By mid-1958, however, skiffle was waning rapidly as a commercial sound, but Donegan continued to appear on the charts right into 1962. Donegan passed away November 3, 2002, following heart problems. His next single for Decca, "Diggin' My Potatoes", was recorded at a concert at the Royal Festival Hall on 30 October 1954. My Dixie Darling
His stint in this group was interrupted, however, when he was called up for National Service in 1949. They found the record's rhythm to be infectious and its sound alluring in a way that no record by anyone from England ever had before. WebLonnie Donegan remains a beloved pioneer of English rock & roll, and the king of skiffle. Subscription from $10.83/month Streaming plans 1 EP (Feb. 20, 1956
A follow-up album featuring Albert Lee presented Donegan working in a somewhat less familiar country & western vein. Donegan received no encouragement to play an instrument or choose music as a profession, for his father, like many talented musicians during the economic slump of the '30s, was continually out of work. Which upcoming albums are you most excited for? In 1952, he formed his first own group, the Tony Donegan Jazzband, which found some work around London. Add 1: In the early fifties after Donegan was demobbed from National Service he joined Chris Barber and Ken Colyer and others called Ken Colyer's Jazzmen which consisted of Ken Colyer (trumpet), Chris Barber (trombone), Monty Sunshine (clarinet), Lonnie Donegan (banjo), Jim Bray (bass) Dickie Bishop (Guitar) and Ron Bowden (drums).
Walton-on-Thames Film Studios, Surrey (J.Currie, gtr), August 28, 1957 British Legion Hall, Plymouth, Devon. WebListen to Lonnie Donegan in unlimited on Qobuz and buy the albums in Hi-Res 24-Bit for an unequalled sound quality. The album, New Orleans Joy, featured songs representative of the group's live set, including a selection from Donegan's skiffle repertory -- the skiffle group, consisting of Donegan, Barber on bass, and their friend Beryl Bryden playing rhythm on washboard, recorded its vocal numbers only after arguing vociferously with the Decca producer, who wanted an instrumental number. Smith&Co SSCD1172 LD9, April 12, 1953 Hotel Gentofte, Copenhagen, Denmark (Donegan & Barber), Hard Time Blues (KC 9) Storyville unissued CD1, July 13, 1954 Decca Studios, West Hampstead, London, Rock Island Line (DR 19299-1) Decca FJ 10647 CD1, Wabash Cannonball (DR 19306) unissued CD1, September 27, 1954 Abbey Road Studios, London, October 1, 1954 Concert Hall, Aarhus, Denmark, Precious Lord (JJ 48) Storyville unissued, October 9, 1954 University, Copenhagen, Denmark, Precious Lord, Lead Me On (CB 3) Tempo A116, Storyville A45003 CD1, October 10, 1954 Odd Fellow's Palais, Copenhagen, Denmark, Over In The New Burying Ground (JJ 84) Storyville A45005 CD8, Wabash Cannonball (JJ 86) Storyville unissued, October 30, 1954 Royal Festival Hall, London, Bury My Body (DR 20034) Decca FJ 10695 CD8, c.late October/early November, 1954 Elstree Studios, Hertfordshire, November 9, 1954 Abbey Road Studios, London, Take My Hand, Precious Lord Columbia DB3850 CD1, December 13, 1954 "Jazz Club"(? Lonnie Donegan was born on 29 April 1931 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK. Times Are Getting Hard Boys. And he did it in 1954, before Elvis was known anywhere outside of Memphis and before Bill Haley was perceived as anything but a Western swing novelty act. He also gained access to more American records than ever before, courtesy of the U.S. soldiers serving in the city. To look at Lonnie Donegan today, in pictures taken 40 years ago when he was topping the British charts and hitting the Top Ten in America, dressed in a suit, his hair cut short and strumming an acoustic guitar, he looks like a musical non-entity. Ace In The Hole unissued LD9. Donegan was only paid a few pounds for the recording, and received no royalties. Lonnie Donegan Hit Parade -- Vol 4 (November 1957)
Talking Guitar Blues: The Very Best Of Rock Island Line - The Singles Anthology 1955-1967, Looney Tunes: 24 Greatest Stars, 24 Greatest Tunes, Anthems in Eden: An Anthology of British & Irish Folk 1955-1978, Young Persons Guide to Music: Songs You Should Hear, Robert Palmer: Deep Blues a list of mentioned musicians and songs, Number TWO across the nation - UK singles - The 50's (So Close and So Frustrating), The Best of Rock: The Essential CD Guide, by Alan Clayson, There were Mammoths when The pyramids were built moments in music, Bands from Europe that sound like they're from Mississippi. Among the many tens of thousands of British teens he inspired were members of the Beatles, Gerry & the Pacemakers, and the Searchers. Donegan was only paid a few pounds for the recording, and received no royalties. The Ken Colyer Jazzmen, as they were called, specialized in Dixieland jazz, and built a formidable reputation, their shows popular in every club they played. Encouraged by the initial sales of New Orleans Joy, the company decided to push its luck by lifting individual songs off the album as singles. Donegan passed away November 3, 2002, following heart problems. Currie was not only more folk oriented than Wright, but also wrote songs, although Wright would turn up on Donegan sessions as late as 1965. Heart surgery in 1992 slowed Donegan down again, but by the end of the year he was touring once again with Chris Barber. Decca gave up on Donegan soon after, believing that skiffle was a flash-in-the-pan fad. _udn = "none"; He was successful enough, however, to be brought over to America to appear on the Perry Como Show, followed by an appearance on the Paul Winchell Show. Albums include Lonnie Donegan Showcase, Rock Island Line / John Henry, and The Skiffle Sessions: Live in Belfast. The first band he ever played in was the trad jazz band led by Chris Barber, who approached him on a train asking him if he wanted to audition for his group. Donegan had 31 UK top 30 hit singles, 24 were successive hits and three were number one.
