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Lonnie Donegan
Anthony James "Lonnie" Donegan MBE (29 April 1931 – 3 November 2002) was a Scottish-born skiffle musician, with more than 20 UK Top 30 hits to his name. He is known as the "King of Skiffle" and is often cited as a large influence on the generation of British musicians who became famous in the 1960s. The Guinness Book of British Hit Singles & Albums states Donegan was "Britain's most successful and influential recording artist before The Beatles. He chalked up 24 successive Top 30 hits, and was the first UK male to score two U.S. Top 10s".
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Lonnie Donegan Meets Leinemann/Country Roads [2016]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Frankie and Johnny | 4:47 |
| Rock Island Line | 5:06 |
| Dead or Alive | 4:13 |
| Midnight Special | 3:38 |
| Lost John | 3:51 |
Beatles Beginnings, Vol. 8: The Quarrymen Repertoire [2015]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Rock Island Line | 2:29 |
| Lost John | 2:43 |
| Railroad Bill | 2:22 |
| Cumberland Gap | 1:58 |
| Puttin' on the Style | 2:50 |
I Just Love Skiffle [2014]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavour On The Bedpost Overnight | 2:49 |
| Gamblin' Man (Live) | 2:37 |
The Polygon/Nixa/Pye Anthology [2014]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| The Midnight Special | 2:14 |
| Rock Island Line | 3:22 |
| Cumberland Gap | 1:59 |
| Gamblin' Man | 2:21 |
| Rock O' My Soul | 2:30 |
| Ace in the Hole | 2:36 |
| Talking Guitar Blues | 2:01 |
| I Wanna Go Home [The Wreck of the John B] | 2:39 |
| Corrine, Corrina | 2:21 |
| Over the Rainbow | 3:24 |
| I'll Never Smile Again | 2:33 |
| Pick a Bale of Cotton | 2:35 |
| This Train | 2:29 |
| Auntie Maggie's Remedy | 2:30 |
1962 British Hit Parade, Pt. 2: July-December [Fantastic Voyage] [2013]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Pick a Bale of Cotton | 2:35 |
Golden Oldies Hit Series, Vol. 39 [2013]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavour On the Bedpost Overnight | 3:34 |
Skiffle: From Britain To Broadway [2013]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Railroad Bill | 2:26 |
| Midnight Special | 2:18 |
| Rock Island Line | 2:32 |
| Cumberland Gap | 2:01 |
| Puttin' On the Style | 3:40 |
The 1962 British Hit Parade, Pt. 2: May-September [Acrobat] [2013]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Pick a Bale of Cotton | 2:32 |
Washboards... Kazoos...Banjos: The History of Skiffle [2013]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Rock Island Line | 2:29 |
| Midnight Special | 2:13 |
| The Ballad of Jesse James | 2:39 |
| Railroad Bill | 2:20 |
| Dead or Alive | 2:33 |
| Cumberland Gap | 2:00 |
| Gamblin' Man | 3:14 |
| Puttin' on the Style | 3:36 |
Golden Oldies: Coffee Bar Favourites - 100 Classic Songs [2012]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Tom Dooley | 3:19 |
| My old man's a dustman | 3:24 |
Lonnie Donegan: The Vintage Collection [2012]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Cumberland Gap | 1:56 |
| Puttin' On the Style | 3:23 |
| Rock Island Line | 2:26 |
| Gamblin' Man | 3:16 |
| Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavour (On The Bedpost Overnight) | 2:36 |
My Old Man's a Dustman: The Singles A's & B's 1954-1961 [2012]
The Classic Jubilee Party Album! (100 Classic Hits!) [2012]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Tom Dooley | 3:19 |
| My Old Man's a Dustman | 3:24 |
The Great British Street Party 2012 [2012]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| My Old Man's a Dustman | 3:24 |
| Tom Dooley | 3:19 |
| I Wanna Go Home (The Wreck of the Sloop John B) | 2:42 |
