Lonnie Donegan - Rock Island Line
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Uploaded by DADRENO on Aug 19, 2007
Taken from a '78' bought at the time.
"Rock Island Line" is an American blues/folk song, which was performed and first recorded by Lead Belly in the 1930s. Versions of the song have been recorded by many other artists. While the song is ostensibly about the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad, from the lyrics there is evidence to suggest that the "railroad" referred-to is actually the Underground Railroad, a slave escape route
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KING OF SKIFFLE!
4 years ago 15
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I love this sons,reminds me of being a kid as my mum loved it!
2 years ago 9
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Whee king of skiffle go
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a great enternaier
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I used to get up to go to high school with this tune on the radio. I think that was 1954 It was the first hit for Donegan.
He followed that one with a string of hits: he was a star back then. His fate he shares with so many old timers; they're forgotten.
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I love the way he sings in this version. You can really hear the railway, it is so exciting. I would like to have heard the verse with the driver saying "that before I die there are 2 more drinks that I would like to try...a hot cuppa coffee and a cold glass o tea." Bless him!
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@bananarama471 i came here cause of the Beatles too. I was wondering what the song was cause they sang it in their early years.
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Johnny cash did a good version but i still prefer Loniies version x
8 months ago 2
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I came here because of the book "The Love you Make" Its a book about the Beatles
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THIS IS SKIFFLE, THIS IS LONNIE DONOGAN. ONE OF THE BEST ARTISTS OF HIS GENERATION.
9 months ago 4
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No wonder 1000s of teenagers started forming their own skiffle bands once they'd heard this! Thank you Lonnie, for inspiring the Beatles. :D
9 months ago 5
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Ok now I know what skiffle is, Thank you for posting
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whats the railwy?
theshedforeman 3 years ago 3
North Ings Farm, Dorrington, Lincolnshire.
DADRENO 2 years ago