Each of those was a success, and eventually "Rock Island Line" came up as a 45 rpm release. WebListen to Lonnie Donegan in unlimited on Qobuz and buy the albums in Hi-Res 24-Bit for an unequalled sound quality. Donegan and his band essentially played live in the studio (there was virtually no overdubbing in those days), but the best record of their sound comes from a concert recorded at London's Conway Hall on January 25, 1957, which was later released by Pye. The story goes that the host at the concert got the musicians' names confused, calling them "Tony Johnson" and "Lonnie Donegan", and Donegan was happy to keep the name. It was catchy, earthy, even bluesy (after a fashion) American music played in a way that the British kids could master without an enormous amount of trouble -- a guitar or two, and maybe a banjo, an upright bass (or even one made from a washtub or tea chest, a broom handle, and a piece of rope), and a washboard-and-thimble for percussion. WebMore Than "Pye in the Sky" Review. His taste in jazz went toward Louis Armstrong and Gene Krupa. Putting On The Style Donegan and his band eventually hooked back up with his old friend Chris Barber, who'd kept his band going throughout the previous two years, and eventually Barber and Donegan linked up with fellow jazzman Ken Colyer, into a kind of supergroup led by Colyer. It was through BBC broadcasts around 1946 that Donegan first started learning to play songs like "Frankie and Johnny," "Putting on the Style," and "House of the Rising Sun." John Cole - Harmonica 1958 The album, New Orleans Joy, featured songs representative of the group's live set, including a selection from Donegan's skiffle repertory -- the skiffle group, consisting of Donegan, Barber on bass, and their friend Beryl Bryden playing rhythm on washboard, recorded its vocal numbers only after arguing vociferously with the Decca producer, who wanted an instrumental number. The man extending the invitation was Chris Barber, himself an aspiring young jazzman. His bluff didn't work but the mix of personalities did, and he was in Barber's first band. The next month he was at Abbey Road Studios in London cutting a song for EMI's Columbia label. The name "skiffle" was hung on this music as a way of referring to it on the group's posters. Among the many tens of thousands of British teens he inspired were members of the Beatles, Gerry & the Pacemakers, and the Searchers. Mickey Ashman - Bass 1956 The Federation had brought the two over to England in defiance of a Musicians' Union ban on all foreign performers and needed a non-union band like Donegan's to play support for the two guests. Lonnie Donegan remains a beloved pioneer of English rock & roll, and the king of skiffle. Gamblin' Man (number three and number five in the U.S.) all in less than three years -- thousands of skiffle groups were springing up all over England. He moved with his mother to London at an early age, after his parents divorced. Donegan had never even held a banjo before but agreed to come to the audition, then bought a banjo and tried to fake his way through the try-out. (number three and number five in the U.S.) all in less than three years -- thousands of skiffle groups were springing up all over England. Suddenly, his manager was getting offers of $1500 a week for concert appearances in cities from Cleveland to New York -- that in a day when $800 was a year's wage in England to people of Donegan's generation. Jim Currie - Guitars, Vocals 1957 WebLonnie made his chart debut in January 1956 with Rock Island Line. New artists, most notably Tommy Steele and, later, Cliff Richard, started out playing skiffle music and put their own stamp on the material before moving on to other sounds. 