Artist: Lonnie Donegan
Genre: Skiffle
Lonnie Donegan was a British musician known as the 'King of Skiffle' who became one of the most influential figures in British popular music history. His energetic performances of American folk and blues songs, particularly 'Rock Island Line,' 'Cumberland Gap,' and 'Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavour,' sparked the skiffle craze that inspired countless British teenagers to form bands—including John Lennon and Paul McCartney. Donegan's demonstration that young people could make exciting music with homemade instruments democratized rock and roll in Britain. His twenty-four UK Top 30 hits made him one of the most successful British artists before The Beatles. Donegan's influence on the British Invasion and all subsequent British rock cannot be overstated.
Lonnie Donegan vinyl records
18 Lonnie Donegan new and used vinyl albums and singles UK sellers
LONNIE DONEGAN Tom Dooley (1958 UK 7 vinyl single with intact original four prong centre also featuring Rock O My Soul Pye company die cut paper sleeve. The vinyl on this copy has remained in wonderful condition with just a few light surface scuffs to show for its years 7N.15172) Track Listing: 1
£7.99 used
LONNIE DONEGAN Lonnie Donegan (70s UK 12-track LP compilation housed in a front laminated picture sleeve. The sleeve has a little creasing around the edges and light discolouration to the reverse but the vinyl appears barely played HMA252) Track Listing: 1. Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavour [On The Bedpost Over Night] 2
£14.00 used
LONNIE DONEGAN Nobody Loves Like An Irishman (1958 UK 7 vinyl single with intact four prong centre also including The Grand Coolie Dam record company die cut paper sleeve 7N.15129) Track Listing: Nobody Loves Like An Irishman The Grand Coolie Dam
£12.00 used
LONNIE DONEGAN A Golden Age Of Donegan (1962 UK 12-track compilation LP front laminated flipback picture sleeve. The sleeve shows minimal shelfwear & the vinyl appears barely played - a great copy. GGL0135) Track Listing: Have A Drink On Me Lost John Nobody Loves Like An Irishman Cumberland Gap Seven Daffodils Puttin On The Style Battle Of New Orleans Love Is Strange Rock O My Soul Forth Worth Jail Grand Coulee Dam My Old Mans Dustman
£14.00 used
LONNIE DONEGAN San Miguel (1959 UK 7 vinyl single with intact four prong centre also including Talking Guitar Blues Pye company die-cut paper sleeve 7N.15206) Track Listing: 1. San Miguel 2. Talking Guitar Blues
£9.00 used
LONNIE DONEGAN A Golden Age Of Donegan (1966 UK Pye Golden Guinea 12-track vinyl LP compilation featuring the best know tracks by the King of Skiffle including Have A Drink On Me Cumberland Gap Puttin On The Style and My Old Mans A Dustman. Housed in a front laminated flipback picture sleeve. The sleeve shows a little minor storage wear and the vinyl has a few minor paper scuffs - an excellent copy over fifty years on
£12.00 used
LONNIE DONEGAN The Hits Of Lonnie Donegan (1970s UK 12-track vinyl LP compilation includes Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavour My Old Mans A Dustman Rock Island Line and others front laminated picture sleeve MFP50389) Track Listing: Puttin On The Style Tom Dooley Michael Row The Boat Wabash Cannonball It Takes A Worried Man (To Sing A Worried Song) Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavour (On The Bedpost Overnight) Rock Island Line Stewball Battle Of New Orleans Pick A Bale Of Cotton Mule Skinner Blues My Old Mans A Dustman
£12.00 used
LONNIE DONEGAN Lonnie Donegan Showcase (2009 Italian 8-track LP reissue of the 1956 orignal release. Picture sleeve with Barcode sticker factory sealed. Recommended).
£17.00 new