That´s right. The Skiffle stereotypes of teachest-bass etc. have nothing to do with Lonnie´s music. And let´s not forget, almost all other Skiffle recording artists of those days didn´t use a tea-chest. Chas McDevitt, Vipers, Ken Colyer, Bob Cort, all used a double-bass, and Dickie Bishop & His Sidekicks played with electric bass ( and occasionally tuba ).

I agree, Roger, somehow Lonnie had not competitors, it were different "worlds" between him and others. Although I like very much what the others ( please see above ) did, nobody´s recordings have thrilled me like Lonnie´s did and still do. He was really unique.

I appreciate his professionalism, too, I do very much. And on the few occasions we play Skiffle today ( as professional jazzmen ) we tried to work on the highest possible quality standards, too. Of course, it is fun to use a Kazoo or Tea-Chest occasionally during a jam on a private party, a barbecue or wherever, but in concert and in a recording-studio I prefer the professional side of Skiffle as represented by Lon.
Not everyone likes that, I know, for example a british reviewer wrote this month about my CD "Remembering Lonnie Donegan" that "Over-Amplification" ( he probably means the use of electric lead guitars in 60% of the songs ) has nothing to do with Skiffle & Lonnie Donegan. Well, I agree that electric guitars are not necessary in common Skiffle bands, but it was not Lutz Eikelmann, but Lonnie Donegan who invented them in Skiffle in 1957 and used them until the end of his career. So don´t blame me!

If I would ever work on Ken Colyer Skiffle tributes, I will never use an electric guitar in the line-up, but it is definetly right in the Lonnie context.