Late great Lonnie Donegan with his original song he wrote for Tom Jones Lonnie Donegan - Never Fall in Love Again | 60s Around Sounds Music

Writen By The late Great '' Lonnie Donegan '' For Mr Tom Jones 1967 - Never Fall In Love Again | 60s Around Sounds Music

I'll Never Fall In Love Again - Lonnie Donegan

Tom Jones’s 1967 hit “I’ll Never Fall in Love Again” turned a Lonnie Donegan tune into a global sensation, reaching No. 2 in the UK and later climbing the U.S. charts. His soulful delivery gave the song a richer, more dramatic edge than the original. It became one of the few pop hits recorded live with a full orchestra in a single take. | Rememberthe60s

Lonnie Donegan - Never Fall in Love Again | 60s Around Sounds Music

Rock Island Line is an American folk song about a railway line. Lonnie Donegan's version turned it into an international hit in 1955 and was the catalyst for the Skiffle phenomenon in the UK. Skiffle was a genre blending Folk, Blues, and Jazz, played on simple instruments (like guitars, banjos, and washboards). Donegan, known as the "King of Skiffle", performed the track with characteristic speed, energy, and humor. The live performance in 1961 shows him maintaining this fiery appeal years later