2020, Rock - Released by Castle Communications on 1 sep. 2016, Folk - Released by Before 1962 Recordings on 17 sep. 2020, Rock - Released by Vantage Music on 4 okt. Decca gave up on Donegan soon after, believing that skiffle was a flash-in-the-pan fad. The Chris Barber Jazz Band had not played before 60,000 people in their whole history, and a phenomenon was obviously afoot. The Ken Colyer Jazzmen, as they were called, specialized in Dixieland jazz, and built a formidable reputation, their shows popular in every club they played. Donegan and his band eventually hooked back up with his old friend Chris Barber, who'd kept his band going throughout the previous two years, and eventually Barber and Donegan linked up with fellow jazzman Ken Colyer, into a kind of supergroup led by Colyer. You can search for tracks and LP's by title. Best British musicians before the Beatles? Dead or Alive, SESSION: August 22/23, 1956 Lonnie Donegan remains a beloved pioneer of English rock & roll, and the king of skiffle. Leinemann's Potatoes 8. In 1949, he was drafted into the British Army. Anthony James Donegan MBE (29 April 1931 3 November 2002), known as Lonnie Donegan, was a British skiffle singer, songwriter and musician, referred to as the "King of Skiffle", who influenced 1960s British pop and rock musicians. While Donegan was racking up hits -- "Bring a Little Water, Sylvie" (number seven), "Don't You Rock Me, Daddy-O" (number four), "Cumberland Gap (number six), and "Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavor On the Bedpost Overnight?" WebLonnie Donegan & His Skiffle Group albums and discography on AllMusic including all best, old, and new album information. Donegan was suddenly a star, with a public that wanted more music from him. He was an actor and composer, known for. Additionally, Donegan was extremely charismatic as a performer, and not just within the context of his time -- he would have found some kind of audience at almost any point in the 1950s in England. Two tracks were omitted from the original recording. 2, Shes Got A Sugar Lip (mistake on LP - should be Sals) My Dixie DarlingHam N EggsLivelyStewballFort Worth JailDead Or AliveSally Dont You GrieveChesapeakeBayIt Takes A Worried ManLost JohnIm Just A Rolling StoneAunt RhodyRock O My SoulThe Golden VanityCorrina CorrinaSeven Golden DaffodilsLumberedA Very Good Year, Come To Australia (Great Uncle Alberts Dead), LPS FEATURING LONNIE - Lonnie tracks only, Traditional Jazz At The Royal Festival Hall, Have Tartan Will Travel (Clyde Valley Stompers), On both of these tracks Lonnie Duets with singer Fiona, Barber, Bilk & Bechet With Lonnie Donegan, This is such a great album all tracks listed, Dont You Rock Me Daddy-O (spelt on cover Daddio), http://lonniedonegan.webs.com/eptracklistings.htm, LP TRACK LISTING FOR EP's GO TO BOTTOM OF PAGE. Heart surgery in 1992 slowed Donegan down again, but by the end of the year he was touring once again with Chris Barber. The version of Leroy Carr's "How Long, How Long Blues" is almost as much a jazz piece as a blues workout, with guitarist Denny Wright subbing on the piano. He began playing guitar around London, and going to the small jazz clubs springing up around the city. The family, which moved to East London in 1933, had no desire to see him go into a dead-end profession. above March 1958 sessions, Pye Studios, London, Baby Don't You Know That's Love unissued CD3, c.October 1958 poss Pye Studios, London (Les Bennetts, gtr), Lonnie's Skiffle Party - Pt.1 N 15165 CD3, Bewildered ("Relax with Lonnie") NEP 24107 CD3, c.November 1958 Scottish TV Studios, Glasgow, Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavour N 15181, P 2042107 CD4, My Only Son Was Killed In Dublin (Dying Rebel) unissued CD4, Battle Of New Orleans ("ruddy British") N 15206 LD2, Battle Of New Orleans ("bloomin' British") N 15206 CD4, c. early September, 1959 Royal Aquarium, Great Yarmouth, September 10/11, 1959 Pye Studios, London (Clyde Valley Stompers), October 22, 1959 Pye Studios, London ("Lonnie Rides Again"), Talking Guitar Blues (British version) N 15237 CD4, c.February 1960 Gaumont Cinema, Doncaster, My Old Man's A Dustman (alt) Polydor 2042 107 LD8, March 5, 1960 New York City ("Yankee Doodle Donegan"), Nobody Understands Me NEP 24127, Atl 2063 CD5, March 10, 1960 New York City (George Barnes, gtr), Sorry, But I'm Gonna Have To Pass NEP 24127, Atl 2123 CD5, Black Cat (Crossed My Path Today) N 15312 CD5, c.August 1961 Winter Gardens Pavilion Theatre, Blackpool, I'll Never Fall In Love Again N 15446 CD6, I'll Never Fall In Love Again (alt) unissued CD6, c.May 1962 Pye Studios, London ("Sing Hallelujah") (Denny Wright, gtr), Good News, Chariot's A'Comin' NPL 18073 CD6, Noah Found Grace In The Eyes Of The Lord " CD6, c.November 1962 poss Brighton, Sussex (w. Max Miller), Cajun Joe (The Bully of the Bayou) (F639) Hick 1345 CD7, Fisherman's Luck (F640) N 15679, Hick 1267 CD7, Louisiana Man (F641) N 15893, Hick 1299 CD7, Interstate Forty (alt) (F642) NPL 18126 CD7, There's A Big