Donegan

Lonnie Donegan Discography 1954 - 1961
Adapted from 'The Skiffle Craze' by Mike Dewe ~ Planet Books
www.hillmanweb.com/donegan.html

New Orleans Joys - 1954 Decca (with The Chris Barber Jazz Band)

July 13, 1954: London
Lonnie Donegan (gtr, voc.); Chris Barber (bass); Beryl Bryden (washboard).
Rock Island Line
John Henry

SESSION: October 30, 1954
Recorded at the N.J.F. Traditional Jazz Concert,
Royal Festival Hall, London
Lonnie Donegan (voc, gtr); Chris Barber (bass, voc ( 1 )); Pat Halcox (voc (1), pno (2)); Jim Bray (bjo (2); Ron Bowden (drs (2)).
. I Don't Care Where They Bury My Body
Digging My Potatoes

May 19, 1955
Backstairs Session ~ London
Lonnie Donegan, Dick "Cisco" Bishop (gtrs, vocs); Chris Barber (harmonica); Pete Korrison (mandolin); Jim Bray )bass); Bob Watson (voc).
                   Midnight Special
                   New Burying Ground
                   Worried Man Blues
                   When The Sun Goes Down

Skiffle Session ~ London: April 4, January 11, February 20, 1956
Lonnie Donegan (gtr); Dick Bishop (gtr); Chris Barber (bass); Ron Bowden (drs).

Railroad Bill
Stackalee
The Ballard of Jesse James
Ol'Riley
Lost John
Stewball

SESSION: August 2, 1956
Lonnie Donegan (gtr, voc); Denny Wright (gtr); Mickey Ashman (bass); Nick Nicholls (drums).
Dead or Alive
Bring a Little Water, Sylvie

Lonnie Donegan Hit Parade -- Vol. 1 EP (Feb. 20, 1956 & Aug. 2, 1956)
                  Lost John
                  Stewball
                  Bring a Little Water,Sylvie
                  Dead or Alive

SESSION: August 22/23, 1956
I'm Alabamy Bound
Don't You Rock Me Daddy-O

Lonnie Donegan Showcase (Aug. 22/23, 1956)
A
            Wabash Cannonball
            How Long How Long Blues
            Nobody's Child
            I Shall Not be Moved
B
            I'm Alabammy Bound
            I'm A Ramblin' Man
            Wreck of the Old "97"
            Frankie and Johnny

SESSION (LIVE): January 25, 1957
Lonnie Donegan (gtr, vocal); Dick Bishop (gtr, vocal); Chris barber (bass, vocal); Ron Bowden (drums).
Donegan On Stage
            Mule Skinner Blues
            Old Hannah
            On A Monday
            Glory

SESSION: February 24, 1957
Lonnie Donegan (gtr, voc); Denny Wright (gtr); Mickey Ashman (bass); Nick Nichols (drums).
Cumberland Gap
Love Is Strange

Lonnie Donegan Hit Parade -- Vol. 2 (Aug. 22/23, 1956 & Feb. 24, 1957)
            Don't You Rock Me Daddy-O
            I'm Alabamy Bound
            Cumberland Gap
            Love Is Strange

SESSION: May 9, 1957
Lonnie Donegan (gtr, bjo, voc); Jimmy Currie (gtr, voc); Micky Ashman (bass) Nick Nicholls (drums); Miki and Griff (backing vocals (1)).
                  Putting On The Style
                  Gamblin' Man
SESSION: August 28, 1957
                  My Dixie Darling
                  I'm Just A Rolling Stone

Lonnie Donegan Hit Parade -- Vol. 3 (May 9, 1957 & August 28, 1957)
                  Putting On The Style
                  Gamblin' Man
                  My Dixie Darling
                  I'm Just A Rolling Stone

