Lonnie was a MASSIVE influence on me. I am 75 and still perform a weekly gig. Last week I gave a rendition of "Digging my Potatoes". None of the audience had heard it before.
I love that..I'm also 75, nice to know you perform. The minute I heart 'Chewing Gum' at age 11 in 1959 I learned every word and sometimes sang it on stage as a kid. I lived in southern Indiana, and the music reached me there via Dick Clark show. What times! Donegan was simply wonderful.
Yeah, digging my potatoes at the early dawn of skiffle, heard mid fifties on a crystal set under the bed covers at a Forces boarding school in Germany and must have been Radio Lux as it was banned on the pathetic BBC. I was 12/13 and aware then that something was going to shake up British music. Lonnie should have a knighthood for all that he did to get British music into the position it now has in the world.
Whaaa...we get to see Roger Daltry meet Lonnie Donegan. Nice thing that! I LOVE the blonde girl with the kind of whacked out awesome hair. I want Lonnie Donegan at every party, every dance, every holiday gathering and every road trip. I know he's gone, I'm asking anyway. Loved this performer since 1959, long is his contribution to music.
Yes, thanks I've just done that - it's great. I never saw the tv programme back then so this is really special for me as I've always been a great fan of Lonnie.
All gone except Chris Barber who unfortunately is in a home with dementia.... Monty Sunshine, Pat Halcox, Jim Bray, Ron Bowden and Lonnie waiting to reform the band with Chris...
I saw a video of when The Bee Gees performed "My Old Man's A Dustman on the Australian show, "Bandstand'. By the way, Barry Gibb was 16, while Robin and Maurice were 13
Lonnie son Peter who was on the voice and sang a song with Tom jones that Lonnie wrote for Tom Peter sounds and looked like his father R.I.P Lonnie ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Lonnie, elvis,etc made the Beatles, without whom the world would have missed the greatest band ever....and I know i will get bad vibes from some but, the fact is equipment in the 60s was awful to whats here now, the beatles split late 1969 after a bad review of let it be, being poor , so abby road was the last recording in 1969 well over 40 years ago.
I would LOVE to hear The Beatles as a full group play through the modern equipment and technology of today. The closest we have is Paul doing it all these years.
@@ghoppr71 And with it, you would lose the sound that was evocative of its age. I'm always bemused by people who supposedly like music from the past, yet don't get why the music that they're enjoying has the sound that it does because of when, where and what it was recorded with.
People enjoy music from the past because it evokes the past, and that included the sound that was produced on the recording equipment and the instruments of the day. It that's raw quality that makes it what it was/is. Apart from modern rock/pop music being absolute pap (in my opinion) it also has no atmosphere, to the point of being sterile.
He had talent, charm, charisma and was bloody fantastic !!!!...all which are sadly missing nowadays...RIP Lonnie...
This is fabulous & I didn't know he was such an inspiration to all those musicians that I love.
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Lonnie was a MASSIVE influence on me. I am 75 and still perform a weekly gig. Last week I gave a rendition of "Digging my Potatoes". None of the audience had heard it before.
I love that..I'm also 75, nice to know you perform. The minute I heart 'Chewing Gum' at age 11 in 1959 I learned every word and sometimes sang it on stage as a kid. I lived in southern Indiana, and the music reached me there via Dick Clark show. What times! Donegan was simply wonderful.
Yeah, digging my potatoes at the early dawn of skiffle, heard mid fifties on a crystal set under the bed covers at a Forces boarding school in Germany and must have been Radio Lux as it was banned on the pathetic BBC. I was 12/13 and aware then that something was going to shake up British music. Lonnie should have a knighthood for all that he did to get British music into the position it now has in the world.
Whaaa...we get to see Roger Daltry meet Lonnie Donegan. Nice thing that! I LOVE the blonde girl with the kind of whacked out awesome hair. I want Lonnie Donegan at every party, every dance, every holiday gathering and every road trip. I know he's gone, I'm asking anyway. Loved this performer since 1959, long is his contribution to music.
What an awesome gathering of friends and families in honor of this legend.
Yes, thanks I've just done that - it's great. I never saw the tv programme back then so this is really special for me as I've always been a great fan of Lonnie.
hes having such a great time truly happy love to see that wouldn't it be great to have all your old friends gathered round you in one night
I remember "My Old man is a Dustman" from the "Irish Rovers". Never knew of Lonnie Donegan until his son showed up on the voice. This is all too cool.
Same with me.😊
Handsome man, great performer and a very nice bloke!
@gjulspep.glad you enjoyed part 1,if you haven't already done it just put in 'Lonnie Donegan This Is Your Life pt.2' and it should come up.
A great performer. Sad to think that most of those in this clip are no longer with us.
All gone except Chris Barber who unfortunately is in a home with dementia....
Monty Sunshine, Pat Halcox, Jim Bray, Ron Bowden and Lonnie waiting to reform the band with Chris...
What a lovely man.
Everybody thought the Irish man Johnny Rotten created punk rock but in reality it was LONNIE DONIGAN. cumberlin gap first punk song. rock island etc.
John lennons based his quarrymen on Lonnie donegon skiffle sound this Glasgow man was a pioneer
My favorite Lonnie Donnegan song is of course "Does Your Chewing Gum Lose It's Flavor(on the bedpost overnight).
I saw a video of when The Bee Gees performed "My Old Man's A Dustman on the Australian show, "Bandstand'. By the way, Barry Gibb was 16, while Robin and Maurice were 13
What a lovely wife he has. His laughter is contagious.
I like that he and his ex-wife remained friends.
Always a favourite for me, from teens and upwards. Rock Island Line and I can't list them all!!!
A good glasgow man
For a treat look up Peter Donegan singing with Tom Jones …I’ll never fall in love again.
Lonnie son Peter who was on the voice and sang a song with Tom jones that Lonnie wrote for Tom Peter sounds and looked like his father R.I.P Lonnie ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
The true king of skiffle
LOVE DAVID ESSEX!!!
Does anyone have the full video of him preforming rock island line? if so I would be willing to trade or buy
Have you got anymore from This is your life please?
Amazing man! can anyone tell me please the song he sings at 3:03 in the video, hes on the road again? Thank you
Fabulous - is there a part 2, please???
Yes, there is a Part 2
They need to do this show for Steve Harvey in the u.s.
Top tv
Les Bennett was easy on the eyes, too. I wonder how his career went.
he inspired the who?!! :O
Apparently so...and The Beatles as well. 😲 I can see and hear a lot of mannerisms in Roger's singing and performing.
Lonnie, elvis,etc made the Beatles, without whom the world would have missed the greatest band ever....and I know i will get bad vibes from some but, the fact is equipment in the 60s was awful to whats here now, the beatles split late 1969 after a bad review of let it be, being poor , so abby road was the last recording in 1969 well over 40 years ago.
I would LOVE to hear The Beatles as a full group play through the modern equipment and technology of today. The closest we have is Paul doing it all these years.
@@ghoppr71 And with it, you would lose the sound that was evocative of its age. I'm always bemused by people who supposedly like music from the past, yet don't get why the music that they're enjoying has the sound that it does because of when, where and what it was recorded with.
People enjoy music from the past because it evokes the past, and that included the sound that was produced on the recording equipment and the instruments of the day. It that's raw quality that makes it what it was/is. Apart from modern rock/pop music being absolute pap (in my opinion) it also has no atmosphere, to the point of being sterile.
His bass player was kind of a spaz
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