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What was the name of Lonnie Donnegan's father?

What was the name of Lonnie Donnegan's father?

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  • x
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago
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    Peter John Donegan, a violinist.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    I'm with Tizzie

    Lonnie was born Anthony James Donegan on 29 April 1931 in Glasgow, the son of a Scot, Peter John Donegan, violinist, and his Irish wife, Mary Josephine, née Deighan. Although his father played with the Royal National Scottish Orchestra, he did not encourage his son's musical abilities as he regarded his own employment as insecure. Seeking more regular employment, the family moved to London when Donegan was three, and his father played in dance quartets on cruise liners. During the Second World War the latter served in the merchant navy but this only increased the alienation between himself and his wife. They divorced after the war (Donegan's father subsequently becoming a company secretary) and Donegan and his mother moved to Altrincham, Cheshire.

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