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Donegan was born in Bridgeton, Glasgow, Scotland, on 29 April 1931. [4] He was the son of an Irish mother (Mary Josephine Deighan) and a Scots father (Peter John Donegan), a professional violinist who had played with the Scottish National Orchestra. In 1933, when Donegan was aged 2, the family moved to East Ham in Essex. [5]
The song was written by Lonnie Donegan, Peter Buchanan (Donegan's manager between 1956 and 1962), [2] and Beverly Thorn; Thorn was not credited on the original release. . According to his autobiography, Beverley Thorn was a pseudonym of Leslie Bricusse, the songwriter who wrote hit shows with Anthony N
The song was also covered by Elvis Presley on the album From Elvis Presley Boulevard, Memphis, Tennessee in 1976. In 2019, Donegan's son, Peter auditioned for The Voice UK in which Tom Jones turned his chair for him. Jones, when finding out and taken aback by who he was, performed an impromptu duet of the song with Peter. [8]
In 2010, Donegan's version was used as the background song for a satellite TV advertisement for Savlon antiseptic cream. It has also been recorded by Eric Nagler (on his 1982 children's album Fiddle Up a Tune); Ray Stevens covers the song as part of his 9-CD, 108 song box set The Encyclopedia of Recorded Comedy Music (2012). [7]
One of the earliest recorded version was made in 1937 by the Heavenly Gospel Singers. [2] [3] Notable artists who have recorded the song include the Jordanaires, Louis Armstrong, Lonnie Donegan, Peter Paul & Mary and Elvis Presley.
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"Puttin' On the Style" was a 1957 hit for skiffle artist Lonnie Donegan.It was recorded live at the London Palladium and released as a double A-side along with "Gamblin' Man" and reached No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart in June and July 1957, where it spent two weeks in this position. [4]