© Bruce Eder /TiVo, 227 album(s) Donegan and his band essentially played live in the studio (there was virtually no overdubbing in those days), but the best record of their sound comes from a concert recorded at London's Conway Hall on January 25, 1957, which was later released by Pye. He continued to record sporadically during the '60s, including some sessions at Hickory Records in Nashville with Charlie McCoy, Floyd Cramer, and the Jordanaires, but after 1964, he was primarily occupied as a producer for most of the decade at Pye Records. Artist descriptions on Last.fm are editable by everyone. It was country & western and blues records, especially those by Frank Crumit and Josh White, that really attracted Donegan's interests. They were successful enough that the National Jazz Federation asked the band to play a show at Festival Hall with American ragtime pianist Ralph Sutton and blues/jazz legend Lonnie Johnson.
It seemed to fit, and it caught on; the Ken Colyer Jazzmen became almost as popular for Donegan's between-set skiffle songs as they were for their Dixieland music. Have A Drink On Me, Pat Halcox - Keyboards, Vocals 1954
Tom Dooley, Lonnie Donegan Hit Parade -- Vol 8
Please enable He was successful enough, however, to be brought over to America to appear on the Perry Como Show, followed by an appearance on the Paul Winchell Show. Inspired by blues music and New Orleans jazz bands he heard on the radio, he resolved to learn the guitar, and bought his first at the age of fourteen. Ham 'N' Eggs
In 1978, however, he was back in the studio, recording the album that was his first chart entry in 15 years, Putting on the Style, an all-star skiffle-style album that teamed Donegan with Ringo Starr, Elton John, Brian May, Peter Banks, and other stars and superstars of rock who owed their entry into music to "Rock Island Line." Putting On The Style
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ajout / retir de vos favoris. Before the smoke cleared, "Rock Island Line" also managed to reach the Top 20 in America, a major feat for a British artist at that time. Complete discography, ratings, reviews and more. Single: "Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavor on the Bedpost Overnight?" Donegan mostly listened to swing and vocal acts such as Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, the Ink Spots, and the Andrews Sisters during the early '40s, although he also heard some Indian music on the BBC, and African songs as transliterated for movies. [+] Eight CDs, and nearly 10 hours of music may seem like overkill to most onlookers, but this is a boxed set that truly justifies itself, once you've listened to it. Donegan and his band essentially played live in the studio (there was virtually no overdubbing in those days), but the best record of their sound comes from a concert recorded at London's Conway Hall on January 25, 1957, which was later released by Pye. Love Is Strange, Lonnie Donegan Hit Parade -- Vol. Wright, a jazz player devoted to Django Reinhardt, proved to be one of the best blues axemen in England at the time, while Ashman and Nichols made up an exceptionally tight rhythm section. Lumbered
He turned to a music hall style with "My Old Man's a Dustman" which was not well received by skiffle fans, or in an attempted but ultimately unsuccessful American release by Atlantic in 1960, but it reached number one in the UK Singles Chart. Donegan had never even held a banjo before but agreed to come to the audition, then bought a banjo and tried to fake his way through the try-out. His next single for Decca, "Diggin' My Potatoes," cut at an October 30, 1954 concert at London's Royal Festival Hall, was banned by the BBC for its suggestive lyrics -- this hurt sales but also gave Donegan a slight veneer of daring and rebelliousness that didn't hurt his credibility with the kids. More than 100 million titles available in unlimited streaming in high sound quality. His taste in jazz went toward Louis Armstrong and Gene Krupa.
