Lonnie Donegan: Rock Island Line
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Lonnie Donegan was the undisputed King of the British skiffle revival. According to Wikipedia (our favorite source) "Skiffle is a type of folk music with a jazz and blues influence, usually using homemade or improvised instruments such as the washboard, tea chest bass, kazoo, cigar-box fiddle, musical saw, comb and paper, and so forth, as well as more conventional instruments such as acoustic guitar and banjo. Skiffle and jug band music are closely related. Skiffle was particularly popular in Britain in the 1950s and 1960s."
Two important bands got their start during the British skiffle revival. The Beatles evolved from an unkown skiffle group called the Quarrymen. Britain's loudest band, Spinal Tap, started as a skiffle group called The Lovely Lads.
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I was wondering if you were going to post The Knitters' version of this. Better for variety's sake this way, I guess.
ReplyDeleteNice to hear some skiffle for a change. Lonnie was the master at this kind of stuff despite the dodgy accent.
ReplyDeleteIf I'm not mistaken, even Jimmy Page started in a skiffle band.
ReplyDeleteThe "dodgy accent" reminds me of the prison warden in Cool Hand Luke.
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