Lonnie Donegan - Bewildered

[Neungjeilchego]

Once you get past labels and names like "skiffle", it's clear that a great musician is singing and playing here.

[Diogenes1360]

Bravo, Lonnie, give those Yanks a run for their money.

[ArchDukeEcaz]

Does anyone know where I can find this version of the song for purchase, online or on torrent? It's fucking haunting me. I have to have it.

[lupine22]

@ArchDukeEcaz  It's available for mp3 download at Amazon UK - maybe elsewhere too

[RockerEver82]

buenisimo, de lo mejor que he escuchado

[ScotsjohnSE]

A great feast of Donegan songs, thanks for uploading! He really was a top notch performer! Can someone, please, upload his version of "Nobodys Child" it is heart rending, quite beautiful! He was, as mentioned, born in Glasgow, Scotland and lived mostly down South! However I remember on his tour of the US, the advertising posters called him "The Singing Irishman"! Go figure! I am from Glasgow, Scotland; now I live in Denver Colorado USA.

[lupine22]

@ScotsjohnSE  His roots were Irish. I 'met' some of his Irish relatives here on YouTube a year or so ago.

[mikemckv]

Glasgow's finest (along with Karl Denver). Immortal.

[sagehopper2006]

Lonnie really shows his virtuosity on his Martin guitar here..very nice song !!!

[grassic]

Donegan was certainly born in scotland of scottish parents but he moved to London when he was 2 years old. He spoke with an English accent and he tended to refer to "English" musical traditions, i.e. "English Folk Music". So I'm not sure how much he thought of himself as Scottish. When I was kid in Scotland he was certainly talked about as Scottish but I imagine it wasn't that important to him, as it shouldn't really be to us. his music is still great after all these years.

[alanthedrum]

He did a couple of comic songs and the system labled him as a comic song singer.

He was a geniuinely superb performer of music that had soul.

[expatbritingermany]

@alanthedrum - I'm afraid that I only knew Lonnie Donegan as a comic song singer, because I think by the time I became aware of his music, he had been overtaken by the rock n' roll musicians of the late 1950s and early 60s and his type of music unfortunately went out of fashion - a great pity.

[PaulDA2000]

This is the song that James Brown covered in 1959 (the song was written in 1936)and changed dramatically to become one of his biggest early hits.

If you like James Brown's version look up the live version at the Apollo in 1968 which comes after 'It's A Man's World' and 'Lost Someone'.

[oldhippypeace]

Well i'm blowed..he's a hero of mine from long time ago and I always thought he was born in london...so I do stand corrected. thanks for putting me straight..by the way,had a bargain at boot sale last week.got rock o My soul/tom dooley on 78 pie record

[oldhippypeace]

WASN'T A SCOTSMAN

[lupine22]

No? He was born in Glasgow, 1931, of Scottish parents. What does that make him if not Scottish?

[theFabaquarius1953]

@oldhippypeace he was born in bridgeton glasgow 29 april 1931 but his family moved to eastham in 1932

[oldhippypeace]

@theFabaquarius1953 Many thanks for the clip of Lonnie,I really enjoyed it.

Found a record called Lonnie Donegan Showcase,all the tracks recorded in 1956. They are Washbash Cannonball....How Long,how blues.......Nobodys child....I Shall Not Be moved....I'm Alabamy Bound....I'm a rambling man...Wreck Of The Old 97 and the best version of Frankie and Johnny I've ever heard

[astronomius]

amazing song. needs to be covered more. just guitar and drums. this guy is one of Roger Daltrey's musical heroes, and i can see why in this song.

when i die, play this one at my funeral...

[dippercat]

I love this song too. Love Lonnie's version,

Billy Eckstine's version, and even James Brown's version. It was written in 1936 by Teddy Powell and Leonard Whitcup. It was a 1938 hit for Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra, and was also recorded by Mildred Bailey in the same year

[explosivejohnny]

what is "single note style"?

[lupine22]

A series of notes played one after the other, rather than all at the same time, as in a chord.

[dabean100]

@explosivejohnny

what they're trying to say is 'solo'. im not sure why its so hard... haha :)

[hypnosync1]

The verse chords are E Adim7 F#m B7.

The bridge is Am E and ends on the above chord progression. This is just another variation on the endless 60s 4 -chord progression. The scale is E and the solo based on the E major pentatonic. Hope that helps.

[asianwhitenigger]

and by the way the chords are E A7 F#7 B7 and then it moves to AM........at least i think so

[asianwhitenigger]

this is a bad ass motherfucking song

[ismailhkhan]

HE WAS A SCOTSMAN GO GOOGLE HIM!

[kylecrazyford]

Man You've Got To Upload Rock island Line If You Have it, That'd Be Great To Watch

[kylecrazyford]

Anyone Know What Scale The Solo is In? Be Very Helpful if Someone Could Say

[Veranek]

To kylecrazyford:

Try A major or E major.

[kylecrazyford]

Thanks, I've Manage To Work Out the first Ten Second but Now Im Stuck Again

[rylandheights]

Thanks! That was sweet!

[kylecrazyford]

Lonnie was avery talented man. Last night, an American historian said how Lonnie was a bad musician and only made money by selling music to "Simple minded" folk. someone should show him this.

[GregoryFamily4]

Thanks for posting this great video! I loved it. As a side note: this song was written in 1936 by Teddy Powell and Leonard Whitcup. Donegan was a big fan of Lonnie Johnson, and took his first name as a tribute to him. On one occasion Donegan opened for the blues musician Lonnie Johnson at the Royal Festival Hall. The story goes that the host at the concert got the musicians' names confused, calling them "Tony Johnson" and "Lonnie Donegan", and Donegan was happy to keep the name.

[mistertay39]

brilliant!

[walsham]

Love it!

What a SINGER!

What a Musician.

What an ENTERTAINER!

[throovest]

Lonnie's best stuff was the slow ballad. If you can get hold of '7 golden daffodils' or 'I'm never gonna fall in love again'.... please do. One of the greatest voices ever

[mallett4]

Agree with your comments have you heard Lonnie singing Frankie and Johnnie its the best version ever

[eruptionista]

This is a beautiful number I've never before heard - thank you. We love Lonnie Donegan!

[Rainsterman]

I had the pleasure of seeing Lonnie in concert in the early 1960's at the Odeon, Guildford, from a front row seat !! A fabulous performer - I'll never forget him.

[thordis517]

How fortunate you were. He was an amazing talent, introduced to me by the Notting Hillbillies!

[Halothewynd]

Such a great artist as many are now recognising!

[dybbuk4640]

reminds me of buddy holly for some strange reason

[acidcasual07]

this song is amazing.

[alfredbroadmoor]

i din't know he had died. Anyone tell me when that was? If he'd been born American, he'd be an all-time great...as it was, sorta Butlins career as he got older.

[lupine22]

Just five years ago -- 3 November 2002.

[hounddogtrev]

Lonnie was a true genius, he is up there with the greats, he was always going to play until the end of his days and is sadly missed

[charlieoscar09]

Wish i'd gone to see you when i got the chance....

[maeviac30]

this is great..wow, i needed to see this.

great shit

[Davibarrett]

Lonnie showing true class in the early years. You will be sadly missed