Wheel (F644) N 15679, Hick 1267 CD7, Lovey Told Me Goodbye (F647) Hick 1299 CD7, c. early 1965 IBC or Marquee Studios, London ("The Folk Album"), Where In This World Are We Going " , N 15993 CD7, c.June 1965 IBC or Marquee Studios, London, c.October 1966 poss London (Joe Brown, bjo), Who Knows Where The Time Goes " ,F12984 LD1, Come To Australia (Great Uncle Albert Is Dead) Intercord 145001 LP, Jump Down, Turn Around (Pick A Bale of Cotton) Ariola 12604 LD5, 1974 Peer Studios, Hamburg, Germany ("Lonnie Donegan Meets Leinemann"), Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavour " LP, 1975 Peer Southern Studio ("Lonnie Donegan Meets Leinemann - Country Roads"), 1975 Bonn, Germany (Chris Barber Great Reunion Concert), June 5, 1975 Fairford Hall, Croydon ("The Great Reunion Album"), Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavour Intercord 145 001 LP, Hit Me Across The Head With A Spoon Mama " LP, March 2, 1977 Air Recording Studios, Oxford St., London (Wrigley's Jingles), 1981 ("The Shakin' Pyramids & Lonnie Donegan" EP), June 5, 1981 ("Lonnie Donegan Jubilee Concert"), 1984 ("Hooked On Number Ones - 100 Non-stop Hits"), 1987 (Monty Sunshine - "Mama Don't Allow"), Ma, He's Making Eyes At Me Pinorrekk HB-P-7012, Issued 1998 ("Muleskinner Blues") (with Van Morrison *), This album was originally called Rock Island Line Rolls On. He got something more valuable from it than money, however, for "Rock Island Line" was credited to "The Lonnie Donegan Skiffle Group." WebLonnie Donegan Pop - Released by Castle Communications on 1/01/1985 16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo Starting at $117.99 My Old Man's A Dustman - The Singles As & Bs 1954 - 1961 Lonnie Donegan Vocal Music (Secular and Sacred) - Released by Jasmine Records on 10/12/2012 16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo Starting at $18.99 Cumberland Gap It seemed to fit, and it caught on; the Ken Colyer Jazzmen became almost as popular for Donegan's between-set skiffle songs as they were for their Dixieland music. Is Elvis Presley now irrelevant as an influence. Decca dropped Donegan thereafter, but within a month he was at the Abbey Road Studios in London recording for EMI's Columbia label. And he did it in 1954, before Elvis was known anywhere outside of Memphis and before Bill Haley was perceived as anything but a Western swing novelty act. Frankie and Johnny 5. Gloryland 7. The album sold 60,000 copies in its first month of release, a huge number in England at that time for a debut album by a homegrown jazz group. He was successful enough, however, to be brought over to America to appear on the Perry Como Show, followed by an appearance on the Paul Winchell Show. It was catchy, earthy, even bluesy (after a fashion) American music played in a way that the British kids could master without an enormous amount of trouble -- a guitar or two, and maybe a banjo, an upright bass (or even one made from a washtub or tea chest, a broom handle, and a piece of rope), and a washboard-and-thimble for percussion. The Chris Barber Jazz Band, as they became known, were popular enough to justify the recording of an album for Britain's Decca Records label. Diggin My Potatoes / Bury My Body (1956) . The three laid down four or five songs while the producer was away, and one of the songs chosen from among those five for the album was "Rock Island Line." Carter's "Wabash Cannonball." He might've continued touring the United States but for the fact he got lonely (his wife and newborn child were brought over), and that "Lost John" had reached number two in England. He first became interested in the guitar at age nine, but it was to be another five years before he took matters into his own hands and bought his first guitar for 12.50 (about $70 American in those days). Read Full Biography Overview Biography Lonnie Donegan remains a beloved pioneer of English rock & roll, and the king of skiffle. Me and Bobby McGee 9. Ive Got Rocks In My Bed. Subscription from $10.83/month The single had a 22-week run on the English charts, peaking at number eight. The man extending the invitation was Chris Barber, himself an aspiring young jazzman. Carter's "Wabash Cannonball." Stewball Listen to Lonnie Donegan in unlimited on Qobuz and buy the albums in Hi-Res 24-Bit for an unequalled sound quality. He continued to record sporadically during the '60s, including