More Than 'Pye In The Sky' [Box set, Import]

Lonnie Donegan | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 28, 1999)
• Number of Discs: 8
• Format: Box set, Import
• Note on Boxed Sets: During shipping, discs in boxed sets occasionally become dislodged without damage. Please examine and play these discs. If you are not completely satisfied, we'll refund or replace your purchase.
• Label: Bear Family
• ASIN: B0000282UF
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #874,688 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Frankie and Johnny

2. How Long, How Long Blues

3. Wabash Cannonball

4. I'm a Ramblin' Man

5. I'm Alabammy Bound

See all 24 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavour On the Bedpost Overnight

2. Kevin Barry

3. My Only Son Was Killed in Dublin (The Dying Rebel)

4. Chesapeake Bay

5. Ace in the Hole

See all 26 tracks on this disc

Disc: 3

1. The Comancheros

2. The Party's Over

3. Over the Rainbow

4. I'll Never Fall in Love Again

5. It Was a Very Good Year

See all 28 tracks on this disc

Disc: 4

1. Lemon Tree

2. 500 Miles Away from Home

3. Cajun Joe (The Bully of the Bayou)

4. Fisherman's Luck

5. Louisiana Man

See all 29 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

(8-CD LP-sized box set with 60-page book, 299 tracks) Skiffle was a phenomenon; Lonnie Donegan was a phenomenon. For many it was one and the same, until rock 'n' roll killed skiffle - and Lonnie became a legend in the British music scene. This comprehensive CD box tells the whole story of Lonnie with Decca and Pye in the years from 1954 to 1966. Lonnie's own collection of demos and radio presentations rounds out the 209 songs in this box. These recordings changed the face of popular music in England. From the ground-breaking Rock Island Line to the triumphant World Cup Willie, here you will find all the hits and misses, along with rare and unreleased tracks! Donegan may have been the big star of skiffle, but he continued to develop his own style and picked up some excellent pop and country songs that are also included on this box. The edition also provides a detailed discography, a biography, dozens of beautiful photos and other memorabilia, as well as an in-depth interview with Lonnie Donegan himself.