Lonnie Donegan - Rock Island Line, The Singles Anthology 1955-1967 [2002] (3 x CD's)

LONNIE DONEGAN

Lonnie Donegan - Rock Island Line, The Singles Anthology 1955-1967 [2002] (3 x CD's)

My introduction to Lonnie Donegan was a pair of folk songs, "500 Miles Away From Home" and "Farewell (Fare Thee Well," so when I found out that he was considered the definitive practioner of Skiffle music in the U.K. That mixture of jazz and country blues originally developed in the U.S. in the 1930's was the type of music that John, Paul and George were weaned on when the future Beatles first picked up their guitars. In the 1950s it was Donegan's recording of "Rock Island Line" which defined the Skiffle revival and explains why that song gives this 1985 3-CD collection of his singles its title and a testament to the fact that in the 1950's before rock & roll took over the world Lonnie Donegan was having as big of an impact on the youth of Britain as Elvis and Bill Haley would have in the U.S.

Rock Island Line, The Singles Anthology 1955-1967. The first comprehensive singles anthology for the UK musical pioneer. 86 tracks across three CD's in a slipcase box, many appearing on CD for the first time. All Lonnie's A & B-sides between 1955-67, including his very first hit 'Rock Island Line'. The first time his Decca & Pye recordings have been compiled in the same package. More than 30 UK hits, including three UK #1's. 

This is a fantastic box set, all the hits and many, many more. Lonnie's music crosses so many bridges and has influenced so many others. If you enjoy music you'll love this set. An excellent addition to any Rock-A-Billy fans collection. Just Great songs, by a great artist! (Amazon)

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Track lists

CD1

01 Lonnie Donegan Rock Island Line 2:31

02 Lonnie Donegan John Henry 2:08

03 Lonnie Donegan Diggin' My Potatoes 3:13

04 Lonnie Donegan Bury My Body 3:10

05 Lonnie Donegan Lost John 2:45

06 Lonnie Donegan Stewball 2:13

07 Lonnie Donegan Bring a Little Water, Sylvie 2:29

08 Lonnie Donegan Dead or Alive 2:34

09 Lonnie Donegan Don't You Rock Me Daddy-O 1:45

10 Lonnie Donegan I'm Alabammy Bound 1:53

11 Lonnie Donegan Cumberland Gap 2:01

12 Lonnie Donegan Love Is Strange 2:57

13 Lonnie Donegan Gamblin' Man 3:21

14 Lonnie Donegan Puttin' on the Style 3:39

15 Lonnie Donegan My Dixie Darling 3:06

16 Lonnie Donegan I'm Just a Rollin' Stone 4:13

17 Lonnie Donegan Jack O'Diamonds 2:52

18 Lonnie Donegan Ham 'n' Eggs 3:21

19 Lonnie Donegan The Grand Coolie Dam 2:41

20 Lonnie Donegan Nobody Loves Like an Irishman 2:46

21 Lonnie Donegan Sally, Don't You Grieve 2:15

22 Lonnie Donegan Betty, Betty, Betty 3:05

23 Lonnie Donegan Lonesome Traveller 2:55

24 Lonnie Donegan Times Are Getting Hard, Boys 2:47

25 Lonnie Donegan Lonnie's Skiffle Party (Part 1) Little Liza Jane / Puttin' on the Style / Camptown Races / Little Liza Jane / Knees Up Mother Brown 2:59

26 Lonnie Donegan Lonnie's Skiffle Party (Part 2) So Long / On Top of Old Smokey / Down in the Valley / So Long 3:01

27 Lonnie Donegan Tom Dooley 3:22

28 Lonnie Donegan Rock O' My Soul 2:29

CD2

01 Lonnie Donegan Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavour 2:49

02 Lonnie Donegan Aunt Rhody (The Old Grey Goose) 2:28

03 Lonnie Donegan Fort Worth Jail 2:15

04 Lonnie Donegan Whoa Buck (Whoa Back, Buck) 2:13

05 Lonnie Donegan Battle of New Orleans 3:13

06 Lonnie Donegan Darling Corey 2:13

07 Lonnie Donegan Kevin Barry 3:02

08 Lonnie Donegan My Laggan Love 1:48

09 Lonnie Donegan Sal's Got a Sugar Lip 2:28

10 Lonnie Donegan Chesapeake Bay 2:34

11 Lonnie Donegan San Miguel 1:59

12 Lonnie Donegan Talking Guitar Blues 2:01

13 Lonnie Donegan My Old Man's a Dustman 3:22

14 Lonnie Donegan The Golden Vanity 2:36

15 Lonnie Donegan I Wanna Go Home (The Wreck of the John 'B') 2:42

16 Lonnie Donegan Jimmy Brown the Newsboy 2:39

17 Lonnie Donegan Lorelei 2:06

18 Lonnie Donegan In All My Wildest Dreams 2:50

19 Lonnie Donegan Lively! 3:21

20 Lonnie Donegan Black Cat (Cross My Path Today) 2:37

21 Lonnie Donegan Virgin Mary 2:20

22 Lonnie Donegan Beyond the Sunset 2:30

23 Lonnie Donegan (Bury Me) Beneath the Willow 2:21

24 Lonnie Donegan Leave My Woman Alone 2:30

25 Lonnie Donegan Have a Drink on Me 2:53

26 Lonnie Donegan Seven Daffodils (Seven Golden Daffodils) 3:06

27 Lonnie Donegan Michael Row the Boat 2:30

28 Lonnie Donegan Lumbered 3:04

29 Lonnie Donegan The Comancheros 2:07

30 Lonnie Donegan Ramblin' Round 3:27

CD3

01 Lonnie Donegan The Party's Over 2:47

02 Lonnie Donegan Over the Rainbow 3:28

03 Lonnie Donegan I'll Never Fall in Love Again 3:49

04 Lonnie Donegan Keep on the Sunny Side 2:44

05 Lonnie Donegan Pick a Bale of Cotton 2:37

06 Lonnie Donegan Steal Away 2:27

07 Lonnie Donegan The Market Song 4:09

08 Lonnie Donegan Tit Bits 3:28

09 Lonnie Donegan Losing by a Hair 2:44

10 Lonnie Donegan Trumpet Sounds 3:02

11 Lonnie Donegan It Was a Very Good Year 3:13

12 Lonnie Donegan Rise Up 1:55

13 Lonnie Donegan Lemon Tree 3:02

14 Lonnie Donegan I've Gotta Gal So Fine 2:28

15 Lonnie Donegan 500 Miles Away from Home 2:47

16 Lonnie Donegan This Train 2:32

17 Lonnie Donegan Beans in My Ears 2:46

18 Lonnie Donegan It's a Long Road to Travel 2:13

19 Lonnie Donegan Fisherman's Luck 2:47

20 Lonnie Donegan There's a Big Wheel 2:03

21 Lonnie Donegan Get Out of My Life 2:47

22 Lonnie Donegan Won't You Tell Me 2:35

23 Lonnie Donegan Louisiana Man 2:05

24 Lonnie Donegan Bound for Zion 1:57

25 Lonnie Donegan World Cup Willie 2:50

26 Lonnie Donegan Where in the World Are We Going 2:51

27 Lonnie Donegan Auntie Maggie's Remedy 2:17

28 Lonnie Donegan (Ah) My Sweet Marie 3:12

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