Lonnie Donegan Apprecation Thread

[Parson Henry]

Keep 'em coming guys.

The one and only Lonnie 'Cumberland Gap' Donegan

King of Washboard Skiffle!!

 

[The Large One]

My Old Man's a Bastard...

 

[Jam The Man]

Cracking version of I Wanna Go Home (Sloop John B. to others)

Also The Party's Over.... class

 

[Dave the OAP]

the song about the British in the American Civil war makes me so f***ing angry ( its irrational I know) but it does

 

[The Oldman]

Remember seeing him at the Dome with Chris Barber. Class!

 

[Alfie Noakes]

He filled the huge indoor tent at the Cambridge Folk Festival in 1985 (or about 1985). It was a scream as he and his band were heavier than Black Sabbath at Birmingham Odeon in 1975 (a.k.a heavy), they blew the folkies and their accessorised beards out the back of the tent. I've seen several hundred bands but it is one of the most memorable sets I can remember. Rock Island Line opened up a bit like the start of 'Radar Love', crunching guitars, smoke, lights, drums and it just got heavier !!!

Made me realise that even though the technology may change "talent will always out" as Freddie Merc' once said.

Apologies to the youngsters for this thread.

 

[Alfie Noakes]

Shit, I just checked and it was 1980.

God I'm f*****g senile now.

Nurse...

 

[NMH]

Undermentioned influence on many of the 60's rockers, such as Pete Townshend and Rory Gallagher.
As important as Alexis Korner to the foundation of the British music scene at the time.

 

[The Oldman]

Shit, I just checked and it was 1980.

God I'm f*****g senile now.

Nurse...

Alfie don't get too depressed. My recall of Lonnie goes back to the late 50's early 60's!!!

 

[Franks Wild Years]

What did he fill the tent with ?

 

[withdeanwombat]

We took a little bacon and we took a little beans
And we fought the bloomin' British at the town of New Orleans.


Did us a favour,really,cos it rains a lot there.