The Great British Street Party 2012 (120 Classic Songs and Anthems to Celebrate the Jubilee [2012]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| My Old Man's a Dustman | 3:24 |
| Tom Dooley | 3:19 |
UK Record Label Debut Hits: The First Decade 1952-1961 [2012]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Little Drummer Boy | 3:22 |
| Battle of New Orleans | 3:11 |
1957 British Hit Parade Part 1 [2011]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Don't You Rock Me Daddy O | |
| Cumberland Gap | |
| Puttin' on the Style | |
| Gamblin' Man |
1959 British Hit Parade, Pt. 1: January-July [2011]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavour on the Bedpost Overnight | |
| The Battle of New Orleans |
1960 British Hit Parade: Britain's Greatest Hits Vol. 9, Pt. 1 [2011]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| My Old Mans a Dustman | |
| My Old Man's a Dustman | 3:22 |
Bobby Sox and Polka Dots: Classic Hits from the '40s and '50s, Vol. 1 [2011]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Putting on the Style | 3:23 |
Britain's Number Ones Of the 50's [2011]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Cumberland Gap | |
| Gamblin' Man | |
| Putting On the Style |
Lemon Popsicles and Strawberry Milkshakes [10 Disc Box Set] [2011]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Cumberland Gap | 1:57 |
| The Battle of New Orleans | 3:09 |
The Hit Collection [2011]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Rock Island Line | 2:28 |
| Cumberland Gap | 1:58 |
| Battle of New Orleans | 3:10 |
| Don't You Rock Me Daddy-O | 1:42 |
| Dead or Alive | 2:32 |
| Tom Dooley | 3:19 |
| Gamblin' Man | 3:16 |
| Puttin' on the Style | 3:32 |
| My Old Man's a Dustman | 3:14 |
The Broons Family Album (A Braw Collection O' The Broons Favourite Tunes) [2010]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Puttin' On The Style | 3:37 |
At the Fairfield Halls, Vol. 2 [2009]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Tom Dooley | |
| Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavour | |
| Rock Island Line | |
| Goodnight, Irene |
Beatles Beginnings, Vol. 1: Quarrymen - Skiffle - Country - Western [2009]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Rock Island Line | |
| Lost John | |
| Cumberland Gap |
British Rock 'n' Roll Anthology [2009]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Cumberland Gap | 1:59 |
| Rock Island Line | 2:30 |
| Don't You Rock Me Daddy-O | 1:43 |
Original Hits of the Skiffle Explosion [2009]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Rock Island Line | 2:27 |
| Railroad Bill | 2:20 |
| Lost John | 2:42 |
| Dead or Alive | 2:31 |
| Frankie & Johnny | 5:22 |
| Nobody's Child | 4:55 |
| Cumberland Gap | 1:58 |
| Gamblin' Man | 3:18 |
| Puttin' on the Style | 3:30 |
| Rock o' My Soul | 2:29 |
| Tom Dooley | 3:16 |
| The Ballad of Jesse James | 2:38 |
| This Train | 2:32 |
| Pick a Bale of Cotton | 2:25 |
| Don't You Rock Me Daddy-O | 2:14 |
| Move It | 2:20 |
1957 British Hit Parade, Pt. 1 [2008]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Don't You Rock Me Daddy O | 1:40 |
| Cumberland Gap | 1:56 |
| Puttin on the Style | 3:30 |
| Gamblin Man | 3:16 |
Here's Lonnie Donegan [2008]
Jubilee Concert 2nd Half [2008]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Tom Dooley | 2:54 |
| Rock Island Line | 6:23 |
| Corrine Corrina [*] | 1:33 |
| Goodnight, Irene [*] | 3:31 |
Lonnie Live! Rare Tapes from the Late Sixties [2008]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| My Old Man's A Dustman | 5:08 |
| I Wanna Go Home | 3:18 |
| Rock Island Line | 5:44 |
Midnight Special: The Skiffle Years [2008]
Puttin' on the Style [Delta] [2008]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Cumberland Gap | 1:58 |