some sessions at Hickory Records in Nashville with Charlie McCoy, Floyd Cramer, and the Jordanaires, but after 1964, he was primarily occupied as a producer for most of the decade at Pye Records. They found the record's rhythm to be infectious and its sound alluring in a way that no record by anyone from England ever had before. Pete Appleby - Drums 1961, BACK TO THE HILLMAN MAIN PAGE '&utmxhash='+escape(h.substr(1)):'')+'" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8">')})(); Jack O' Diamonds, Lonnie Donegan Hit Parade -- Vol 5 Lonnie Donegan Hit Parade -- Vol. The only way Donegan had of mastering his instrument was by listening to old records and painstakingly working out the music and a technique, Donegan went on to make a series of popular records with successes including "Cumberland Gap" and, particularly "Does Your Chewing Gum Lose It's Flavour (On The Bedpost Over Night)", his only hit song in the U.S., released on Dot. Casey's Last Ride 2. WebAnthony James Donegan MBE , known as Lonnie Donegan, was a British skiffle singer, songwriter and musician, referred to as the "King of Skiffle", who influenced 1960s British pop and rock musicians. And he did it in 1954, before Elvis was known anywhere outside of Memphis and before Bill Haley was perceived as anything but a Western swing novelty act. function utmx_section(){}function utmx(){} He returned to the chart 38 years after his last appearance, guesting with Van Morrison on his I Wanna Go Home single in 2000. Aunt Rhody, My Old Man's A Dustman b/w The Golden Vanity, I Wanna Go Home (Wreck Of The John B.) Anthony James Donegan was born in Glasgow, Scotland on April 29, 1931, the son of a classical violinist who had played with the Scottish National Orchestra. Donegan and his band essentially played live in the studio (there was virtually no overdubbing in those days), but the best record of their sound comes from a concert recorded at London's Conway Hall on January 25, 1957, which was later released by Pye. Tom Dooley (Nov - 1958) I'm Alabammy Bound His next single for Decca, "Diggin' My Potatoes", was recorded at a concert at the Royal Festival Hall on 30 October 1954. The word, according to Donegan, was suggested by Ken Colyer's brother Bill, who remembered an outfit called the Dan Burley Skiffle Group, based in Chicago in the '40s. It was exceptionally popular among England's teenagers, who accounted for most of its sales. The Ken Colyer Jazzmen, as they were called, specialized in Dixieland jazz, and built a formidable reputation, their shows popular in every club they played. Donegan's attempt at a recording comeback late in the '60s was unsuccessful, but in 1974, a new boomlet for skiffle music in Germany brought him on tour and into the studio anew, and the following year he and Chris Barber toured together and recorded a new long-player, The Great Re-Union Album. His bluff didn't work but the mix of personalities did, and he was in Barber's first band. Before the smoke cleared, "Rock Island Line" also managed to reach the Top 20 in America, a major feat for a British artist at that time. © Bruce Eder /TiVo, 198 album(s) Wright, a jazz player devoted to Django Reinhardt, proved to be one of the best blues axemen in England at the time, while Ashman and Nichols made up an exceptionally tight rhythm section. Talking Guitar Blues: The Very Best Of Rock Island Line - The Singles Anthology 1955-1967, Looney Tunes: 24 Greatest Stars, 24 Greatest Tunes, Anthems in Eden: An Anthology of British & Irish Folk 1955-1978, Young Persons Guide to Music: Songs You Should Hear, Robert Palmer: Deep Blues a list of mentioned musicians and songs, Number TWO across the nation - UK singles - The 50's (So Close and So Frustrating), The Best of Rock: The Essential CD Guide, by Alan Clayson, There were Mammoths when The pyramids were built moments in music, Bands from Europe that sound like they're from Mississippi. Donegan proved to be a popular performer in America, playing on bills with Chuck Berry, among others. Don't You Rock Me Daddy-O, Lonnie Donegan Showcase (Aug. 22/23, 1956) He was an actor and composer, known for We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011), Pawn Shop Chronicles (2013) Donegan's attempt at a recording comeback late in the '60s was unsuccessful, but in 1974, a new boomlet for skiffle music in Germany brought him on tour and into the studio anew, and the following year he and Chris Barber toured together and recorded a new long-player, The Great Re-Union Album. Some of the songs from the original Showcase album do show a certain confidence and assertiveness seeping in, moving the music in more of a slick, popular direction. http://www.p.griggsy.btinternet.co.uk/Untitled/Lonnie.html, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. 