Lonnie Donegan Discography 1954 - 1961
Adapted from 'The Skiffle Craze' by Mike Dewe ~ Planet Books
www.hillmanweb.com/donegan/02.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
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The Party's Over b/w Over The Rainbow
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I'll Never Fall In Love Again b/w Keep On The Sunny Side
-
Pick A Bale Of Cotton b/w Steal Away
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The Market Song b/w Tit-Bits
1963
-
Losing My Hair b/w Trumpet Sounds
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It Was A Very Good Year b/w Rise Up
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Lemon Tree b/w I've Gotta Girl So Far
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500 Miles Away From Home b/w This Train
1964
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Beans In My Ears b/w It's A Long Road To Travel
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Fisherman's Luck b/w There's A Big Wheel
1965
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Get Out Of My Life b/w Won't You Tell Me
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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
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
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