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Lonnie Donegan

1931 - 2002

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Anthony James "Lonnie" Donegan (29 April 1931 – 3 November 2002) was a British skiffle singer, songwriter and musician, referred to as the "King of Skiffle", who influenced 1960s British pop and rock musicians. Born in Scotland and brought up in England, Donegan began his career in the British trad jazz revival, but transitioned to skiffle in the mid-1950s, rising to prominence with a hit recording of the American folk song "Rock Island Line", which helped spur the broader UK skiffle movement. Donegan had 31 UK top-30 hit singles, 24 were successive hits and three were number one. He was the first British male singer with two US top-10 hits. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lonnie Donegan is the 1,624th most popular singer (down from 1,175th in 2019), the 4,497th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,196th in 2019) and the 172nd most popular British Singer.

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Among singers, Lonnie Donegan ranks 1,624 out of 4,381. Before him are Dannii Minogue, Willie Colón, The Alchemist, Gerry Goffin, Brilliant Dadashova, and Wayne Newton. After him are Grethe Kausland, Chrissy Amphlett, Taco, Mary Roos, Olga Jackowska, and Bob Hite.

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Among people born in 1931, Lonnie Donegan ranks 482. Before him are Chiharu Igaya, Nat Adderley, Dana Wynter, Kálmán Markovits, Walt Davis, and Bob Clotworthy. After him are Hansjörg Felmy, Ramblin' Jack Elliott, John Norman, Jerrie Cobb, Della Reese, and Zaur Kaloev. Among people deceased in 2002, Lonnie Donegan ranks 270. Before him are Anatoli Bashashkin, David Todd Wilkinson, Mariya Smirnova, Ekrem Akurgal, Mikhail Krug, and Neal E. Miller. After him are John Gorton, Walter Winterbottom, Peter R. Hunt, Mary Carew, Vladimir Romashkin, and Astrid Henning-Jensen.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Lonnie Donegan ranks 4,498 out of 8,785. Before him are George Lillo (1691), William Primrose (1904), Frederick Grace (1884), Ronnie Lane (1946), Sarah Harding (1981), and David Beaton (1494). After him are Catharine Trotter Cockburn (1674), Cynthia Erivo (1987), John Roebuck (1718), Gilbert White (1720), Nicholas Grimshaw (1939), and Albert Lee (1943).

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Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, Lonnie Donegan ranks 172. Before him are Eric Stewart (1945), Andy Bell (1964), Phil Mogg (1948), Mark Owen (1972), Birdy (1996), and Raye (1997). After him are Calvin Harris (1984), Barney Greenway (1969), Alex Kapranos (1972), Amy Macdonald (1987), Allan Clarke (1942), and Alma Cogan (1932).

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