Anthony James Donegan, known as Lonnie Donegan, was a British skiffle singer, songwriter and musician, referred to as the "King of Skiffle", who influenced 1960s British pop and rock musicians. Born in Scotland and raised in England, he was Britain's most successful and influential recording artist before the Beatles. Donegan had 31 UK top 30 hit singles, 24 being successive and three at number one. He was the first British male singer with two US top 10 hits. Donegan received an Ivor Novello lifetime achievement award in 1995 and, in 2000, he was made an MBE.
| Birth name | Anthony James Donegan |
| Also known as | The King of Skiffle |
| Born | April 29, 1931, Bridgeton, Glasgow, Scotland |
| Died | November 3, 2002, Market Deeping, Lincolnshire, England |
| Genres | Skiffle, traditional pop, blues, folk, country |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, musician |
| Instruments | Guitar, vocals, banjo |
| Years active | 1949–2002 |
| Labels | Oriole, Decca, Nixa, Pye, London, Atlantic, Columbia, Parlophone, RCA, Philips |
| Associated acts | Tony Donegan Jazz Band, Chris Barber's Jazz Band, Lonnie Donegan's Skiffle Group |
Pop Singer Lonnie Donegan was born in Scotland on April 29, 1931. He dies at the age of 71, on November 3, 2002.
Among the singer and songwriter's more than twenty UK Top 30 singles are"Cumberland Gap,""Gamblin' Man", and"My Old Man's a Dustman". His music was a mash-up of folk, jazz, and pop styles.
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Lonnie Donegan was born in the Zodiac sign Taurus (The Bull), and 1931 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Goat (羊).
Early in his career, he was a member of Trombone Player Chris Barber's traditional jazz ensemble.
In the years leading up to the Beatles' rock-and-roll success, Donegan was the most influential singer and composer in the United Kingdom.
From his three marriages to Maureen Tyler, Jill Westlake, and Sharon Donegan, he had three daughters and four boys.
He appeared on Rock Singer Van Morrison's 1998 CD The Skiffle Sessions - Live in Belfast.
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