2023 XANDRIE SA - 45 rue de Delizy, 93692 Pantin CEDEX, France. WebListen to Lonnie Donegan in unlimited on Qobuz and buy the albums in Hi-Res 24-Bit for an unequalled sound quality. Sorted by Bestseller, Vocale muziek (wereldlijk en religieus) - Released by Jasmine Records on 10 dec. 2012, Folk - Released by M. i. G. - music on 30 sep. 2016, Pop - Released by Castle Communications on 1 jan. 1985, Pop - Released by Sanctuary Records on 11 apr. It was through BBC broadcasts around 1946 that Donegan first started learning to play songs like "Frankie and Johnny," "Putting on the Style," and "House of the Rising Sun." The first band he ever played in was the trad jazz band led by Chris Barber, who approached him on a train asking him if he wanted to audition for his group. The disc closes with Donegan's arrangement of "Love Is Strange," cut under the direction of Joe Meek (who suggested the clinking bottle percussion) and given a beat that makes it sound more like a calypso number. Subscription from 12,50/month They found the record's rhythm to be infectious and its sound alluring in a way that no record by anyone from England ever had before. It was country & western and blues records, especially those by Frank Crumit and Josh White, that really attracted Donegan's interests. Wabash Cannonball He continued to record sporadically during the '60s, including some sessions at Hickory Records in Nashville with Charlie McCoy, Floyd Cramer, and the Jordanaires, but after 1964, he was primarily occupied as a producer for most of the decade at Pye Records. WebLonnie Donegan will always be remembered for his showman ship that for the younger ones looking on especially in England, such as the Beatles and the list goes on gave them hope. Qobuz is also the leader in worldwide download in Hi-Res 24-Bit. Among the many tens of thousands of British teens he inspired were members of the Beatles, Gerry & the Pacemakers, and the Searchers. '.webs.com' : 'none'; --> http://www.p.griggsy.btinternet.co.uk/Untitled/Lonnie.html (Memories of Lonnie Donegan by Paul Griggs). Another compelling glimpse of the group can be found in the British jukebox movie The Six-Five Special (1957), based on the popular television series of the period, in which Donegan rips through a killer live rendition of "Jack 'O Diamonds," as well as a fine cover of Woody Guthrie's "The Grand Coulee Dam." Love Is Strange, Lonnie Donegan Hit Parade -- Vol. Among those he worked with during this period was future Moody Blues guitarist-singer Justin Hayward. Donegan had never even held a banjo before but agreed to come to the audition, then bought a banjo and tried to fake his way through the try-out. There's also one fine Chris Barber/Lonnie Donegan original, "Harmonica Blues," dating from 1955 and never before issued. This is a preliminary attempt at a chronological discography. With a washboard, a tea-chest bass and a cheap Spanish guitar, Donegan entertained audiences with folk and blues songs by artists such as Leadbelly and Woody Guthrie. Grand Coulee Dam Putting On The Style. Donegan received no encouragement to play an instrument or choose music as a profession, for his father, like many talented musicians during the economic slump of the '30s, was continually out of work. After his return, he formed a band of his own, which initially consisted of jazz guitarist Denny Wright, Micky Ashman on bass, and Nick Nichols on drums. Chances are that UA in America was lured into distributing this album by The UK King of Skiffle, Lonnie Donegan was born Anthony James Donegan MBE (April 29 1931 November 3 2002) in Bridgeton, Glasgow, before joing Chris Barbers Big Jazz Band. They delve into blues, letting Barber have a Dixieland trombone solo on "Frankie and Johnny," invite Dr. John to play some New Orleans on "Goin' Home" and "Good Morning Blues," haul out Jimmie Rodgers ' "Muleskinner Blues" and Leadbelly 's "Goodnight Irene," paying tribute to both country and