He was an innovative performer who had a massive influence on the development of British pop music

Lonnie Donegan was a singer, guitarist and bandleader who became known as 'The King of Skiffle', such was his all-pervading influence as a pioneer of skiffle music in the UK in the latter half of the 1950s. He was always fan and keen student of American country and blues music, and gravitated towards the traditional jazz scene in the post-war years - after his jazz band supported US bluesman Lonnie Johnson in 1952, he changed his name from Tony Donegan to Lonnie Donegan. He played with Chris Barber's band, where skiffle developed as 'break-out' music played by the rhythm section during the intervals in shows. Donegan popularised the skiffle form with his hit 'Rock Island Line' and it became a national craze, providing the grounding for dozens of future pop and rock stars. This 78-track 2-CD collection features all his 42 UK chart entries plus just about all his other A & B sides from these years, and tracks from EPs. It includes his UK No. 1s with 'Cumberland Gap', 'Puttin' On The Style', 'Gamblin' Man' and 'My Old Man's A Dustman', plus other Top 10 classics like 'Rock Island Line', 'Tom Dooley', 'Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavour', 'The Battle Of New Orleans', 'Michael Row The Boat Ashore' and many more. It also includes performances with Chris Barber and his hit with Miki & Griff. He was an innovative performer who had a massive influence on the development of British pop music and this is a substantial and entertaining showcase comprising his most popular recordings.

Track Listing

• Rock Island Line
• John Henry
• Diggin' My Potatoes
• Bury My Body
• Midnight Special
• When The Sun Goes Down
• New Burying Ground
• It Takes A Worried Man (To Sing A Worried Song)
• Stewball
• Lost John
• Railroad Bill
• Stackalee
• The Ballad Of Jesse James
• Ol' Riley
• The Passing Stranger
• Bring A Little Water Sylvie
• Dead Or Alive
• On A Christmas Day
• Take My Hand Precious Lord
• Wabash Cannonball
• How Long, How Long Blues
• I Shall Not Be Moved
• Nobody's Child
• Don't You Rock Me Daddy-O
• I'm Alabammy Bound
• Cumberland Gap
• Love Is Strange

• Gamblin' Man
• Puttin' On The Style
• My Dixie Darling
• I'm Just A Rolling Stone
• Jack O' Diamonds
• Ham 'N' Eggs
• The Grand Coulee Dam
• Nobody Loves Like An Irishman
• Sally Don't You Grieve
• Betty Betty Betty
• Lonesome Traveller
• Times Are Getting Hard
• Lonnie's Skiffle Party Pt. 1
• Lonnie's Skiffle Party Pt. 2
• Tom Dooley
• Rock O' My Soul
• Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavour (On The Bedpost Overnight)
• Aunt Rhody (The Old Grey Goose)
• Fort Worth Jail
• Whoa Buck
• The Battle Of New Orleans
• Darling Corey
• Sal's Got A Sugar Lip
• Chesapeake Bay
• San Miguel

• Talking Guitar Blues
• My Old Man's A Dustman (Ballad Of A Refuse Disposal Officer)
• The Golden Vanity
• I Wanna Go Home (The Wreck of The John B)
• Jimmy Brown The Newsboy
• Lorelei
• In All My Wildest Dreams
• Rockin' Alone (In An Old Rocking Chair)
• Lively
• Black Cat (Cross My Path Today)
• Virgin Mary
• Beyond The Sunset
• Bury Me Beneath The Willow
• Leave My Woman Alone
• Have A Drink On Me
• Seven Daffodils
• Michael, Row The Boat Ashore
• Lumbered
• The Comancheros
• Ramblin' Round
• The Party's Over
• Over The Rainbow
• I'll Never Fall In Love Again
• Keep On The Sunny Side
• Pick A Bale Of Cotton
• Steal Away

Additional Details

Label: Acrobat

Genre: Pop/Rock

Run Time: 142 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 06/07/24

UPC: 824046915025