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23/07/08 – Peter Donegan guesting with the Lonnie Donegan Band – More dates added

Peter is performing some special shows with Lonnie’s band in September.. don’t miss this rare opportunity!

18th September – The Old Town Hall, Hemel Hempstead
20th September – The White Horse Club, Selsey, West Sussex
27th September – Beverley Memorial Hall, w/Keep it Cash

23/07/08 – Lonnie & the Beatles….

Well – most of them.

27/06/08 – Peter Donegan guesting with the Lonnie Donegan Band

Peter is performing some special shows with Lonnie’s band in July and September.. don’t miss this rare opportunity!

20th September – The White Horse Club, Selsey, West Sussex
27th September – Beverley Memorial Hall, w/Keep it Cash

12/06/08 – New photos from the Donegan Family archive

Sharon has donated some fascinating photos to the site. Have a look!

Check back often, as more will be added.

16/05/08 – Peter Donegan: Sunday For Sammy @ Newcastle City Hall – DVD Now available

‘Sunday for Sammy 2008’, features Lonnie’s son, Peter, and his band alongside stars of stage and screen including Tim Healy, Timothy Spall, Kevin Whately, Christopher Fairbank, Billy Mitchell, Brendan Healey, Denise Welch and Alan Clark (Dire Straits).

The Peter Donegan Band played Lonnie’s ‘Puttin’ on the Style’ and ‘Rock Island Line’ across two sold-out shows. Here’s a clip…

The DVD is available NOW from www.billymitchell.co.uk.

04/04/08 – Contributions from fans

The message forum has helped to establish quite an on-line community of Lonnie fans, discussing Lonnie, his music and more. As a result, this site has received quite a few contributions from fans. We’re very grateful!

Paul Griggs has posted his recollections of Lonnie on his website, along with a great memorabilia gallery.

Head over the the discography page where you can download Dave Moore’s extensive sessionography (it’s in PDF format). Thanks, Dave!

And finally (for now!), the gallery has been updated with a miscellaneous photos page featuring contributions from visitors to the site.

All contributions gratefully accepted!

04/03/08 – Rare photographs

Mark Goodwin, Lonnie’s drummer from 1967-1973, has published a great gallery of rare photographs at Flickr.

We’re promised more soon… That’s a hint, Mark!

25/11/07 – Wallpaper gallery now online

The wallpaper pages have been revived – you can access them in the gallery.

19/11/07 – Lonnie Donegan discussion forum now online!

Visit our new forum to talk about Lonnie, Skiffle, and…. much more!

Visit the Lonnie Donegan Discussion Forum

25/09/07 – Classic ‘lost’ Lonnie albums to be released on CD for the first time

1977’s Puttin’ On The Style is widely acknowledged as one of Lonnie’s finest albums. He found himself getting into ‘heavy’ territory in the company of Elton John, Brian May, Rory Gallagher, Ringo Starr, Ron Wood, Peter Banks, Gary Brooker, Nicky Hopkins, Klaus Voorman, Pete Wingfield, Henry Spinetti & many more. CD features 6 bonus tracks.

The second of the two ‘missing’ albums in the Lonnie Donegan canon, and also never previously released on CD, Sundown (1978) was a rather more laid-back, country-rock set, featuring Albert Lee, Doug Kershaw, Mick Ralphs, Emory Gordy, Jim Keltner, Ray Cooper, etc. This expanded edition also includes 2 previously unreleased bonus tracks.

Released October 8th, 2007. Watch this space for order details.

01/06/07 – ‘Rock Island Line’ in MOJO Magazine’s ‘100 Records That Changed the World’

Lonnie’s 1955 breakthrough hit ‘Rock Island Line’ has been voted #38 in MOJO Magazine’s ‘100 Records That Changed the World’ poll, by a cross-selection of prominent rock and roll musicians. It lies ahead of the likes of The Beatles’ ‘Revolver’, Bruce Spingsteen’s ‘Born to Run’ and The Who’s ‘My Generation’:

Leadbelly goes skiffle. And British rock’n’roll is born.

Writes Joe Brown: ‘ The skiffle phenomenon started with Rock Island Line. Before that, kids never had their own music, it was all big bands in white suits. Rock Island Line starts with a guy talking about this railway line that ‘runs down to New Orleans’ – which was strange – then when he picks up speed, me and my mates are picking up speed too, thrashing away on our banjos, so excited.

Lonnie was a great vocal phraser, he swung from the off. But he brought us something we could all play. Home-made music.

The Beatles started as a Skiffle group. Clapton, Mark Knopfler… they’d say how Lonnie influenced them. I felt really qualified to do Rock Island Line and John Henry because I was a British Rail Fireman.’

Courtesy of MOJO Magazine.

01/06/07 – The Jubille Concert (1st Half): Available NOW on CD for the first time!

The long awaited re-release of the first half of the concert of Lonnie Donegan at the Fairfield Hall on 5th June 1981.

The second half is coming out in autumn 2007 – watch this space!

Featuring: Ken Colyer / Pat Halcox / Chris Barber / Monty Sunshine / Jim Bray / Ron Bowden / Bill Colyer.

Tracks: Lonnie Introduction – Ace in the Hole – Isle of Capri – Going Home – Shine – Jenny’s Ball – One Sweet Letter from You – Hush-a-Bye – Bugle Boy March – Chris Barber Chat – Ice Cream – Lonnie’s Introduction to Skiffle Band – John Henry – Take this Hammer – Railroad Bill

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01/06/07 – The Last Tour: Out now on CD from Upbeat Records

Superb ‘live’ collectors CD of Lonnie’s last tour recorded in October 2002 – Lonnie was on excellent form on what was to be his last tour. Features bonus tracks from his son Peter Donegan, who played piano on the last tour, and is continuing his father’s legacy.

Includes liner notes from the Donegan family – a unique ‘must’ for all fans.

Tracks: Ol’ Riley – Get Off This Feelin’ – Battle Of New Orleans – Rocks In My Bed – Corrine,Corrina – Rock Island Line – Chewing Gum – Where Did You Get That Hat – I’ll Never Fall In Love

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01/06/07 – Download Rock Island Line by The Peter Donegan Band… for free!

A new 5-piece band has exploded onto the scene, led by a great talent – Peter Donegan.

Download their version of Rock Island Line here >>>

Visit www.peterdonegan.com for more information about the band. It’s electric Skiffle that will rock your soul!