and Nichols made up an exceptionally tight rhythm section. (Nevertheless, Donegan received considerable music publishing royalties from "Rock Island" simply by claiming the British copyright on an unregistered song which was considered to be in the Public Domain. 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. Nobody Loves Like An Irishman N 15129 CD2, March 10, 1958 Pye Studios, London ("Lonnie"), Ain't You Glad You Got Religion NPT 19027 CD3, I've Got Rocks In My Bed (alt) unissued CD3, poss. 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. Cumberland Gap He was an actor and composer, known for We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011), Pawn Shop Chronicles (2013) A Some of the songs from the original Showcase album do show a certain confidence and assertiveness seeping in, moving the music in more of a slick, popular direction. In 1976, however, after another series of shows and recordings in Germany, Donegan suffered a heart attack that left him sidelined, and he moved to California to recuperate. He appeared on television in the United States on the Perry Como Show and the Paul Winchell Show. Returning to the UK, he recorded his debut album, Lonnie Donegan Showcase, in summer 1956, with songs by Lead Belly and Leroy Carr, plus "I'm a Ramblin' Man" and "Wabash Cannonball". The LP sold hundreds of thousands. 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?" WebLonnie Donegan discography and songs: Music profile for Lonnie Donegan, born 29 April 1931. Two years later it became a hit in England, and it was re-released in the US, where it shot up to #5 on the charts. 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?" Lonnie Donegans Golden Hour Of Golden Hits, Lonnie Donegans Golden Hour Of Golden Hits Vol. 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. After his release from the army in 1951, he found a new source of blues and folk music in London, in the library at the American Embassy, which allowed visitors to listen to any recordings that were on hand. 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. More concert tours followed, along with a move from Florida to Spain. 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. It was exceptionally popular among England's teenagers, who accounted for most of its sales. Donegan was suddenly a star, with a public that wanted more music from him. He moved with his mother to London at an early age, after his parents divorced. 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. 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. His bluff didn't work but the mix of personalities did, and he was in Barber's first band. 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. Boll Weevil Blues unissued LD9 April 12, 1953 Hotel Gentofte, Copenhagen, Denmark (Donegan & Barber) Hard Time Blues (KC 9) Storyville Apart from the excellent sound, the surprising element of this body of songs is just how bracing it remains almost 50 years after it was recorded -- the tendency is to dismiss the skiffle boom as an embarrassing fluke, but in fact the level of musicianship achieved by Donegan and company (especially guitarist/singer Dick Bishop) was exceptional, and their feel for the material was a match for that of any white Americans this side of Bob Dylan. Pete Appleby - Drums 1961, BACK TO THE HILLMAN MAIN PAGE The name "skiffle" was hung on this music as a way of referring to it on the group's posters. As "Rock Island Line" took the country by storm, Decca suddenly had one of the bigger -- and most wholly unexpected -- hits in its history up to that time. 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 Wright, a jazz player devoted to Django Reinhardt, proved to be one of the best blues axemen in England at the time, while Ashman and Nichols made up an exceptionally tight rhythm section. Talking Guitar Blues: The Very Best Of Rock Island Line - The Singles Anthology 1955-1967, Looney Tunes: 24 Greatest Stars, 24 Greatest Tunes, Anthems in Eden: An Anthology of British & Irish Folk 1955-1978, Young Persons Guide to Music: Songs You Should Hear, Robert Palmer: Deep Blues a list of mentioned musicians and songs, Number TWO across the nation - UK singles - The 50's (So Close and So Frustrating), The Best of Rock: The Essential CD Guide, by Alan Clayson, There were Mammoths when The pyramids were built moments in music, Bands from Europe that sound like they're from Mississippi. This proved so popular that in July 1954 he recorded a fast-tempoed version of Leadbelly's "Rock Island Line", featuring a washboard but not a tea-chest bass, with "John Henry" on the B-side. 