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Thread #62157   Message #1003266
Posted By: GUEST,Lutz Eikelmann
16-Aug-03 - 02:31 PM
Thread Name: Lonnie Donegan Tribute / Germany
Subject: Lonnie Donegan Tribute / Germany
After Lonnie died in November 2002 we started the Lonnie Donegan Tribute Production in Germany in January 2003. There have been some songs recorded:

January / February 2003:
I´ve Got Rocks In My Bed ( recorded by german pop group THE TWINS together with horns of dutch Jazzband DIXIELAND CRACKERJACKS & german jazzband LUTZEMANN´S JATZKAPELLE )
Waltz For Lonnie ( recorded by THE TWINS & LUTZ EIKELMANN )

April 2003, featured singer Lonnie´s old mate Dickie Bishop:
New York Town ( recorded by THE TWINS, LUTZ EIKELMANN & DICKIE BISHOP )
Sally Don´t You Grieve ( recorded by THE TWINS, LUTZ EIKELMANN & DICKIE BISHOP )
Can´t You Line´em ( recorded by THE TWINS, LUTZ EIKELMANN & DICKIE BISHOP )

August 2003, featured singer Paul Leegan, since 1997 the leadsinger of the official Lonnie Donegan Tribute Band:
Rock Island Line ( recorded by THE TWINS, LUTZ EIKELMANN, WARREN JAMES & PAUL LEEGAN )
Battle Of New Orleans ( recorded by THE TWINS, LUTZ EIKELMANN, WARREN JAMES & PAUL LEEGAN )
Frankie And Johnny ( recorded by THE TWINS, LUTZ EIKELMANN, WARREN JAMES & PAUL LEEGAN )
Puttin´ On The Style ( recorded by THE TWINS, LUTZ EIKELMANN, WARREN JAMES & PAUL LEEGAN )

August 2003, featured singer Warren James:
EXPRESS LINE 56 ( recorded by THE TWINS, LUTZ EIKELMANN & WARREN JAMES )

Other recording-sessions are planned in the next few month with various well-known artists from UK - you will be surprised ;-)

Soon we will bring a website online with regular updates so you could follow the developement of the production.

Lutz Eikelmann, co-producer / supervisor & musical director
Germany