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Lonnie Donegan

  1. ARock island line
  2. B(BobSharples)Portuguese washerwoman
Label
Decca
Catalogue number
POPE7048
Genre
Skiffle
Format
78rpm shellac disc, 10 inch unless noted
Reference
#19034

Lonnie Donegan recorded 'Rock Island Line' and 'Portuguese Washerwoman' for Decca POPE7048. Donegan was the British skiffle pioneer who brought folk-based, acoustic-guitar-driven rock to the UK charts in the mid-1950s; 'Rock Island Line' was one of his signature recordings and a major hit in 1956. This is a landmark record of British popular music.

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