Skiffle was what he made into a craze: what was important was that the craze turned a generation on to guitars, folk and blues.Which led to The Stones and the Beatles, not to mention our folk revival and the influence that had on Dylan. So even in America youve felt what Donegan did, even if you never heard it and never played skiffle. Mind you, Stan Freburg was on to Lonnie early, and parodied his version of Rock island Line.