Lonnie Donegan
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Scottish-born skiffle musician (1931–2002)
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- Works
- 3
Top works
- More than Pye in the Sky
- All roads lead to Lon
- Putting on the Donegan
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Lonnie Donegan MBE (29 April 1931 – 3 November 2002) was a British "skiffle" musician, with more than 20 UK Top 30 hits to his name. He is referred to 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. Donegan was born as Anthony James Donegan in Glasgow, Scotland, the son of a professional violinist. His ethnic mix was Scottish/Irish. He moved with his mother to London at an early age, after his parents divor
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- James
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Glasgow
- Place of death
- Peterborough
- Occupation
- songwriter
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- skiffle
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Philips Records
- Official website
- www.lonniedoneganinc.com
- Image
- LonnieDonegan1956.jpg
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- Commons category
- Lonnie Donegan
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- date of birth
- 1931-04-29
- date of death
- 2002-11-03
- manner of death
- natural causes
- start of work period
- 1949-00-00
- pseudonym
- Lonnie Donegan
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