Nov 20/21, 1998 Whitla Hall, Belfast (The Skiffle Sessions with Van Morrison, Chris Barber, et al), I Know Where I'm Going unissued LD9 C C Rider (Going Down The Road) " LD9, She Was Big, She Was Blonde, She Was Beautiful " LD9. They were successful enough that the National Jazz Federation asked the band to play a show at Festival Hall with American ragtime pianist Ralph Sutton and blues/jazz legend Lonnie Johnson. Unlike a lot of American rock & roll of the mid-'50s, and even more British attempts at the music from the same period and after, Donegan's music remains eminently enjoyable and enlivening. New artists, most notably Tommy Steele and, later, Cliff Richard, started out playing skiffle music and put their own stamp on the material before moving on to other sounds. Gamblin' Man
Anthony James Donegan [birth name], Tony Donegan, The King of Skiffle, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom, Live 1957 The Complete Conway Hall Concert, I Wanna Go Home (with Van Morrison) [USA], Bring a Little Water, Sylvie / Dead or Alive, Don't You Rock Me Daddy-O / I'm Alabammy Bound, My Dixie Darling / I'm Just a Rolling Stone, The Grand Coolie Dam / Nobody Loves Like an Irishman, Sally Don't You Grieve / Betty Betty Betty, Lonesome Traveller / Times Are Getting Hard Boys, Lonnie's Skiffle Party (Part 1) / Lonnie's Skiffle Party (Part 2), Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavour (On the Bedpost Overnight?) NOTE: He also wrote the song and first released it in 1959, to no success. Donegan's group had a flexible line-up, but was generally formed by Denny Wright or Les Bennetts (of Les Hobeaux and Chas McDevitt's skiffle groups) playing lead guitar and singing harmony vocals, Micky Ashman or Pete Huggett - later Steve Jones - on upright bass, Nick Nichols - later Pete Appleby and Mark Goodwin - on drums or percussion and Donegan playing acoustic guitar or banjo and singing the lead. WebListen to Lonnie Donegan in unlimited on Qobuz and buy the albums in Hi-Res 24-Bit for an unequalled sound quality. Dead or Alive, SESSION: August 22/23, 1956
The record was a hit, racking up sales in the hundreds of thousands. He was coaxed into his first band one night when someone approached him on the train, saying that they'd heard he was a good banjo player, and invited him to audition for a new group. Among those he worked with during this period was future Moody Blues guitarist-singer Justin Hayward. Nobody Loves Like An Irishman N 15129 CD2, March 10, 1958 Pye Studios, London ("Lonnie"), Ain't You Glad You Got Religion NPT 19027 CD3, I've Got Rocks In My Bed (alt) unissued CD3, poss. Jim Currie - Guitars, Vocals 1957
The single had a 22-week run on the English charts, peaking at number eight. Rock Island Line / John Henry (1955) UK #8 . The Chris Barber Jazz Band had not played before 60,000 people in their whole history, and a phenomenon was obviously afoot. Nobody's Child
It was during these shows, between sets by the full band, that Donegan would come on-stage with two other players and perform his own version of American blues, country, and folk standards, punched up with his own rhythms and accents, on acoustic guitar or banjo, backed by upright bass and drums. http://www.p.griggsy.btinternet.co.uk/Untitled/Lonnie.html, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. 2 (Aug. 22/23, 1956
After his release from the army in 1951, he found a new source of blues and folk music in London, in the library at the American Embassy, which allowed visitors to listen to any recordings that were on hand. Note: The details on the right-hand side refer to the CD in the Bear Family 8-CD set More Than Pye in the Sky and also to other items in my own collection. The disc closes with Donegan's arrangement of "Love Is Strange," cut under the direction of Joe Meek (who suggested the clinking bottle percussion) and given a beat that makes it sound more like a calypso number. This is a preliminary attempt at a chronological discography. Suddenly, his manager was getting offers of $1500 a week for concert appearances in cities from Cleveland to New York -- that in a day when $800 was a year's wage in England to people of Donegan's generation. Additionally, Donegan was extremely charismatic as a performer, and not just within the context of his time -- he would have found some kind of audience at almost any point in the 1950s in England. The word, according to Donegan, was suggested by Ken Colyer's brother Bill, who remembered an outfit called the Dan Burley Skiffle Group, based in Chicago in the '40s. Jack O' Diamonds, Lonnie Donegan Hit Parade -- Vol 5
It was during these shows, between sets by the full band, that Donegan would come on-stage with two other players and perform his own version of American blues, country, and folk standards, punched up with his own rhythms and accents, on acoustic guitar or banjo, backed by upright bass and drums. Donegan mostly listened to swing and vocal acts such as Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, the Ink Spots, and the Andrews Sisters during the early '40s, although he also heard some Indian music on the BBC, and African songs as transliterated for movies.
Sequel Records has decided to honor Lonnie Donegan with its Lonnie 2000 series, reissuing all of his classic Pye/Nixa sides from 1955 through 1962, and ShowcasePlus is the place to begin.
