Lonnie Donegan. King of Skiffle
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Thanks for this medley. My father loved him a lot - and later I did, too. Special voice and special banjo.
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lonnie donegan and his skiffle shenanegans.lol,
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Many thanks for this. I never liked Lonnie Donegan, when I was growing up. The bow ties, the music hall songs and his being embraced by the general public as an all-round entertainer made him a bit of a square, in my book. However, as the years pass, I realise what a fantastic performer he was and how much he influenced popular music. Look at these clips, look beyond the tux and you will see how good he was.
Check out my channel, there's 200 classic music clips and he's in there somewhere.
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I saw and met him just three weeks before he passed away - he was an excellent performer and a gracious and humble man - He was indeed a legend
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@tamkukushka Ironic thing is that The Beatles was originally part of the Skiffle craze. John Lennon is into skiffle at the time. John was in The Quarrymen which was skiffe, Quarrymen lead to The Beatles.
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Just copied ragtime and blues, with made up lyrics on top.
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One of the greatest artists of any genre, surely? Skiffle? He stood head and shoulders above all the rest - there really wasn't any competition. Lonnie Donegan shaped popular music as we know it, and the landscape would be very different without him.
A great performer who, along with his always-excellent group, was surely the inspiration behind so many who went on to world-wide success in music.
Thanks, Lonnie....
legrande111 2 years ago 27
Wonderful. The years fall away and I am 50 years younger, travelling to London to see Lonnie Donegan (also Miki & Griff and Alma Cogan) at the Hippodrome - 24 June 1957. Lonnie was a truly great performer - definitely the king of skiffle, with highly professional backup from lead guitarists Denny Wright (later Jimmy Currie), drummer "Nick" Nichols and Micky Ashman on double bass. Wonderful, wonderful...
Wadsleyite 3 years ago 14