Lonnie Donegan Tribute / Germany

Subject: Lonnie Donegan Tribute / Germany
From: GUEST,Lutz Eikelmann
Date: 16 Aug 03 - 02:31 PM

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

Subject: RE: Lonnie Donegan Tribute / Germany
From: alanabit
Date: 16 Aug 03 - 03:59 PM

Hi,which city in Germany is that?

Subject: RE: Lonnie Donegan Tribute / Germany
From: Roger the Skiffler
Date: 17 Aug 03 - 03:13 AM

Verry interesting.

Great to hear Dickie Bishop is still performing.

RtS

Subject: RE: Lonnie Donegan Tribute / Germany
From: GUEST,Lutz Eikelmann
Date: 17 Aug 03 - 02:51 PM

Our recording-studio for the Lonnie Donegan Tribute Production is the BMB-Studio, Metzer Str.27 in 45139 Essen, Germany. Essen is a big town of the Ruhr Area.

Subject: RE: Lonnie Donegan Tribute / Germany
From: GUEST,Lutz Eikelmann
Date: 17 Aug 03 - 03:01 PM

Dickie Bishop had retired in the late 90s, but has become active again in performing, recording and song-writing. We recorded our first CD "No Other Baby" in July 2000 ( release 2001 ) and Dickie was guest vocalist on my CD "The July Sessions", too, singing quite a few jazz numbers along with Ian Wheeler, Sonny Morris, Ray Smith and my Jazzband.
In 2002 the british label Upbeat released the CD "Sonny Morris & Friends in Germany with Lutz Eikelmann" ( URCD-181 ) which includes the following numbers featuring Dickie Bishop with lead vocals: All The Girls Go Crazy, The Glory Of Love, When You Wore A Tulip, Lord Lord Lord You´ve Sure Been Good To Me and two Skiffle numbers, Gypsy Davy & Keep Your Hands Off Her.
If anybody is interested in the repertory of our NO OTHER BABY - CD, this is it:
01. I Saw The Light
02. Jesse James
03. When I Leave The World Behind ***
04. Keep Your Hands Off Her
05. Gypsy Davy
06. No Other Baby
07. Where Could I Go
08. I Shall Not Be Moved
09. When I Move To The Sky ***
10. Please Remember Me
11. Skip To My Lou
12. Lord, Lord, Lord, You´ve Sure Been Good To Me ***
13. Big Grand Coulee Dam
14. If Those Lips Could Only Speak
15. Gimme More Of That Beer ***

*** All numbers featuring Dickie´s lead vocals, but these *** are not together with my Skiffle group, but with my jazzband.

On May 10th, 2003, Dickie was live on air at Radio Merseyside / UK and some of his recordings of the 50s were broadcasted between the live interviews as well as some of our recordings of 2000, too.

Subject: RE: Lonnie Donegan Tribute / Germany
From: GUEST,Lutz Eikelmann
Date: 17 Aug 03 - 03:15 PM

contact for further informations of the Tribute

Subject: RE: Lonnie Donegan Tribute / Germany
From: Roger the Skiffler
Date: 18 Aug 03 - 09:30 AM

Thanks, Lutz, I'll look out for those CDs.

RtS

Subject: RE: Lonnie Donegan Tribute / Germany
From: GUEST,Lutz Eikelmann
Date: 18 Aug 03 - 06:55 PM

Are you from UK, Roger? Then I can tell you how to get these CDs through Upbeat, Jazz Jerry or Ray Smith Jazz Unlimited.

Subject: RE: Lonnie Donegan Tribute / Germany
From: Roger the Skiffler
Date: 19 Aug 03 - 03:55 AM

Yes, I am, Lutz. I've bookmarked websites for Upbeat and Ray Smith, thanks.
Keep on skiffling!

RtS
(only a bad washboard & kazoo player)

Subject: RE: Lonnie Donegan Tribute / Germany
From: GUEST,Lutz Eikelmann
Date: 19 Aug 03 - 05:16 PM

Ok, Roger.

Oh, I remember that kazoo and washboard were my early instruments, too. I "stole" the washboard in summer 1981 from my grandma ( I was just 14 years old then ), and I did my first professional recording on that washboard later in November 1990. We recorded in my first official recording session 4 Dixieland tracks for a Music cassette for children --- "Papa & die Babybande" = Papa & The Baby Gang --- which was very successful in Germany in the early 90s and sold many, many thousand times. We got paid a fixed studio fee, no royalties, but that doesn´t matter ... I think it was important for our latest traditional jazz revival, too ...

I Love Jazz --- official website of Lutz Eikelmann

Subject: RE: Lonnie Donegan Tribute / Germany
From: GUEST,Warren James
Date: 19 Aug 03 - 05:45 PM

Helllllo message board. Greetings fans, Whats a priveledge to be an English speaking man in Germany (quite embaressing really) but i'm learning. The CD is wonderful - I have heard all the rough mixes of diffrent songs for the CD I exagerate not "THEY ARE AMAZING" like myself "The Twins" are young creative and we bounced off each other so well. Myself and Benny (Bunny) smoked a little to much. But we all had fun. A few days were hot (weather wise) so we were all very tired but we worked hard. EVERYONE MUST SEND POSOTIVE VIBES TO US!!!! Guten abend.

Warren James

Subject: RE: Lonnie Donegan Tribute / Germany
From: GUEST,John Cayus
Date: 20 Aug 03 - 06:22 AM

could you please tell me about the other artists who will record for the tribute album soon?