Lonnie Donegan (gtr, voc, whistle); Jimmy Currie (gtr); Mickey Ashman (bass); Nick Nicholls (drms); Miki and Griff (backing vocals)
SESSION: May 1958 & 1958?
Jack O' Diamonds
Ham 'n' Eggs

                 Nobody Loves Like An Irishman
                 The Grand Coulee Dam
Lonnie Donegan Hit Parade -- Vol 4 (November 1957)
                 Grand Coulee Dam
                 Ham 'N' Eggs
                 Nobody Loves Like An Irishman
                 Jack O' Diamonds

SESSION: 1958
Lonnie Donegan (gtr, voc); Jimmie Currie (gtr); Micky Ashman (bass); Nick Nicholls (drms); Miki and Griff (backing vocals).
Betty, Betty, Betty
Sally, Don't You Grieve

SESSION: 1958
Lonnie Donegan (gtr, voc, whistle); Jimmie Currie (gtr); Micky Asman (bass); Nick Nicholls (drms); John Cole (harmonica); Miki and Griff (backing voc).
Times Are Getting Hard
Lonesome Traveller

SESSION: 1958
Lonnie Donegan (gtr, voc); Les Bennetts (gtr, voc); Pete Huggett (bass); Nick Nicholls (drms); Miki and Griff (backing vocals(1)).
Tom Dooley
Rock My Soul

Lonnie Donegan Hit Parade -- Vol 5
                 Tom Dooley (Nov - 1958)
                 Rock My Soul (Oct - 1958)
                 Sally Don't You Grieve (Nov - 1957)
                 Betty, Betty, Betty (Apr - 1958)

SESSION: March 10, 11, 12, 1958
Lonnie Donegan (gtr, voc, whistle); Jimmie Currie (gtr); Micky Ashman (bass); Nick Nicholls (drms); John Cole (harmonica); Miki and Griff (backing vocals).
Lonnie
A (11, 12, 19, 10, 12)
                 Lonesome Traveller
                 The Sunshine Of His Love
                 Aint No More Cane On The Brazos
                 Aint You Glad You've Got Religion?
                 Times Are Getting Hard Boys
B (19, 11, 11, 11)
                 Lazy John
                 Light From The Lighthouse
                 I've Got Rocks In My Bed
                 Long Summer Day

SESSION: December 13, 1958
Lonnie Donegan (gtr, bjo (2), voc); Les Bennetts (gtr, voc); Pete Huggett (bass); Brian Simons (washboard (1)); Nick Nicholls (drms).
                 Does Your Chewing Gum Lose It's Flavour
                 Aunt Rhody
Lonnie's Skiffle Party (1958)
                 Little Liza Jane
                 Puttin' On The Style
                 Camptown Races
                 Knees Up Mother Brown
                 So Long
                 On Top Of Old Smokey

SESSION: April 1959 & October 1958
Lonnie Donegan (gtr, bjo (2), voc); Les Bennetts (gtr, voc); Pete Huggett (bass); Nick Nicholls (drums); Mike and Griff (backing voc (1)).
Fort Worth Jail (1)
Whoa Buck

Battle Of New Orleans (2)
Darling Corey

SESSION: March 1959 & October 1958
Lonnie Donegan (gtr, voc); Les Bennetts (gtr, voc); Pete Huggett (bass); Nick Nicholls (drums).
Kevin Barry
My Laggan Love

SESSION: September 1959
Lonnie Donegan (gtr, voc); Dickie Bishop (gtr, voc (2)); Pete Huggett (bass); Nick Nicholls (drums); Mike and Griff (backing voc (1)).
Sal's Got A Sugar Lip (1)
Chesapeake Bay (2)

SESSION: October 1958 & March 1959
Lonnie Donegan (gtr, voc); Les Bennetts (gtr, voc); Pete Huggett (bass); Nick Nicholls (drums).
Relax With Lonnie
                 Bewildered
                 Kevin Barry
                 It Is No Secret
                 My Laggan Love

