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Original Hits of the Skiffle Explosion - Lonnie Donegan
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  1. Rock Island Line
  2. John Henry]
  3. Diggin' My Potatoes
  4. Railroad Bill]
  5. Ol' Riley]
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  1. Rock Island Line
  2. John Henry]
  3. Diggin' My Potatoes
  4. Railroad Bill]
  5. Ol' Riley]
  6. Lost John]
  7. Stewball]
  8. Bring a Little Water, Sylvie]
  9. Dead or Alive
  10. Wabash Cannonball]
  11. How Long Blues
  12. Wreck of the Old '97]
  13. I'm a Ramblin' Man]
  14. Frankie & Johnny]
  15. I'm Alabammy Bound]
  16. Nobody's Child
  17. I Shall Not Be Moved]
  18. On a Monday]
  19. (Go Down) Old Hannah
  20. Glory
  21. Cumberland Gap]
  22. Gamblin' Man
  23. I'm Just a Rolling Stone
  24. My Dixie Darling
  25. Jack o' Diamonds]
  26. Ham 'n' Eggs
  27. Grand Coulee Dam
  28. Sally Don't You Grieve
  29. Betty, Betty, Betty
  30. Lonesome Traveller]
  31. Times Are Getting Hard, Boys
  32. Ain't You Glad You've Got Religion]
  33. The Sunshine of His Love]
  34. Light from the Lighthouse]
  35. I've Got Rocks in My Bed
  36. Long Summer Day
  37. Puttin' on the Style]
  38. Lazy John]
  39. Rock o' My Soul]
  40. Tom Dooley]
  41. Worried Man Blues]
  42. The Ballad of Jesse James]
  43. Stackalee]
  44. Midnight Special]
  45. Take This Hammer]
  46. House Rent Stomp
  47. This Train]
  48. Pick a Bale of Cotton
  49. Don't You Rock Me Daddy-O
  50. Railroad Steamboat
  51. Streamline Train
  52. Freight Train
  53. Green Back Dollar
  54. I Ain't Gonna Worry No More
  55. Easy Rider
  56. Last Train to San Fernando
  57. Ella Speed
  58. Footprints in the Snow
  59. Get Along Home Cindy]
  60. Move It
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It could be argued that Lonnie Donegan had as much to do with the rise of rock & roll as Elvis Presley did, at least in Britain. As early as 1954, Donegan was playing what was essentially folk-rock, reconfiguring American folk tunes and supporting them with one hell of a backbeat. Termed "skiffle," Donegan's energetic folk arrangements provided the groundwork for a whole generation of rockers, many of whom, like members of the Beatles, began in skiffle groups. This three-CD box set has two discs of Donegan tracks and a ...

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Original Hits of the Skiffle Explosion 2009, Proper Uk

UPC: 805520130080

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