folk. Single: "Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavor on the Bedpost Overnight?" Lonnie Donegan MBE (29 April 1931 3 November 2002) was a British "skiffle" musician, with more than 20 UK Top 30 hits to his name. Donegan passed away November 3, 2002, following heart problems. Another compelling glimpse of the group can be found in the British jukebox movie The Six-Five Special (1957), based on the popular television series of the period, in which Donegan rips through a killer live rendition of "Jack 'O Diamonds," as well as a fine cover of Woody Guthrie's "The Grand Coulee Dam." WebExplore releases from Lonnie Donegan at Discogs. Nobody Loves Like An Irishman In the late '90s, his musical credibility came around again to perhaps the highest level of respect of his life, with several multi-disc hits and career-wide compilations available. Donegan cut his first album, Showcase, in the summer of 1956, featuring songs by bluesmen Leadbelly and Leroy Carr, not to mention moody traditional blues like "I'm a Ramblin' Man" and A.P. As "Rock Island Line" took the country by storm, Decca suddenly had one of the bigger -- and most wholly unexpected -- hits in its history up to that time. Lonnie Donegan Meets Leinemann - Country Roads (LP, Album) Monty Sunshine's Jazzband* Feat. Lonnie Donegan Monty Sunshine's Jazzband* Feat. Lonnie Donegan - Mama Don't Allow (LP) New artists, most notably Tommy Steele and, later, Cliff Richard, started out playing skiffle music and put their own stamp on the material before moving on to other sounds. It was an enormous hit in 1956 (which also later inspired the creation of a full album, An Englishman Sings American Folk Songs, released in America on the Mercury label in the early 1960s) but ironically, because it was a band recording, Donegan made no money from this recording beyond his original session fee. Feel free to contribute! d.write(' 0) ? The album sold 60,000 copies in its first month of release, a huge number in England at that time for a debut album by a homegrown jazz group. The Federation had brought the two over to England in defiance of a Musicians' Union ban on all foreign performers and needed a non-union band like Donegan's to play support for the two guests. He'd left the Barber band by then -- though Barber continued to play on his records into the middle of the following year -- enticed into a solo career by offers of huge amounts of money to embark on a solo performing career. Dont You Rock Me Daddy - o. Shop for Vinyl, CDs and more from Lonnie Donegan at the Discogs Marketplace. WebLonnie Donegan, MBE (born April 29, 1931, Bridgeton, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland died November 3, 2002, Market Deeping, Lincolnshire, England) was a Scottish skiffle vocalist, Qobuz is also the leader in worldwide download in Hi-Res 24-Bit. His taste in jazz went toward Louis Armstrong and Gene Krupa. Ham 'N' Eggs Ron Bowden - Drums, Denny Wright - Guitars 1956 He also gained access to more American records than ever before, courtesy of the U.S. soldiers serving in the city. Currie was not only more folk oriented than Wright, but also wrote songs, although Wright would turn up on Donegan sessions as late as 1965. He'd left the Barber band by then -- though Barber continued to play on his records into the middle of the following year -- enticed into a solo career by offers of huge amounts of money to embark on a solo performing career. A follow-up album featuring Albert Lee presented Donegan working in a somewhat less familiar country & western vein. WebLonnie Donegan Showcase More images Tracklist Wabash Cannonball How Long, How Long Blues Nobody's Child I Shall Not Be Moved I'm Alabammy Bound I'm A Ramblin' Man Ron Bowden - Drums 1954 His next single for Decca, "Diggin' My Potatoes," cut at an October 30, 1954 concert at London's Royal Festival Hall, was banned by the BBC for its suggestive lyrics -- this hurt sales but also gave Donegan a slight veneer of daring and rebelliousness that didn't hurt his credibility with the kids. 's://ssl':'://www')+'.google-analytics.com'+'/siteopt.js?v=1&utmxkey='+k+'&utmx='+(x?x:'')+'&utmxx='+(xx?xx:'')+'&utmxtime='+new Date().valueOf()+(h? He returned to the chart Donegan received an Ivor Novello lifetime achievement award in 1995 and, in 2000, he was made an MBE. 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