Lonnie Donegan

"“When I was a lad, Lonnie Donegan was all there was really, and he was everything, and he was quite fantastic.' (John Peel, 20 July 1999)"

300px|right|Jp interviews and introduces Donegan at Glastonbury, 1999


 * Career outline (no more than two paragraphs, please)
 * Links to Peel (no more than two paragraphs, please)
 * Links to Peel (no more than two paragraphs, please)

Festive Fifty Entries
None.

Sessions
None. Peel stated on the 20 July 1999 show that he was trying to get Donegan in for a session, but it it appears this didn't work out. Perhaps as an alternative, Donegan would appear recorded live at the Queen Elizabeth Hall on a bill chosen by Peel that also included Half Man Half Biscuit and was broadcast on his show of 07 October 1999.

Live
(Recorded 1999-10-01, live at the Queen Elizabeth Hall. Broadcast 07 October 1999. Set details from the BBC Peel minisite, which also includes Peel's introduction and chat from Donegan, as well as 30-second samples of the songs.)
 * New Burying Ground
 * Grand Coulee Dam
 * When I Get This Feelin'
 * Rock Island Line
 * Tom Dooley
 * Frankie And Johnnie
 * Oh Boys Can't You Line 'Em
 * It Takes A Worried Man (Worried Man Blues)

Peelenium
1999: Lost John

Other Shows Played
(The list below is compiled only form the database of this site and is certainly incomplete. Please add further details if known.)


 * 11 December 1968: Wabash Cannonball (b-side of single Cumberland Gap) Pye 7N 15087 (John Lennon and Yoko Ono in studio as guests)


 * 1970
 * 25 July 1970: New Burying Ground (LP - Chris Barber ' Lonnie Donegan) Boulevard 4110
 * Radio Luxembourg Tracklistings 3: New Burying Ground (LP - Sing Hallelujah)
 * 30 August 1979: 'Lost John (7 inch)' (Pye) (Peel’s 40th birthday)


 * 1981


 * 30 May 1981 (John Walters): Rock Island Line
 * 30 May 1981 (John Walters): New Burying Ground
 * 30 May 1981 (John Walters): Bring A Little Water, Sylvie
 * 30 May 1981 (John Walters): Frankie And Johnny


 * 1993


 * 18 December 1993: ‘Muleskinner Blues (CD – EP Collection Volume Two)’ (See For Miles)


 * 1998


 * 09 July 1998: Wabash Cannonball (LP: Showcase) Pye Nixa


 * 1998


 * 20 July 1999: Ella Speed (LP – Live 1957: The Complete Conway Hall Concert) Zircon
 * 05 August 1999: 'I'm Almost Done (LP - Live at The Conway Hall 1957)' (Zircon Records)
 * 16 September 1999: On A Monday (LP – Live 1957: The Complete Conway Hall Concert) Zircon
 * 28 September 1999: Ella Speed (LP – Live 1957: The Complete Conway Hall Concert) Zircon
 * 30 September 1999: John Hardy (played by mistake for Peelenium 1956)
 * 30 September 1999: Lost John (Peelenium 1956)
 * 30 September 1999: Bring A Little Water, Sylvie


 * 2000


 * 20 June 2000: New Buryin' Ground (LP: More Than 'Pye In The Sky' Vol. 1) Bear Family


 * 2002


 * 30 April 2002: Tom Dooley (single)
 * 17 September 2002: Rock My Soul (Pye-Nixa) (Pig’s Big 78)
 * 05 November 2002: Ham & Eggs (Lp - Lonnie Donegan: More Than Pie In The Sky Vol 2) (Bear Family Records)
 * 07 November 2002: Frankie And Johnny (CD - Lonnie Donegan - More Than Pye In The Sky) (Bear Family Records)
 * 24 October 2002: Lost John (7" EP - Lonnie Donegan Hit Parade) Pye Nixa
 * 05 November 2002: Ham & Eggs (LP - Lonnie Donegan: More Than Pie In The Sky Vol 2) (Bear Family Records)
 * 07 November 2002: Frankie And Johnny (CD - Lonnie Donegan: More Than Pye In The Sky) (Bear Family Records)
 * 13 November 2002: Ain't No More Cane On The Brazos (Boxed Set: More Pye In The Sky) (Bear Family)
 * 03 December 2002: Fort Worth Jail (8xCD box set: More Than Pye In The Sky, Vol 4) (Bear Family)
 * 25 December 2002 (Radio Mafia): On A Christmas Day (Columbia)


 * 2003


 * 03 July 2003: 'Mule Skinner Blues (LP- More Than 'Pye in the Sky')' (Transformed Dreams)


 * 2004


 * 01 June 2004: Rock My Soul (Nixa) (Pig's Big 78)
 * 08 June 2004: Stewball (Pye Nixa) (Pig's Big 78)
 * 09 June 2004: Don’t You Rock Me Daddy 'O' (Pye Nixa) (Pig's Big 78)
 * 22 June 2004: On A Monday (LP- The EP Collection Vol.2) - (See For Miles)
 * 17 August 2004: Darling Corey (Pye) (Pig's Big 78)


 * Other


 * Peeling Back The Years: Rock Island Line
 * Peeling Back The Years: New Burying Ground