Lonnie Donegan is the stage name of Anthony James Donegan. He was a British singer, songwriter and musician and is revered as the King of Skiffle. He greatly influenced many famous 1960s British pop musicians. The Guinness Book of British Hit Singles & Albums states that Donegan was "Britain's most successful and influential recording artist before The Beatles". He had 31 UK Top 30 single hits, 24 being successive and three being number ones. He was the first British male singer to score 2 U.S. Top 10 hits. Donegan received an Ivor Novello lifetime achievement award in 1997 and in 2000 he was made an MBE. 

April 29th, 1931 in Glasgow as Anthony James Donegan  /  Died:   Nov 3rd, 2002 - heart attack