LONNIE DONEGAN PICTURE GALLERY

Lonnie on stage with Big Bill Broonzy 1955

Lonnie and his group performing "San Miguel" for the ITV television programme "STARTIME". This was shot at "The Hackney Empire" on 19th November 1959.

Lonnie shares a microphone with his guitarist Les Bennetts.

Lonnie with a backdrop of his singles. Some of these old Pye Nixa 78 records were uniquely made of vinyl.

Lonnie relaxing at home with his Stan Francis 12 string guitar. Lonnie let me play this guitar when I met him with Guys n' Dolls in 1977.
It was a bit of a beast to play but sounded great.

A Christmas message to the fans 1958.
l. to r Lonnie, Nick Nicholls, Les Bennetts, Peter Huggett.

Lonnie and group performing "My Old Man's a Dustman" in Pantomime. Nottingham. January 1961.

Lonnie and band on stage in the 1960s.
Unusually Les Bennetts is playing a Fender Stratocaster.

Lonnie and band on a TV show in the 1970s

Lonnie and band live on stage with Jimmiy Currie on guitar and Micky Ashman on bass so this must be around 1957

Lonnie and his group on "Sunday Night at the London Palladium" in 1957. The only photo I have ever seen with Jimmy Currie playing a  Hofner Guitar.