Lonnie Donegan | Rock Island Line (1955)

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Lonnie Donegan | Rock Island Line (1955)

"Rock Island Line" (Roud 15211) is an American folk song about the railroad of the same name. The song was originally sung as a spiritual by slaves on the plantations of the Mississippi River Valley and was first transcribed as a folk song in 1929

Lonnie Donegan's recording, released as a single in late 1955, signaled the start of the UK skiffle craze. This recording featured Donegan, Chris Barber on double bass and Beryl Bryden on washboard. The Acoustic Music organization makes this comment about Donegan's version. "It flew up the English charts. Donegan had synthesized American Southern Blues with simple acoustic instruments: acoustic guitar, washtub bass and washboard rhythm.

The new style was called 'Skiffle' .... and referred to music from people with little money for instruments. The new style captivated an entire generation of post-war youth in England."

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