Lonnie Donegan - Rock Island Line [1956].

[Original Version Circa 1929 by Clarence Wilson]
A Version Was Recorded in 1934 at Cummins State Farm Prison in Arkansas
Composed by Prisoner Kelly Pace.
Re- Arranged and Recorded in the 1940's by Lead Belly.
Most Popular Version Recorded 1954 by Lonnie Donegan
Unissued - Released on CD Box set [1993]*
* Recorded on PYE but Never Released
Also Recorded 1954, 1975, 1977, 1981 [LIVE] and 1998
Recorded 23 August 1956 -
IBC Studios, 35 Portland Place, London, UK -
Lonnie Donegan [gt/speech/vcl solo], Denny Wright [gt]
Micky Ashman [bass], Nick Nicholls [drums]
Born Anthony James Donegan in Bridgdon, Glasgow, SCOTLAND
[1931 - 2002]
1995 - IVOR NOVELLO Lifetime Achievement Award
Recorded 1951 to 1998
2000 - Awarded MBE {Member of British Empire]