Lonnie Donegan

Anyone remember him ?
I looked for and oldie thread to post these in but there aint one.

My mom used to get cross when I did this.






All circa 1960 BTW.

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I remeber him well When I was a little girl we used to play his records all the time especially "My old man's a dustman".

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I hadn't heard Rock Island Line before - but do remember the others!
And, oh boy, I love My Old Man's a Dustman! I still sing it to this day! Especially when I am outside tidying up the garden for some reason!!

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Denis - I was just thinking about him today - The one and only 'pop' musician I have ever seen live (Went to Yarmouth with my Mum when I was a teenager) I really liked his music, the funnies and the serious, had many LP's of his. Thanks for posting those videos it brought back lots of memories.

The reason I was thinking about him today was because so far as I know he never got involved with drugs, booze, or extra marital affairs, 'tho I seem to recall he married several times.

He had a small part in one episode of Hearbeat in the late nineties and died while still working and performing on a tour - sorry I can't remember where. He was a grafter, unlike nearly all the current bunch of so called musicians.

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Think he was one of the greats late fifties.


My fav of his was Grand Coolie Dam.


http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0232396/

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Used to be one of my Dad's favourites-he loved "My old Man's a Dustman".....

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OK lovely oFFers, . . I can take a hint.

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just enjoyed a little sing-a-long with Lonnie

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Not a great lover of My Old Mans A Dust Man but was his biggest hit.

But my Fav is

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