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. But Wright's best single moment comes in his fiery but all too brief electric guitar solo during "Cumberland Gap." WebLonnie Donegan remains a beloved pioneer of English rock & roll, and the king of skiffle. 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. He also gained access to more American records than ever before, courtesy of the U.S. soldiers serving in the city. Cumberland Gap Donegan heard it all, even -- by his own admission -- stole a couple, and absorbed every note. Only when the next wave of young rockers came along, who, like Donegan, had their own ideas about music and what they wanted to do with it, did he finally fade from the charts. Stewball He continued to record sporadically during the '60s, including some sessions at Hickory Records in Nashville with Charlie McCoy, Floyd Cramer, and the Jordanaires, but after 1964, he was primarily occupied as a producer for most of the decade at Pye Records. A follow-up album featuring Albert Lee presented Donegan working in a somewhat less familiar country & western vein. 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 single had a 22-week run on the English charts, peaking at number eight. The name stuck. Tops at Loving You 6. 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." 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. I'm Just A Rolling Stone, Nobody Loves Like An Irishman Pete Huggett - Bass, Strings 1958 Feel free to contribute! Putting On The Style. ); Chris Barber (bass); Beryl Bryden (washboard). Colyer quit the group early in 1954, and Barber took over the leadership. Ham 'N' Eggs Genres: Skiffle. To look at Lonnie Donegan today, in pictures taken 40 years ago when he was topping the British charts and hitting the Top Ten in America, dressed in a suit, his hair cut short and strumming an acoustic guitar, he looks like a musical non-entity. Lazy John. As "Rock Island Line" took the country by storm, Decca suddenly had one of the bigger -- and most wholly unexpected -- hits in its history up to that time. [+] 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. Lonnie Donegan | Discography | Discogs He continued to record sporadically during the '60s, including some sessions at Hickory Records in Nashville with Charlie McCoy, Floyd Cramer, and the Jordanaires, but after 1964, he was primarily occupied as a producer for most of the decade at Pye Records. © Bruce Eder /TiVo, 198 album(s) Chris Barber - Bass, Vocals In 1976, however, after another series of shows and recordings in Germany, Donegan suffered a heart attack that left him sidelined, and he moved to California to recuperate. Casey's Last Ride 2. _udn = "none"; WebLonnie Donegan. [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 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's "Gamblin' Man" / "Puttin' On the Style" single was number one on the UK chart in July 1957, when Lennon first met Paul McCartney. Colyer quit the group early in 1954, and Barber took over the leadership. 1956 "Jazz Club"(? Read Full Biography Overview Biography To look at Lonnie Donegan today, in pictures taken 40 years ago when he was topping the British charts and hitting the Top Ten in America, dressed in a suit, his hair cut short and strumming an acoustic guitar, he looks like a musical non-entity. 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." By 1980, he was making regular concert appearances again, and a new album with Barber followed. Chances are that UA in America was lured into distributing this album by BINGO! 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." Donegan's attempt at a recording comeback late in the '60s was unsuccessful, but in 1974, a new boomlet for skiffle music in Germany brought him on tour and into the studio anew, and the following year he and Chris Barber toured together and recorded a new long-player, The Great Re-Union Album. Donegan was a pivotal figure in the British Invasion due to his influence in the US in the late 1950s. Light From The Lighthouse. 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. In 1952, he formed his first own group, the Tony Donegan Jazzband, which found some work around London. Note: 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. 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. 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. 