Lonnie Donegan

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Skiffle master, pop music pioneer - but will he lose his flavour on the bedpost of death overnight?

― Pete (Pete), Monday, 4 November 2002 15:49 (twenty-three years ago)

fuck the gags, pete, this is seriously upsetting. a very, very important figure. he was to britpop what jam master jay was to hip hop - he was pretty much the foundation, or at least the conduit, for everything that came afterwards.

cumberland gap might well be the most sonically extreme number one record ever - certainly the first punk number one (and engineered by joe meek!).

very sad to hear this.

― Marcello Carlin, Monday, 4 November 2002 16:00 (twenty-three years ago)

'A Very Good Year' is awesome.

― alext (alext), Monday, 4 November 2002 16:56 (twenty-three years ago)

Another great passes... "Rock Island Line" was given its due praise on ILM a few months back, but there was so much great stuff there. The first true British rock star.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Monday, 4 November 2002 17:10 (twenty-three years ago)

Truly bad news. Without him all those scruffy oiks from Liverpool, Manchester and Richmond wouldn't have picked up a guitar. For that reason alone, never mind the great records he released, he's one of the most important figures in 20th century British popular music.

― Billy Dods (Billy Dods), Monday, 4 November 2002 17:58 (twenty-three years ago)

arse. peel was talking (and playing his tunes which all have that certain something) just a week or so ago, and recommending the upcoming tour to anyone who would listen.

a pity.

― koogs, Monday, 4 November 2002 17:59 (twenty-three years ago)

a BBC2 tribute special is now a must. RIP.

― Jeff W, Monday, 4 November 2002 18:08 (twenty-three years ago)

My own tribute is now on Church of Me.

― Marcello Carlin, Tuesday, 5 November 2002 08:57 (twenty-three years ago)

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Lonnie Donegan - RIP