Subject: RE: Lonnie Donegan Tribute / Germany
From: GUEST,Lutz Eikelmann
Date: 20 Aug 03 - 06:34 AM

We will let you know, John, ok? ;-)

Subject: RE: Lonnie Donegan Tribute / Germany
From: GUEST,Lutz Eikelmann
Date: 20 Aug 03 - 03:54 PM

Please visit www.paullegan.com & www.warrenjames.net

Subject: RE: Lonnie Donegan Tribute / Germany
From: GUEST
Date: 21 Aug 03 - 03:36 AM

Paul Leegan is playing the Sun Inn, Beverley, UK on Sunday Nov. 23rd

www.suninnbeverley.co.uk

Subject: RE: Lonnie Donegan Tribute / Germany
From: greg stephens
Date: 21 Aug 03 - 04:48 AM

Keep up the good work.This thread is very cheering. Can someone tell us what the German for washboard is,please?

Subject: RE: Lonnie Donegan Tribute / Germany
From: GUEST,Lutz Eikelmann
Date: 21 Aug 03 - 05:39 AM

Yes, of course:

washboard = Waschbrett
washboards = Waschbretter

I have an interesting link for you: www.waschbretter.de

Subject: RE: Lonnie Donegan Tribute / Germany
From: greg stephens
Date: 21 Aug 03 - 08:11 AM

Thanks,Lutz. Any time you're in the UK, come and visit in Stoke and we'll go out and sing Rock Island Line, Stackolee etc with a few of the old skifflers round here. My first faltering step in the move from 78s to more modern technology involved an EP featuring Dick Bishop, which I still have,luckily(a lot of my old records seem to have vanished).

Subject: RE: Lonnie Donegan Tribute / Germany
From: greg stephens
Date: 21 Aug 03 - 08:18 AM

Lutz: why not join up as a member, then I can send you PMs with endless reminiscences of skiffle groups. I haf vays of making you bored!

Subject: RE: Lonnie Donegan Tribute / Germany
From: greg stephens
Date: 21 Aug 03 - 08:28 AM

And another thing. This thread seems a good place to remind people of a very important 50th anniversary which will soon be on us. On July 13,1954, the immortal Lonnie recorded Rock Island Line, therby precipitating a musical and lifestyle revolution whose ripples spread a very long way from London and are still rolling on todsy.
The record didnt become a hit and start influencing a lot of people till 1956, but 1954 was when it first came out. And all done with a guitar, a washboard and a double bass(not,as myth would have it, a tea-chest bass).
    So,start planning your skiffle festivals now!

Subject: RE: Lonnie Donegan Tribute / Germany
From: GUEST,Lutz Eikelmann
Date: 21 Aug 03 - 11:27 AM

Good ideas, Greg! I will take care about becoming a member after Sunday - but today, tomorrow and on Saturday I will be very busy.

Subject: RE: Lonnie Donegan Tribute / Germany
From: Fatboysteve
Date: 22 Aug 03 - 08:00 AM

I am Steve, the landlord of the Sun Inn, Beverley. We have been supporting folk and acoustic music since taking over the pub in March 2002 - every Sunday night we book live acoustic acts to play free for the customers. We have some skiffle acts already but I am keen to put on a regular skiffle night on a Wednesday and need to contact more performers for this. Do any of you have contacts for skiffle acts that we could get in touch with? If you look on our website - www.suninnbeverley.co.uk you will see that we have the Doghouse Skiffle Group on every six weeks or so, we have "Kick n Rush" booked and also Paul Leegan in November.

Steve

Subject: RE: Lonnie Donegan Tribute / Germany
From: Wotcha
Date: 22 Aug 03 - 11:14 AM

Steve,

Welcome to Mudcat! I breezed through your fine pub in January while enroute to Harrogate -- I was the pseudo American who sang a couple of songs at the tail end of the Sunday night session (as I remember you had one local dissenter who didn't appreciate the circle getting in his way to the bar ...). May have to drop by again sometime.

Cheers,

Brian

Subject: RE: Lonnie Donegan Tribute / Germany
From: GUEST,Lutz Eikelmann
Date: 23 Aug 03 - 07:50 AM

Steve,

we have a Skiffle act together with Dickie Bishop called `DICKIE BISHOP & HIS NEW SIDEKICKS´ ( regarding to his 1950s Skiffle Group ) in Germany, but I do not know if it would be possible to arrange a UK visit for this group including
Dickie Bishop ( gtr & leadvoc )
Bastian Korn ( pno & backvoc )
Michael Minholz ( leadgtr & mdl )
Robert Maruhn ( bluesharp, gtr & mdl )
Lutz Eikelmann ( b )
Benny Korn ( dms, wb & backvoc )
If you would know the right agencies for arranging a UK tour, we would like to visit your place, too.
e-mail: [e-mail]

Lutz Eikelmann

Subject: RE: Lonnie Donegan Tribute / Germany
From: GUEST,Hi Folks!
Date: 24 Aug 03 - 07:38 AM

Have a nice day and a drink on Lon!

Subject: RE: Lonnie Donegan Tribute / Germany
From: GUEST,Allright
Date: 25 Aug 03 - 02:36 AM

Have a drink on him!

Subject: RE: Lonnie Donegan Tribute / Germany
From: GUEST,Lutz Eikelmann
Date: 27 Aug 03 - 03:33 AM

You can find some photographs of the last recordings on Warren James´website www.warrenjames.net in his online gallery.