Lonnie Donegan (gtr, bjo (1), voc); Les Bennetts (gtr, voc); Pete Huggett (bass); Brian Simons (washboard (3)); Nick Nicholls (drms). Miki & Griff (backing voc (2)).
Lonnie Donegan Hit Parade -- Vol 6 (May 1959 ~ April 1959 ~ December 13, 1958 ~ October 1958)
                 The Battle Of New Orleans (1)
                 Fort Worth Jail (2)
                 Does Your Chewing Gum lose It's Flavour (3)
                 Darling Corey

SESSION: April 1960 & October 23, 1959
Lonnie Donegan (gtr, voc); Les Bennetts (gtr, bass (1)); Pete Huggett (bass, vln (1)); Nick Nicholls (drums).
My Old Man's A Dustman (1)
Golden Vanity

SESSION: 1960
Lonnie Donegan (gtr, bjo, voc); Les Bennetts (gtr); Pete Huggett (bass); Nick Nicholls (drums).
I Wanna Go Home
Jimmy Brown The Newsboy

SESSION: October 23, 1959 ~ September 1959 ~ February 1960
Lonnie Donegan (gtr, bjo, voc); Les Bennetts (gtr, bass (1)); Pete Huggett (bass, vln (1)); Nick Nicholls (drums). Miki & Griff (backing vocals (2)).
Lonnie Donegan Hit Parade -- Vol 7
                 My Old Man's A Dustman (1)
                 The Golden Vanity
                 Sal's Got A Sugar Lip
                 Talking Guitar Blues

Tops With Lonnie ~ 1959
                 Don't You Rock Me Daddy - O
                 Putting On The Style
                 Gamblin' Man
                 My Dixie Darling
                 Bring A Little Water Sylvie
                 Cumberland Gap
                 Grand Coulee Dam
                 Does Your Chewing Gum Lose It's -
                 Flavour (On The Bedpost Overnight)?
                 Tom Dooley

SESSION: October 22, 1959
Lonnie Donegan (gtr, bjo, voc); Les Bennetts (gtr); Pete Huggett (bass); Nick Nicholls (drums).
Lonnie Rides Again
                 Fancy Talking Tinker
                 Miss Otis Regrets
                 Gloryland
                 Jimmy Brown The Newsboy
                 Mr Froggy
                 Take This Hammer
                 The Gold Rush Is Over
                 You Pass Me By
                 Talking Guitar Blues
                 John Hardy
                 The House Of The Rising Sun
                 San Miguel

SESSION: August 1961
Lonnie Donegan (gtr, bjo (1), voc) Les Bennetts (gtr); Pete Huggett (bass); Pete Appleby (drums); Miki and Griff (backing vocals).
Michael Row The Boat Ashore
Lumbered

Lonnie Donegan Hit Parade -- Vol 8
                 Michael Row The Boat Ashore
                 I Want To Go Home (1) (Feb 1960)
                 Lumbered
                 Have A Drink On Me

More Tops With Lonnie - 1961 Pye
Sing Hallelujah - 1962 Pye
Folk Album - 1965 Pye
Skiffle - 1968 Ace Of Clubs (with Alexis Korner)
Chris Barber & Lonnie Donegan - 1973 Boulevard (with Chris Barber)
Lonnie Donegan Meets Leinemann - 1974 Philips (German release)
Puttin' On The Style - 1977 United Artists
Sundown - 1978 Chrysalis
Jubilee Concert (EP) - 1981 Dakota (with The Shakin' Pyramids)
Muleskinner Blues - 1999 RCA
The Skiffle Sessions: Live In Belfast - 2000 Virgin (with Van Morrison)

Lonnie Donegan Singles

1955

Rock Island Line b/w John Henry (with The Chris Barber Jazz Band)
Midnight Special b/w New Burying Ground (with The Chris Barber Jazz Band)

