Lonnie Donegan - Rock Island Line (Live) 15/6/1961 video free download

Bob Bigglebar

Minstrelsy was alive and well in the 60s, I see

sauquoit13456

On this day in 1956 {May 19th} Lonnie Donegan and his Skiffle Group performed "Rock Island Line" on the NBC-TV program 'The Perry Como Show'...At the time the song was at #24 on Billboard's Top 100 chart; one month earlier on April 5th, 1956 it had peaked at #8 {for 1 week} on Billboard's Best Sellers in Stores chart and stayed on the Top 100 for 17 weeks...The group had two other records make the Top 100; "Lost John" (#58 in 1956) and "Does Your Chewing Gum Lose It's Flavor (On the Bedpost Overnight)" (#5 in 1961)...R.I.P. Mr. Donegan, born Anthony James Donegan MBE, {1931 - 2002}...

StLennyBruce

I love those two people at the very end of the video.

Billy Bagwash

"how contrived enjoy"

Dawn Bendall

What a performer he was!! I expect to see someone playing the spoons and the washboard!!

stephen molloy

funny no body talks about the V.O Mr leadbelly

Phil Mypockets

Would "Hot Dog" from CODA be an example of "skiffle"?

Erus Levi

perfect

Erus Levi

It's a loud speaking man

Kenny Deschynkel

Came here by accident, looking for the Johnny Cash version, but God I'm happy I found this version. What a voice.

nintendy

He was a VERY handsome man - even when he got older he never lost his good looks!

keepyourlovesafe

too bad lonnie couldn't play something original.

parkash911

Before I knew what Lonnie Donegan looked like, I was imagining him to look like Wille Nelson. How wrong could I have been?

parkash911

Awesome, can't believe this fellow is Scottish!

Rebekah Vian

Skiffle crazzzeeee

Tim Penfield

guys great. influence jimmy page. what a voice

ultraroadmap

Graham Nash led me here...this f'in rocks!

Mark SD

Man, this is good.

Aj Williams

Dont make em like this anymore.

Andrew James

Jimmy Page led me here. He says in an interview elsewhere on youtube that along with the American blues stuff, Lonny Donegan's energetic guitar-based performance style was an important early influence. I guess I can see it.

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