Lonnie Donegan, musician, "King of skiffle" dies aged 71
Michael Rhodes
A MEMORIAL service was held May 8, 2003, at St Paul's Church, Covent
Garden, to celebrate the life of the musician Lonnie Donegan. The Rev
Mark Oakley officiated.
Miss Corrina Donegan, Mr Peter Donegan, Mr Anthony Donegan, Miss Sam
Brown, Mr Chas McDevitt, Dr Graham Jackson, Mr Melvin Roberts and Mr
Peter Oakman paid tribute.
Ms Sharon Donegan read her poem Missing You and Mr Brian May,
accompanied by Mr Peter Donegan and Lonnie's Group, sang I'm Just A
Rolling Stone.
Mr Peter Donegan, Mr Anthony Donegan and Lonnie's Group played Have a
Drink on Me.
Among others present were:
Mrs Fiona Everall, Mr Andrew Donegan, Mr David Donegan, Mrs Anthony
Donegan, Miss Toni Donegan, Miss Amber Donegan, Ms Juanita Donegan,
Mrs Graham Jackson, Dr Marjorie Mowlam, Mr Danny La Rue, Mrs Mary
Whyton, Mr and Mrs Joe Brown, Mr Kenny Ball, Mr and Mrs Ronnie Wood,
Mr and Mrs Bill Wyman, Mr John Bardon, Mr Nick Payne, Mr and Mrs Alan
Wickett, Mr Chris Hunt, Mrs Mel Roberts.
Mr and Mrs Nigel Blundell, Mr Michael Collins, Mr and Mrs Martin
Jackson, Mr and Mrs Monty Sunshine, Mrs Michael Robbins, Mr Michael
Pointon, Ms Helen Bailey, Mr Jimmy Clark, Mr Steve Clark, Mr and Mrs
Chris Hunt, Mr and Mrs Frank Furlong, Mr Roger Flavell, Dr and Mrs Jim
Marshall, Mr Joe Fagin, Mr Mike Sidney, Mr and Mrs Graham Rawlings, Mr
and Mrs Poppleton, Mr Mike Paice.
Mr Graham Newey, Mr and Mrs Vernon Day, Mr and Mrs Dick Disney, Mr and
Mrs Tony Bartlett, Mr and Mrs John Absell-Maurice, Mr John Green, Mr
and Mrs Robin Harlowe, Mr Paul Griggs, Mr Chris Osborn, Mr and Mrs
Dave Peacock, Mr Bert Weedon, Mr and Mrs David Radcliffe, Mr John
Reed, Mr John Williams, Mr Douglas Rossdale, Mr and Mrs David Smith,
Mrs Helen Symeou, Mr and Mrs John Smith, Mr Cliff Castle.
Mr Brian Hodgston, Mr Guy Fletcher, Mr Colin Bowden, Mr Ron Bowden, Mr
and Mrs David Green, Mr and Mrs Terry Hollowell, Mr Johnnie Mans, Mr
Nigel Finch, Mr and Mrs Geoff Downs, Mr Peter Charlesworth, Mr John
Brown, Ms Linda A'Hern, Mr Alan Baker, Mr and Mrs Bob Atkinson, Mr
Terry Alabaster, Mr Henry Harrison, Mr and Mrs Jim Rodford, Mr and Mrs
Mike Grove, Mr Cliff Hall, Mr Don Shearman, Mr Kevin Toole, Mr George
Webb, Mr Bruce Welch, Mr Pat Hatton, Mr John MacDonald, Mr Paul
Leegan.
Mr Albert Lee, Mr Colin Bishop, Ms Suet Ming Lau, Mr Des Tyler, Mr and
Mrs Rex Roper, Mr Lew Lane, Mr Larry Jamieson, Mr Chris Martin, Mr
Peter Ward, Ms Mavis Turvey, Mrs Sally Williams, Mrs Margaret Wheeler,
Mr Phil Lusher, Mr Ken Malaphant, Ms Kate Barber, Mr Jackie McCauley,
Mr Roger McKew, Mr Peter Merrett, Mr Michael Curtis-Lambert, Mr Derek
Mason, Mr and Mrs Chas Hodges, Mrs Paul Henry, Mr Sam Henry, Mr Jim
Bray, Mr John Boddy, Mr Peter Malandrone, Mrs Irena Foster-Brown, Mr
Patrick Newley (The Stage), Mr Paul Gane (The Royal Theatrical Fund)
and many other friends.
