I only saw the Sunshine band once They were backing Donnegan. Times must have been hard cos they were playing in an old school gym - completely cavernous room, and they had this crappy little Carlsboro PA that went out with the ark. The room was literally eating them soundwise.

You couldn't hear Lonnie's voice, the brass and clarinets seemed to have louder mikes that Lonnies.

My chief memory of the gig was that I was bale to buy a double album for my brother in law who's a Donnegan aficianado, but had been searching fruitlessly for years for Sally Don't You Grieve Over Me.

Lonnie was a little guy and I remember him being stopped on the way to the bogs to sign some old ep records one of which was Lonnies Skiffle Cellar. He was very polite and friendly to his fans.