| Putting on the Style | 3:35 |
| Lost John | 2:42 |
| Tom Dooley | 3:18 |
| Dead or Alive | 2:31 |
| The Ballad of Jesse James | 2:38 |
| Nobody's Child | 4:55 |
| Rock O' My Soul | 2:29 |
| Midnight Special | 2:13 |
| Rock Island Line | 2:28 |
| Gamblin' Man | 3:18 |
| Don't You Rock Me Daddy-O | 1:41 |
| Railroad Bill | 2:20 |
| Frankie & Johnny | 5:21 |
1956 British Hit Parade: Britain's Greatest Hits, Vol. 5, Pt. 1 [2007]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Rock Island Line | 2:28 |
| Lost John | 2:43 |
Puttin' on the Style [Universal] [2007]
The Original Skiffle Recordings 1953-1956 [2007]
Donegan on Stage [2006]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Don't You Rock Me Daddy-O [*] | 1:51 |
| Don't You Rock Me Daddy-O | 1:51 |
| Gamblin' Man [*] | 3:18 |
| Gamblin' Man | 3:18 |
| Puttin' on the Style [*] | 3:38 |
| Puttin' on the Style | 3:38 |
Skiffle King [2006]
The Early Years Feat. Chris Barber and Ottilie Patterson [2006]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Rock Island Line | 2:29 |
| St. Louis Blues | 3:05 |
The Last Tour [2006]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| The Battle of New Orleans | |
| Corrine, Corrina | |
| Rock Island Line | |
| It Takes a Worried Man | |
| I Wanna Go Home | |
| Corrine Corrina |
Lonesome Traveller [2005]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| The Midnight Special | 2:14 |
| Corrine, Corrina | 2:21 |
| Rock O' My Soul | 2:30 |
| I Wanna Go Home [The Wreck of the John B] | 2:39 |
Lonesome Traveller: An Introduction to an Inspirational Performer [2005]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Midnight Special | 2:14 |
| Talking Guitar Blues [U.S. Version] [US Version] | 2:06 |
| Talking Guitar Blues | 2:06 |
| Corrine, Corrina | 2:20 |
| 500 Miles Away from Home | 2:45 |
| Puttin' on the Style | 3:35 |
| Rock O' My Soul | 2:29 |
| Nobody's Child | 4:56 |
| I Wanna Go Home | 2:37 |
| Rock Island Line | 3:23 |
Songs for Mum & Dad: A Wonderful Journey Down Memory Lane [2005]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavour (On the Bedpost Over Night?) | 3:24 |
Puttin' on the Country Style [2004]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Rock Island Line | 3:22 |
| The Battle of New Orleans | 3:12 |
| Nobody's Child | 4:57 |
| Talking Guitar Blues | 2:00 |
| Beyond the Sunset | 2:29 |
| 500 Miles from Home | 2:46 |
| 500 Miles Away From Home | 2:47 |
This Yere de Story [2004]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| St. Louis Blues | 3:12 |
| Ramblin' Man | 2:44 |
| Midnight Special | 1:16 |
| The Battle of New Orleans | 2:34 |
| I Wanna Go Home | 3:55 |
| Putting on the Style | 2:50 |
| Rock Island Line | 6:59 |
| My Old Man's a Dustman | 4:30 |
| Corrine Corrina (Bridge) | 0:12 |
| Goodnight Irene | 3:35 |
| Corrine Corrina (Reprise/Finale) | 0:24 |
Top Hits of the Sixties: Groovy Hits [2003]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavor on the Bedpost Overnight | 2:28 |
25 All-Time Novelty Hits [2002]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavor on the Bedpost Overnight | 2:36 |
Dumb Ditties [Brentwood] [2002]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Does Your Chewing Gum Lose It's Flavor (On the Bedpost Over Night) | 3:23 |
Dumb Ditties [K-Tel] [2002]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavor on the Bedpost Overnight | 3:23 |
Funny Favorites [2002]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavour On the Bedpost Overnight | 3:23 |
Puttin' on the Style: Greatest Hits [2002]
Rock N' Roll Hits: Golden 1961 [2002]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavor on the Bedpost Overnight | 3:24 |
