King of Skiffle

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King of Skiffle
Compilation album by Lonnie Donegan
Released	April 11, 2000
Genre	skiffle
Label	Castle Records
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Muleskinner Blues (1999)	King of Skiffle (2000)	This Y'ere The Story (2000)

The King of Skiffle is a musical album by Lonnie Donegan (one of the most famous skiffle musicians). A CD version of the album was released in the UK February 18, 1998 by Castle Music.

The first single from the album that was released was a version of Leadbelly's "Rock Island Line". It was the first debut record to go gold in Britain, and reached the top ten in the United States.

One of the songs, "My Old Man's a Dustman", hit #1 on the UK pop music chart in April 1960. It was ranked #29 on the "Top 100 Hits of 1960" chart from Canadian top-40 radio station CHUM-AM. The song is popular today as a mobile phone ring tone.

The other main hits from the album are "Cumberland Gap" and "Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavour on the Bedpost Over Night?" The latter was featured decades later in the Dr. Demento radio program, a show specializing in novelty songs. The song appears on the Dr. Demento 20th anniversary two-disc set.

[edit] Complete track list

1. "Rock Island Line"
2. "Jack O Diamonds"
3. "Tom Dooley"
4. "Putting On The Style"
5. "I'm Alabammy Bound"
6. "Wabash Cannonball"
7. "Wreck Of The Old 97"
8. "The Battle Of New Orleans"
9. "Bring A Little Water Sylvie"
10. "Nobody Loves Like An Irishman"
11. "Michael Row the Boat Ashore"
12. "Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavour (On The Bedpost Over Night?)"
13. "My Old Man's A Dustman"
14. "Cumberland Gap"
15. "Don't You Rock Me Daddy-O"
16. "Grand Coulee Dam"
17. "Have A Drink On Me"
18. "Gamblin' Man"
19. "Nobody's Child"