1956

Diggin' My Potatoes b/w I Don't Care Where They Bury My Body
Railroad Bill b/w Stackalee
The Ballad Of Jesse James b/w Ol' Riley
Lost John b/w Stewball
Bring A Little Water, Sylvie b/w Dead Or Alive
Don't You Rock Me Daddy-O b/w I'm Alabammy Bound
On A Christmas Day b/w Take My Hand Precious Lord

1957

Cumberland Gap b/w Love Is Strange
Putting On The Style b/w Gamblin' Man
My Dixie Darling b/w I'm Just A Rolling Stone
Jack O'Diamonds b/w Ham 'n' Eggs

1958

The Grand Coolie Dam b/w Nobody Loves Like An Irishman
Sally Don't You Grieve b/w Betty Betty Betty
Lonesome Traveller b/w Times Are Getting Hard Boys
Lonnie's Skiffle Pt. 1 b/w Lonnie's Skiffle Pt. 2
Tom Dooley b/w Rock O' My Soul

1959

Does Your Chewing Gum Lose It's Flavour (On The Bedpost Overnight) b/w Aunt Rhody
Fort Worth Jail b/w Whoa Buck
Battle Of New Orleans b/w Darling Corey
Kevin Barry b/w My Laggan Love
Sal's Got A Sugar Lip b/w Chesapeake Bay
San Miguel b/w Talking Guitar Blues

1960

My Old Man's A Dustman b/w The Golden Vanity
I Wanna Go Home (Wreck Of The John B.) b/w Jimmie Brown The Newsboy
Lorelei b/w In All My Wildest Dreams
Lively b/w Black Cat (Cross My Path Today)
Virgin Mary b/w Beyond The Sunset

1961

(Bury Me) Beneath The Willow b/w Leave My Woman Alone
Have A Drink On Me b/w Seven Daffodils
Michael Row The Boat b/w Lumbered
The Comancheros b/w Rambin' Round

1962

The Party's Over b/w Over The Rainbow
I'll Never Fall In Love Again b/w Keep On The Sunny Side
Pick A Bale Of Cotton b/w Steal Away
The Market Song b/w Tit-Bits

1963

Losing My Hair b/w Trumpet Sounds
It Was A Very Good Year b/w Rise Up
Lemon Tree b/w I've Gotta Girl So Far
500 Miles Away From Home b/w This Train

1964

Beans In My Ears b/w It's A Long Road To Travel
Fisherman's Luck b/w There's A Big Wheel

1965

Get Out Of My Life b/w Won't You Tell Me
Louisiana Man b/w Bound For Zion

1966

World Cup Willie b/w Where In This World Are We Going

1967
Aunt Maggie's Remedy b/w (Ah) My Sweet Marie

1968

Toys b/w Relax Your Mind

1969

My Lovely Juanita b/w Who Knows Where The Time Goes

Lonnie Donegan and Musicians

The Chris Barber Jazz Band
Chris Barber - Bass, Vocals, Harmonica
Lonnie Donegan - Guitars, Banjo, Vocals
Beryl Bryden - Washboard

Pat Halcox - Keyboards, Vocals 1954
Jim Bray - Banjo, Bass 1954
Ron Bowden - Drums 1954
Dick Bishop - Guitars, Vocals 1955
Pete Korrison - Mandolin 1955
Bob Watson - Vocals 1955

Lonnie Donegan Skiffle Group

Lonnie Donegan - Guitars, Vocals, Banjo
Dick Bishop - Guitars, Vocals
Chris Barber - Bass, Vocals
Ron Bowden - Drums

Denny Wright - Guitars 1956
Mickey Ashman - Bass 1956
Nick Nicholls - Drums 1956
Jim Currie - Guitars, Vocals 1957
John Cole - Harmonica 1958
Les Bennetts - Guitars, Vocals, Bass 1958
Pete Huggett - Bass, Strings 1958
Brian Simons - Washboard 1958
Pete Appleby - Drums 1961

Lonnie Donegan ~ 1931-2002
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