Jim Bray - Banjo, Bass 1954
Singles. Only when the next wave of young rockers came along, who, like Donegan, had their own ideas about music and what they wanted to do with it, did he finally fade from the charts. by Bruce Eder. Putting On The Style. After his return, he formed a band of his own, which initially consisted of jazz guitarist Denny Wright, Micky Ashman on bass, and Nick Nichols on drums.
He is referred to as the "King of Skiffle" and is often cited as a large influence on the generation of British musicians who became famous in the 1960s. The man extending the invitation was Chris Barber, himself an aspiring young jazzman. Cumberland Gap
It was catchy, earthy, even bluesy (after a fashion) American music played in a way that the British kids could master without an enormous amount of trouble -- a guitar or two, and maybe a banjo, an upright bass (or even one made from a washtub or tea chest, a broom handle, and a piece of rope), and a washboard-and-thimble for percussion. It was an enormous hit in 1956 (which also later inspired the creation of a full album, An Englishman Sings American Folk Songs, released in America on the Mercury label in the early 1960s) but ironically, because it was a band recording, Donegan made no money from this recording beyond his original session fee. Donegan mostly listened to swing and vocal acts such as Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, the Ink Spots, and the Andrews Sisters during the early '40s, although he also heard some Indian music on the BBC, and African songs as transliterated for movies. Lonnie Donegan remains a beloved pioneer of English rock & roll, and the king of skiffle. He returned to the chart Donegan received an Ivor Novello lifetime achievement award in 1995 and, in 2000, he was made an MBE. The details on the right-hand side refer to the CD in the Bear Family 8-CD set More Than Pye in the Sky and also to other items in my own collection.
Press control & F buttons together, put in song title or part of, then find. The version of Leroy Carr's "How Long, How Long Blues" is almost as much a jazz piece as a blues workout, with guitarist Denny Wright subbing on the piano.
His bluff didn't work but the mix of personalities did, and he was in Barber's first band. Heart surgery in 1992 slowed Donegan down again, but by the end of the year he was touring once again with Chris Barber. It was exceptionally popular among England's teenagers, who accounted for most of its sales. Donegan proved to be a popular performer in America, playing on bills with Chuck Berry, among others. Only when the next wave of young rockers came along, who, like Donegan, had their own ideas about music and what they wanted to do with it, did he finally fade from the charts. Three years later he was the resident lead guitarist on producer Jack Goods groundbreaking TV show Boy Meets Girls. I'm Alabamy Bound
/ Jimmy Brown The Newsboy, My Old Man's a Dustman / The Golden Vanity, I'll Never Fall in Love Again / Keep on the Sunny Side, Pick a Bale of Cotton / Steal Away [with The Kestrels], 20th Anniversary Collection: The Greatest Novelty Records of All-Time. He first became interested in the guitar at age nine, but it was to be another five years before he took matters into his own hands and bought his first guitar for 12.50 (about $70 American in those days). But in 1954, before anyone (especially anybody in England) knew what rock & roll was, Donegan was cool, and his music was hot. Donegan heard it all, even -- by his own admission -- stole a couple, and absorbed every note. Feel free to contribute! He was an actor and composer, known for We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011), Pawn Shop Chronicles (2013) The album sold 60,000 copies in its first month of release, a huge number in England at that time for a debut album by a homegrown jazz group. What's more, his music, like that of Presley and Haley, was vital to the early musical careers and future histories of the Beatles, the Stones, and hundreds of other groups. HILLMAN GIG NOTES
The word, according to Donegan, was suggested by Ken Colyer's brother Bill, who remembered an outfit called the Dan Burley Skiffle Group, based in Chicago in the '40s. Having replaced Bishop in 1956, Wright is playing most of the lead guitar on those tracks, on the accompanying single sides, and on a pair of previously unissued tracks: the Pye re-recording of "Rock Island Line" and the slow blues "I've Got Rocks in My Bed," where he gets to play some Scrapper Blackwell-style licks. Pete Huggett - Bass, Strings 1958
He'd left the Barber band by then -- though Barber continued to play on his records into the middle of the following year -- enticed into a solo career by offers of huge amounts of money to embark on a solo performing career. By mid-1958, however, skiffle was waning rapidly as a commercial sound, but Donegan continued to appear on the charts right into 1962. WebLonnie Donegan & His Skiffle Group albums and discography on AllMusic including all best, old, and new album information. (number three and number five in the U.S.) all in less than three years -- thousands of skiffle groups were springing up all over England. 2020, Pop - Released by Weishaupt Music & Entertainment on 3 mei 2017, Country - Released by Master Tape Records on 10 okt. . He'd left the Barber band by then -- though Barber continued to play on his records into the middle of the following year -- enticed into a solo career by offers of huge amounts of money to embark on a solo performing career. 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