Lonnie Donegan & His Skiffle Group

Lonnie Donegan And His Skiffle Group was a British musical ensemble that became prominent in the skiffle genre during the 1950s. The group helped establish skiffle as a significant musical movement in Britain, blending folk, blues, and jazz influences with acoustic instrumentation. Lonnie Donegan served as the ensemble's leader and primary vocalist. The band's accessible approach to music-making and energetic performances contributed to the genre's popularity among British audiences, making them influential figures in the mid-twentieth-century music scene.