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Anthony James "Lonnie" Donegan MBE (29 April 1931 – 3 November 2002) was a British skiffle singer, songwriter and musician, referred to as the "King of Skiffle", who influenced 1960s British pop and rock musicians.
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]
British skiffle grew out of the developing post-war British jazz scene, which saw a move away from swing music and towards trad jazz. [1] Among these bands were Bill Bailey Skiffle Group and Ken Colyer's Jazzmen, a band formed by Chris Barber. Lonnie Donegan played banjo for the Jazzmen, and also performed skiffle music during intervals.
In 1968, "Plus jamais", a French version of the song was recorded by the Belgian singer Liliane Saint-Pierre.The song reached No. 44 on the Ultratop chart in Belgium. [5]It was also recorded by Timi Yuro on her 1968 album Something Bad on My Mind, Lena Martell, Charlie Hodges, [6] Richard Marx (B-side to "The Way She Loves Me"), and Marco T. [citation needed]
The Skiffle Sessions – Live in Belfast [2] is a live album by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison, with Lonnie Donegan and Chris Barber, released in 2000.Lonnie Donegan had played with the Chris Barber jazz band when he had his first hit with "Rock Island Line"/"John Henry" in 1955.
During the band's recording career from 1980–1983, they released two studio albums, four singles, and three extended plays—the last of which was recorded with the British musician Lonnie Donegan. Although the Shakin' Pyramids did not enjoy any major chart successes, their output was well-received by critics and has been described as having ...
Senior music industries lecturer Dr Holly Tessler, from the University of Liverpool, said it was that show that "made them stars overnight". ... Lonnie Donegan, the titular "King of Skiffle", had ...
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