Lonnie Donegan MBE

Lonnie Donegan (29/4/1931 - 3/11/2002) was born Anthony James Donegan in Glasgow, he moved to London at an early age after his parents divorced.  

Inspired by blues music and New Orleans Jazz he heard on the radio he bought his first guitar at the age of 14.  He was the first person in Britain to become famous for playing skiffle.  In 1955 he recorded 'Rock Island Line' with Chris Barber's Jazz Band.  It was a huge hit in 1956.  It was the first debut record in Britain to go gold and reached the top ten in the States.  He had three UK number ones and numerous top ten hits in the '50s and '60s, including, 'Does Your Chewing Gum Lose It's Flavour?', 'Cumberland Gap' and 'My Old Man's A Dustman'.  Midway through a UK tour Lonnie unfortunately died in 2002 aged 71.

This replica of a Volkswagen Transporter by Oxford Die cast is model VW017 and is a limited edition of 2000 models.

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