Elvis has got nothing on Lonnie Donegan. Plus, he plays the banjo.
Here's Billy Bragg's excellent article on "The King of Skiffle"
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2004/jun/21/popandrock
Here's Billy Bragg's excellent article on "The King of Skiffle"
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2004/jun/21/popandrock
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Donegan was the single biggest non-American influence on The Beatles. Their birth goes back to a garden party in which John Lennon played "Rock Island Line" in a skiffle band.
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