2023 XANDRIE SA - 45 rue de Delizy, 93692 Pantin CEDEX, France. In concert, the group's sound was fuller still, with Donegan and Wright sharing guitar chores with bearded, bespectacled Dick Bishop, who had played on Donegan's earliest records. Anthony James Donegan [birth name], Tony Donegan, The King of Skiffle, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom, Live 1957 The Complete Conway Hall Concert, I Wanna Go Home (with Van Morrison) [USA], Bring a Little Water, Sylvie / Dead or Alive, Don't You Rock Me Daddy-O / I'm Alabammy Bound, My Dixie Darling / I'm Just a Rolling Stone, The Grand Coolie Dam / Nobody Loves Like an Irishman, Sally Don't You Grieve / Betty Betty Betty, Lonesome Traveller / Times Are Getting Hard Boys, Lonnie's Skiffle Party (Part 1) / Lonnie's Skiffle Party (Part 2), Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavour (On the Bedpost Overnight?) My Dixie Darling In 1983 Donegan toured England with Billy Joe Spears, and in 1984, he made his theatrical debut in a revival of the 1920 musical Mr. Cinders. 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." It was an enormous hit in 1956 (which also later inspired the creation of a full album, An Englishman Sings American Folk Songs, released in America on the Mercury label in the early 1960s) but ironically, because it was a band recording, Donegan made no money from this recording beyond his original session fee. Don't You Rock Me Daddy-O 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." The next month he was at Abbey Road Studios in London cutting a song for EMI's Columbia label. He returned to the chart 38 years after his last appearance, guesting with Van Morrison on his I Wanna Go Home single in 2000. Wreck of the Old "97" http://www.p.griggsy.btinternet.co.uk/Untitled/Lonnie.html, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Among the many tens of thousands of British teens he inspired were members of the Beatles, Gerry & the Pacemakers, and the Searchers. I Shall Not be Moved function utmx_section(){}function utmx(){} Lonnie Donegan Hit Parade -- Vol 4 (November 1957) 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. 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." (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. Each of those was a success, and eventually "Rock Island Line" came up as a 45 rpm release. 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. WebScottish-born singer and guitarist who was the greatest star of skiffle, the souped-up folk style that predated British rock & roll. WebLONNIE DONEGAN DISCOGRAPHY compiled by Dave Moore c.1951 Tony Donegan Jazz Band. Becky Deen 11. 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. Among those he worked with during this period was future Moody Blues guitarist-singer Justin Hayward. WebListen to Lonnie Donegan in unlimited on Qobuz and buy the albums in Hi-Res 24-Bit for an unequalled sound quality. Heart surgery in 1992 slowed Donegan down again, but by the end of the year he was touring once again with Chris Barber. Lumbered Bring A Little Water Sylvie 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. More concert tours followed, along with a move from Florida to Spain. WebExplore releases from Lonnie Donegan at Discogs. ), BBC Radio, London (with Dickie Bishop), Going Down The Road Feeling Bad (DB vcl) LD10, August 2, 1956 IBC Studios, London (Denny Wright, gtr), August 22, 1956 IBC Studios, London ("Lonnie Donegan Showcase"), January 25, 1957 Conway Hall, London ("Donegan On Stage"), Brother Moses Smote The Water unissued CD8, February 2, 1957 "Jazz Saturday", Royal Albert Hall, London, March 25/26, 1957 poss. Encouraged by the initial sales of New Orleans Joy, the company decided to push its luck by lifting individual songs off the album as singles. Donegan and his band essentially played live in the studio (there was virtually no overdubbing in those days), but the best record of their sound comes from a concert recorded at London's Conway Hall on January 25, 1957, which was later released by Pye. Bob Watson - Vocals 1955, Lonnie Donegan - Guitars, Vocals, Banjo 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 family, which moved to East London in 1933, had no desire to see him go into a dead-end profession. 2020, Pop - Released by Weishaupt Music & Entertainment on 3 mei 2017, Country - Released by Master Tape Records on 10 okt. In 1983 Donegan toured England with Billy Joe Spears, and in 1984, he made his theatrical debut in a revival of the 1920 musical Mr. Cinders. His bluff didn't work but the mix of personalities did, and he was in Barber's first band. 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. LONNIE DONEGAN DISCOGRAPHY compiled by Dave Moore, Cake Walkin Babies (instrum.) 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. . 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