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Lonnie Donegan

Scottish-born skiffle musician (1931–2002)
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Lonnie Donegan
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Facts

24 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[17]
Date of birth
April 29, 1931
Date of death
November 3, 2002
Place of birth
Glasgow
Place of death
Peterborough
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[11]
Occupation
singer, banjoist, guitarist, jazz musician, songwriter, composer, musician[12][13]
Educated at
Saint Ambrose College[14]
Award received
Member of the Order of the British Empire[15]
Child
Peter Donegan[10]
Genre
pop music, skiffle[18][19]
Official website
www.lonniedoneganinc.com[30]
Cause of death
myocardial infarction[25]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[35]
Discography
Lonnie Donegan discography[24]
Family name
Donegan[26]
Given name
Anthony, James[27][28]
Instrument
banjo, guitar, voice[32][33][34]
Manner of death
natural causes[31]
Member of
Chris Barber's Jazz Band[16]
Pseudonym
Lonnie Donegan[29]
Record label
Pye Records, Dot Records, Oriole Records, Philips Records[20][21][22][23]
Start of work period
1949[36]
🏷️ Also known as
en Anthony James Donegan en Lonnie Donegan ar لوني دونيغان cs Tony Donegan cs Anthony James Donegan fr Anthony James Donegan he לוני דונגן ja ロニー・ドネガン ko 로니 돈갠 nl Anthony James Donegan ro Anthony James Donegan ru Донеган, Лонни ru Лонни Донеган sv Anthony James Donegan sv Donegan sv Lonnie Donnegan zh 朗尼·唐根 zh 朗尼·多尼根 zh 朗尼·多根
🔖 Identifiers · 67
ISNI
0000000059271746
VIAF cluster ID
73109150
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n95105264
GND ID
134361024, 1253101108
Acharts.co artist ID
lonnie_donegan
Alexander Turnbull Library ID
203091
AllMusic artist ID
mn0000277549
BBC Things ID
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BIBSYS ID
4082374
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
139931705
CINE21 person ID
47758
Classical Archives composer ID
44215
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Cultureel Woordenboek ID
populaire-muziek/lonnie-donegan
DR music artist ID
26158
Deezer artist ID
140715
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
134361024
Discogs artist ID
270088
ELNET ID
a12810320
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Lonnie-Donegan
Europeana entity
agent/base/61135
FAST ID
364222
FamilySearch person ID
LHR1-PTR
Film.ru person ID
lonnie-donegan
Find a Grave memorial ID
6944447
Freebase ID
/m/01270s
GTAA ID
262541
Gazetteer for Scotland person ID
659
Geni profile ID
6000000019327001304
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Lonnie_Donegan
Grove Music Online ID
46266
HAND ID
9B76-31DA-295A-3447-951D
IMDb ID
nm0232396
IdRef ID
250637863
J9U entity ID
987007327442705171
KANTO ID
000186424
Kinobox person ID
853331
Last.fm ID
Lonnie+Donegan
Libraries Australia ID
55138676
Libris-URI
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LyricsTranslate ID
lonnie-donegan-lyrics.html
MusicBrainz artist ID
a021814d-8911-481d-903a-bbbfc6d24068
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000045912
NE.se ID
lonnie-donegan
NL CR AUT ID
xx0039121
NLA Trove people ID
1602042
NUKAT ID
n2022172738
National Discography of Italian Song artist/group ID
4035
National Library of Israel ID (old)
004305527
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:BfGx;=B3
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX1044822
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp58703
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
070546851
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
77381
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095726372
Quora topic ID
Lonnie-Donegan
RILM ID
21513
Rate Your Music artist ID
lonnie_donegan
Rock's Backpages artist ID
lonnie-donegan
SELIBR ID
174745
SNAC ARK ID
w62q0dgx
SVKKL authority ID
0228068-Donegan-Lonnie-19312002
Songkick artist ID
243039
TMDB person ID
1234035
WikiTree person ID
Donegan-233
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/e282e12a-4fd9-41a8-8285-e4b592b1ecd6
ČSFD person ID
504841

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Occupation 5
singer, songwriter, guitarist, jazz musician, banjoist
Mb:composer 4
My Old Man's a Dustman, My Old Man's a Dustman, Norgevisan, Norgevisan
Instrument 3
guitar, banjo, voice
Record label 3
Philips Records, Pye Records, Dot Records
← Performer 3
500 Miles, Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho, It Was a Very Good Year
Genre 2
pop music, skiffle
Given name 2
James, Anthony
Mb:lyricist 2
I'll Never Fall in Love Again, I'll Never Fall in Love Again
Mb:performer of 2
King of Skiffle, The Skiffle Sessions – Live in Belfast 1998
Award received 1
Member of the Order of the British Empire
Cause of death 1
myocardial infarction
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom
Influenced 1
Andy Irvine
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Place of birth 1
Glasgow
Place of death 1
Peterborough
Sex or gender 1
male
← Recorded participant 1
The Compleat Beatles
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Summary

Lonnie Donegan was born on April 29, 1931[1], in Glasgow[2]. He died on November 3, 2002[3], in Peterborough[4]. He worked as a singer[5], banjoist[6], guitarist[7], jazz musician[8], and songwriter[9].

Why It Matters

Lonnie Donegan has been cited as an influence by Andy Irvine[37], a mandolinist[38], b. 1942[39], of Ireland[40].

FAQs

Where was Lonnie Donegan born?

Lonnie Donegan was born in Glasgow[2].

Where did Lonnie Donegan die?

Lonnie Donegan passed away in Peterborough[4].

What did Lonnie Donegan do for work?

Lonnie Donegan worked as a singer[5], banjoist[6], guitarist[7], jazz musician[8], and songwriter[9].

Where did Lonnie Donegan go to school?

Lonnie Donegan was educated at Saint Ambrose College[14].

What awards did Lonnie Donegan receive?

Honors received include Member of the Order of the British Empire[15].

Who did Lonnie Donegan influence?

Lonnie Donegan has been cited as an influence by Andy Irvine[37].

Related Entities

Philips Records United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  3. [17] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  12. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  24. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 9d ago · Nicereddy · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Deezer artist ID → 140715
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  2. 24d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National Library of Lithuania ID → LNB:BfGx;=B3
    RILM ID → 21513
    HAND ID → 9B76-31DA-295A-3447-951D
    CINE21 person ID → 47758
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    "Changed claim references: Place of birth: Glasgow, source for place of birth from Store norske leksikon (OKA bot task 2)"
  3. 18w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    GND ID → 134361024, 1253101108
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  4. 21w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SVKKL authority ID → 0228068-Donegan-Lonnie-19312002
    "Created claim: SVKKL authority ID: 0228068-Donegan-Lonnie-19312002, batch #259494"
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