Chris
"Michael Rhodes" > A MEMORIAL service was held May 8, 2003, at St Paul's
Church, Covent
> Garden, to celebrate the life of the musician Lonnie Donegan. The Rev
> Mark Oakley officiated.
Is this the same Lonnie Donegan that sang "Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its
Flavor on the Bedpost Overnight? A true classic! <g>
Chris In Pearland, TX
Wally Data
Yes. And his date of death was November 3rd, 2002! Took awhile to get the
invitations out, I guess...
James Neibaur
rmark...@houston.rr.com wrote on 5/8/03 7:07 PM:
> Is this the same Lonnie Donegan that sang "Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its
> Flavor on the Bedpost Overnight? A true classic!
It was one of the first records I ever owned. I rememeber my brother
actually tried putting his chewing gum on the bedpost overnight.
It did, indeed, lose its flavor.
RIP
JN
Joe Fineman
When I was in Scotland in 1959, I had the pleasure of hearing a
performance of that song by a troop of Girl Guides (U.S.: Girl
Scouts), who occupied an entire carriage (U.S.: car) of a train I was
on.
--
--- Joe Fineman j...@TheWorld.com
||: Love can last a lifetime, and a fart can last five seconds, :||
||: but probably not. :||
Brian Watson
"Michael Rhodes" <mig73alle...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Lonnie Donegan
>
> A MEMORIAL service was held May 8, 2003, at St Paul's Church, Covent
> Garden, to celebrate the life of the musician Lonnie Donegan.
> Among others present were:
> Dr Marjorie Mowlam,
Better known as Mo Mowlam, former minister for Northern Ireland.
> Mrs Mary Whyton,
Is Wally Whyton "alas, no longer with us"?
> Mr Bert Weedon,
Best known for regularly appearing on kids' TV and thereby introducing the
guitar to a generation of pre-pubescent kids who later grew up to be British
rock stars. At the time, I thought he was crap, but then what did I know?! I
didn't later grew up to be a British rock star.
:-)
> Mr Bruce Welch,
...of The Shadows
Otherwise pretty much a who's who of the British jazz, pop and skiffle scene
of the 50s/early 60s.
What a swell party.
--
Brian
"There is nothing so gratifying as being good in a good play. To be good in
a bad one is frustrating, to be bad in a good one devastating and an actor
always knows, even if he pretends he does not" - Mary Ellis (1987-2003)
Brian Watson
"Mike Dickson" <mike@blackcat..demon..co..uk> wrote in message
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> In article <BAE07145.2565%jnei...@wi.rr.com> jnei...@wi.rr.com wrote...
>
> > It was one of the first records I ever owned. I rememeber my brother
> > actually tried putting his chewing gum on the bedpost overnight.
> >
> > It did, indeed, lose its flavor.
>
> chewing gum, the temperature of the bedroom, the acidity of the chewer's
> saliva, the sugar content of the gum, etc etc.
>
> It would have been easier and clearer if the writer had simply sat naked
> on the roof of his house armed with a breadknife and screaming to the
> neighbours that he was fed up about having no girlfriend.
I tried that. Very satisfying, emotionally, but I found I could only stand
the taste of uncooked pigeon for a couple of days.
--
Brian
"Not quite an Angel"
StuartL
"Brian Watson" <br...@spheroid.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
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>
> > Mrs Mary Whyton,
>
> Is Wally Whyton "alas, no longer with us"?
>
Alas no. He died in 1997
Brian Watson
"StuartL" <b...@i.dont.want.spam.leckisoft.net.spam> wrote in message
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Thanks.
--
Brian
"The wind, do you hear it? It says 'Hel ... looo'"