Complete Conway: Live 1957 [2001]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Cumberland Gap | 2:55 |
| Don't You Rock Me Daddy-O | 1:51 |
| Gamblin' Man | 3:19 |
| Puttin' on the Style | 3:38 |
Mum & Dad's Choice [2001]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavour (On the Bedpost Over Night?) | 3:24 |
Spirit of the 60's [Green] [2001]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavor on the Bedpost Overnight | 3:24 |
King of Skiffle [Castle 2000] [2000]
King of Skiffle [Castle 2002] [2000]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Rock Island Line | 3:25 |
| Tom Dooley | 3:22 |
| Puttin' on the Style | 3:37 |
| The Battle of New Orleans | 3:12 |
| Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavour (On The | 2:49 |
| My Old Man's a Dustman | 3:25 |
| Cumberland Gap | 2:00 |
| Don't You Rock Me Daddy-O | 1:45 |
| Gamblin' Man | 3:21 |
| Nobody's Child | 4:56 |
Showcase . . . Plus [2000]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Midnight Special | |
| The Ballad of Jesse James | |
| Railroad Bill | |
| Stackalee | |
| Lost John | |
| Dead or Alive | |
| Nobody's Child | |
| Frankie and Johnny | |
| Rock Island Line | |
| Don't You Rock Me Daddy-O | |
| Cumberland Gap |
Talking Guitar Blues: The Very Best of Lonnie Donegan [Castle] [2000]
Talking Guitar Blues: The Very Best of Lonnie Donegan [Sequel] [2000]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Lost John | 2:44 |
| Railroad Bill | 2:21 |
| Dead or Alive | 2:31 |
| Nobody's Child | 4:57 |
| Frankie and Johnny | 5:23 |
| Don't You Rock Me Daddy-O | 1:42 |
| Cumberland Gap | 1:59 |
| Gamblin' Man | 3:19 |
| Puttin' on the Style | 3:36 |
| Tom Dooley | 3:18 |
| Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavour On. . . . | 2:48 |
| Battle of New Orleans | 3:09 |
| Talking Guitar Blues [UK Version] | 1:59 |
| My Old Man's a Dustman | 3:20 |
| I Wanna Go Home | 3:53 |
| Pick a Bale of Cotton | 2:35 |
| This Train | 2:29 |
The Skiffle Sessions: Live in Belfast 1998 [2000]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| It Takes a Worried Man | 3:40 |
| Lost John | 3:33 |
| Goin' Home | 3:08 |
| Good Morning Blues | 2:52 |
| Outskirts of Town | 4:20 |
| Don't You Rock Me Daddy-O | 1:51 |
| Alabamy Bound | 2:22 |
| Midnight Special | 2:53 |
| Dead or Alive | 2:33 |
| Frankie and Johnny | 4:31 |
| Goodnight Irene | 2:46 |
| Railroad Bill | 1:57 |
| The Ballad of Jesse James | 3:07 |
| I Wanna Go Home | 3:46 |
Wacky Favorites: Weird & Wild [1998]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavour On the Bedpost Overnight | 2:30 |
Memories Are Made of Hits, Vol. 2 [Sequel] [1997]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavour on the Bedpost Overnight | 2:46 |
Wackiest Album in the Universe, Vol. 1 [1997]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavor on the Bedpost Overnight |
A Child's Celebration of Rock 'n' Roll [1996]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavor on the Bedpost Overnight | 2:30 |
Funniest Food Songs [1995]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavor on the Bedpost Overnight | 3:17 |
Troubadours of British Folk, Vol. 1: Unearthing the Tradition [1995]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Rock Island Line | 2:28 |
It's Party Time!: 18 Fun Tracks for All the Family [1994]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Does Your Chewing Gum Lose It's Flavour (On the Bedpost Over Night)? | 3:25 |
| My Old Man's a Dustman | 3:46 |
The EP Collection, Vol. 2 [1994]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Midnight Special | 2:16 |
| Railroad Bill | 2:22 |
| Stackalee | 3:14 |
| The Ballad of Jesse James | 2:39 |
| Corrine, Corrina | 2:21 |
| Pick a Bale of Cotton | 2:35 |
