 | Lonnie Donnegan |
Anthony James Donegan MBE (29 April 1931 – 3 November 2002), known as Lonnie Donegan, was a British skiffle singer, songwriter and musician, referred to as the "King of Skiffle", who influenced 1960s British pop and rock musicians.[1][2][3] Born in Scotland and raised in England, he was Britain's most successful and influential recording artist before the Beatles.[4]
Donegan had 31 UK top 30 hit singles, 24 being successive and three at number one. He was the first British male singer with two US top 10 hits.[1]Donegan received an Ivor Novello lifetime achievement award in 1995[5] and, in 2000, he was made an MBE.