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lonnie donegan
was he the b****x or what?
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my old man's a dustman
he wears a dustman's hat he wears cor blimey trousers and lives in a council flat!
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He wasn't a very nice man. He made a lot of money out of exploiting young artists.
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He wasn't a very nice man. He made a lot of money out of exploiting young artists.
still talented though. |
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was he the b****x or what?
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it`s less the comedy tracks and more the folky/bluesy tracks that get to me. his energy was immense.
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One of THE most important figures in British pop history.
Sadly, this generation dosent realise it and dosent know who he is, although the likes of the BBC4 pop series this year and other TV docs will always help. ps. nursebetty, are you maybe getting him confused with the famous dodgy managers of 50's British pop, ie Larry Parnes etc?... |
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Very influential performer.
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was he the b****x or what?
couldnt stand him |
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Rock Island Line was the first record I bought. I was 13 and thought he was fantastic!
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I'm surprised to hear he wasn't a nice person as he didn't come over like that. I also remember Johnny Duncan who was popular about the same time. Does anyone remember him?
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I'm surprised to hear he wasn't a nice person as he didn't come over like that. I also remember Johnny Duncan who was popular about the same time. Does anyone remember him?
Yep, I do ![]() Johnny Duncan and the Blue Grass Boys. Last Train to San Fernado I traced Her Little Footprints in the Snow I don't think they were around for long though, certainly not on the record release front anyway. |
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Yep, I do
![]() Johnny Duncan and the Blue Grass Boys. Last Train to San Fernado I traced Her Little Footprints in the Snow I don't think they were around for long though, certainly not on the record release front anyway. |
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I saw Lonnie in what must have been one of his last UK performances.
he was an inspiration, despite seeming rather 'corny' to younger audiences. |
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I saw Lonnie in what must have been one of his last UK performances.
he was an inspiration, despite seeming rather 'corny' to younger audiences. |
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My Dad passed away this year and we had Cumberland Gap as the closing song at his service - didn't half make people smile, which was the general idea.
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He used to live in Woodford (Essex) . huge bungalow type house. Guitar for a door knocker!
A friend of mine had a huge collection of his recordings. Many were what they call rebel songs. |
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Been listening to a few tracks, great music.
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Load of his stuff free on Spotify, even the early stuff like "Midnight special" He was the first real "British" superstar, without him, no Lennon or Macca. even before Elvis took off.
Was finished by the time the Beatles got going & reduced to "Skiffle Party" & "World cup willie" type stuff. Few bits on U.Tube if your interested. |
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Immeasurable talent, one of the most important musicians this country has ever produced.
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One of THE most important figures in British pop history.
Sadly, this generation dosent realise it and dosent know who he is, although the likes of the BBC4 pop series this year and other TV docs will always help. ps. nursebetty, are you maybe getting him confused with the famous dodgy managers of 50's British pop, ie Larry Parnes etc?... Quote:
I'm surprised to hear he wasn't a nice person as he didn't come over like that. I also remember Johnny Duncan who was popular about the same time. Does anyone remember him?
johnny duncan, mainly 50's but he will feature in the rare 60's classics thread by about next spring as i wade through the catalogue
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i like his often 'in yer face' attitude, like 'does your chewing gum lose its flavour' , utter nonsense lyrics but with the unashamed energetic attitude of a convinced artist.
reminds me of hardcore dance act scooter...lol.. ps... ill be doing lonnie in the rare 60's classics thread about christmas/early new year. |
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One of his early songs, apparently the BBC banned it.
Lonnie Donegan - Diggin' my Potatoes http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7eHYSFu1kE On the version I have he introduces the song and explains "It's about someone taking liberties..." And for the 1966 World cup, some might remember http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vn1ocjcD-ZE "World Cup Willy" |
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abit before my time, but it has become apparent to me that he was very important.
i hope the poster who said he wasnt very nice can post some supporting evidence for this.. johnny duncan, mainly 50's but he will feature in the rare 60's classics thread by about next spring as i wade through the catalogue ![]() http://www.koolwritings.com/2011/06/...up-justin.html "Lonnie had seen early in his career that there was more money to be made by holding the rights to your songs, and to this effect he had formed his own publishing company, Tyler Music. In 1965 Lonnie’s attention was drawn to a guitarist playing in Marty Wilde's group. He learned, from Marty, that the teen was not only a great guitarist, but a talented song writer too- Lonnie not one to lose an opportunity, persuaded the 17 year old to sign a publishing contract with his company. The young guitarist was,future Moody Blues front man, Justin Hayward! So, from that day on Lonnie, ( and now his heirs, as Mr Skiffel died in 2002), have received, and will continue to do so, a big cut of the royalties of all the songs written by Justin before 1974"! |
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Daily Telegraph review of a biography of Donegan says
The man who had such a massive pop hit with My Old Man's A Dustman seems to have had a personality that stank. Negative, prickly, rude, difficult, mean, moany, suspicious and bitter are just a few of the words used by musicians and family members in an engrossing new biography to describe Lonnie Donegan. |
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