Lonnie Donegan

Anthony James Donegan

1 album · 1970s · LP · appears on 5 albums

Scottish skiffle vocalist, banjo, washboard player, guitarist and songwriter, who was dubbed the “King Of Skiffle”.
Born April 29, 1931, Bridgeton, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
Died November 3, 2002, Market Deeping, Lincolnshire, England.
As a songwriter, he charted twelve times between 1956-69 in the U.S. & U.K. He co-wrote and sang on two #1 U.K. songs: "Gamblin' Man / Putting on the Style" in 1957 (co-written by Woody Guthrie & Norman Cazden); and "My Old Man's a Dustman (Ballad of a Refuse Disposal Officer)" in 1960 (co-written by Peter Buchanan & Beverley Thorne).

Member of

  • Chris Barber's Jazz Band
  • Lonnie Donegan's Skiffle Group
  • Ken Colyer's Jazzmen
  • The Monty Sunshine Quartet
  • Monty Sunshine's Trio
  • Donegans Dancing Sunshine Band
  • Lonnie Donegan And His Group

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