Lonnie Donegan
Anthony James Donegan, known as Lonnie Donegan, was a British skiffle singer, songwriter and musician, referred to as the "King of Skiffle", who influenced 1960s British pop and rock musicians. Born in Scotland and brought up in England, Donegan began his career in the British trad jazz revival but transitioned to skiffle in the mid-1950s, rising to prominence with a hit recording of the American folk song "Rock Island Line" which helped spur the broader UK skiffle movement.
29 April 1931
Born on the same birth date (29 April 1931): Chris Pearson (politician) • Frank Auerbach
Born on the same birth day (29 April): Alexander II of Russia • God Shammgod • Jean-Baptiste Jourdan • Jim Ryun • Paul Holmes (broadcaster) • Samuel Turell Armstrong
Born in the same month (April 1931): Abdelhamid Kermali • Bridget Riley • Dan Gurney • David Shepherd (artist) • Geoffrey Dalton • Igor Oistrakh • James Dickens • John Buchanan (Canadian politician) • Keith Hitchins • Kenneth Bloomfield • Michael Allenby, 3rd Viscount Allenby • Paul Masnick • Ram Dass • Walter Stewart (journalist) • William Bast