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A RARE CHRISTMAS 78 FROM LONNIE DONEGAN ON THE UK COLUMBIA LABEL

ON A CHRISTMAS DAY

b/w  TAKE MY HAND PRECIOUS LORD 

THIS WAS THE THIRD RELEASE UNDER LONNIE'S OWN NAME BUT IT FAILED TO CHART

ACTUALLY IT WAS THE CHRIS BARBER BAND FEATURING LONNIE DONEGAN!

Chris Barber, Lonnie Donegan, Jim Bray, Ron Bowden, Pat Halcox, and Monty Sunshine. 

Lonnie Donegan was widely acknowledged to be the 'King Of Skiffle'. A situation that came about more by chance than by design for Donegan did not invent the music nor was he responsible for its introduction onto the British music scene. However, he was responsible for its popularisation and it is beyond doubt that he was the greatest influence on those musical performers who would follow him in the 1960s to bring about the 'beat boom', 'the group sound' and establish Britain as an important force in popular music.

Donegan was already an accomplished banjo player with the Chris Barber jazz band when the opportunity to provide a 'skiffle' break during the band's stage performances arose. One of the more popular numbers that Lonnie performed was 'Rock Island Line'- a song that he had taken from American bluesman 'Leadbelly' and provided with a new flavour of his own making. The issue of this number as a single proved so popular that Donegan had the temerity to ask Barber for a substantial raise. As Chris did not want to turn his band into a skiffle outfit the request was refused and Lonnie set out on his own.

UK COLUMBIA DB13850 10" 78RPM  (1956) SHELLAC

LONNIE DONEGAN with CHRIS BARBER'S JAZZ BAND

A SIDE:  ON A CHRISTMAS DAY 

B SIDE:  TAKE MY HAND PRECIOUS LORD

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