Troubadours of Folk: The '60s Acoustic Explosion [Sanctuary] [1994]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| 500 Miles Away from Home | 2:46 |
More Than "Pye in the Sky" [1993]
Silly Songs [K-Tel] [1993]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavour On the Bedpost Overnight | 3:33 |
Your Hit Parade: The Fun-Time '50s & '60s [1993]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavour On the Bedpost Overnight |
The EP Collection [1992]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Rock Island Line | |
| Lost John | |
| Dead or Alive | |
| Puttin' on the Style | |
| Gamblin' Man | |
| Tom Dooley | |
| Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavour | |
| The Battle of New Orleans | |
| My Old Man's a Dustman |
60's Rule!: Chapter 1 [1991]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Does Your Chewing Gum Lose It's Flaver (On the Bed Post over Night) | 2:30 |
Dr. Demento 20th Anniversary Collection: The Greatest Novelty Records of All Time [1991]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavour On the Bedpost Overnight | 2:30 |
Dr. Demento Presents: Greatest Novelty Records of All Time, Vol. 3: 1960's [1990]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavour On the Bedpost Overnight |
Collection [1989]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Rock Island Line | 2:28 |
| Putting on the Style | 3:31 |
| Cumberland Gap | 1:57 |
| Don't You Rock Me Daddy-O | 1:42 |
| Gamblin' Man | 3:17 |
| Tom Dooley | 3:18 |
| Dead or Alive | 2:32 |
| Lost John | 2:42 |
Rock Island Line: The Singles Anthology 1955-1967 [1985]
Putting on the Style [1977]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Rock Island Line | |
| I Wanna Go Home | |
| Nobody's Child | |
| Puttin' on the Style | |
| Frankie and Johnny | |
| Frankie & Johnny | |
| Lost John |
Kooky Tunes [KTEI] [1976]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavour On the Bedpost Overnight |
Lonnie Donegan [1975]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Cumberland Gap | |
| Tom Dooley | |
| The Battle of New Orleans | |
| Lost John | |
| Pick a Bale of Cotton | |
| Puttin' on the Style | |
| My Old Man's a Dustman | |
| I Wanna Go Home |
Lonnie Donegan Meets Leinemann [1974]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Frankie and Johnny | 4:49 |
| Rock Island Line | 5:08 |
| Dead or Alive | 4:16 |
| Midnight Special | 3:38 |
| Lost John | 3:54 |
The Golden Age of Donegan [1962]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Lost John | 2:42 |
| Cumberland Gap | 1:58 |
| Puttin' On the Style | 3:25 |
| Battle of New Orleans | 3:09 |
| Rock O' My Soul | 2:30 |
| My Old Man's a Dustman (Ballad of a Refuse Disposal Officer) | 3:21 |
Lonnie Rides Again [1959]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Talking Guitar Blues | 2:01 |
| Ace in the Hole | 2:36 |
| Corrine, Corrina | 2:21 |
Lonnie Donegan Live, 1957 [1957]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Cumberland Gap | |
| Don't You Rock Me, Daddy-O | |
| Gamblin' Man | |
| Puttin' on the Style |
1960 British Hit Parade, Vol. 1: January To June
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| My Old Man's a Dustman (Ballad of a Refuse Disposal Officer) | |
| I Wanna Go Home (the Wreck of the John B) |
Greatest Hits of 1957
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Don't You Rock Me Daddy O | 1:43 |
| Cumberland Gap | 1:59 |
| Puttin on the Style | 3:32 |
History of Skiffle
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Rock Island Line | |
| The Ballad of Jesse James | |
| Railroad Bill | |
| Dead or Alive | |
| Cumberland Gap | |
| Gamblin' Man | |
| Puttin' on the Style |
Unknown Album
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