Lonnie Donegan - Puttin On The Style (1957) 

I absolutely LOVE this song. It’s so simple yet catchy!

My dad was born 1940. Died in March 2022. My girl grew up with her grandad singing Lonnie songs. It's her 16th birthday in April, I longed for him to sing putting on the style for her on her 16th. I feel so sad for them both ❤

Grew up listening to Lonnie. Legend.

Lonnie brought so much pleasure to so many Young people back in those days .

Lonnie is the man who totally changed music. Without Lonnie there would have been no Merseybeat, no Beatles. He might not have taught the World to sing but he encouraged the world to form groups and play music. A major influence.

Love his music. He also reminds so much of Robin Williams.

OMG I love this guy.

I was born 23rd May 1968, I 1st heard Lonnie in the 70s as a kid ,! From my Da ,,! Playing Lonnie, & add , My Dad's favourite Lonnie song is,, does your chewing gum lose its flavour on the bed post over night,!God Bless from northern Ireland UK, 🤝🇬🇧

Largely forgotten now but he had good taste with the material he covered and wrote great novelty songs. I always think of skiffle as the punk of its day as it was a back to basics, anyone can have a go approach. Him and Bert Weedon kick started what for the UK was to become one of its most successful export industries from a nation previously known more for words than music

Immer wieder hörenswert. Ein herausragender Musiker und Sänger

Brilliant, Lonnie was so bloody good !!!!!!

criminally underrated

The King of Skiffle at his very best, sadly missed

This man and his Skiffle band..fantastic!

Born in 1956 but I love listening to Lonnie

🎉Bin 1939 geboren und wir liebten seine Musik und haben “geskiffelt” wie die Verrückten !

So simple, so great. This better, in my ears, way way much better than 99,9% of all music made after 2000😊

John Lennon played this song with the Quarrymen at the Church Fete game n Liverpool the day he met Paul McCartney in 1957. The Skiffle music craze caused thousands of skiffle bands to form overnight in England, one of them being the Quarrymen.

That banjo solo is a real hoot!!!! Loved it!! USA NH

This brings back memories of junior school, it was the most popular song for quite some time.

Its pure happiness What a tonic Love this❤❤❤❤❤❤

Loved amb appreciated his style

This is one of my favorite songs and Webb is one of my favorite country singers (which is a very short list) 💠🌹

Another great Scottish singer

When I was a kid in the 1960’s my dear Mom recited these lyrics to me..recalling her girl-hood in 1920’s Saskatchewan Canada…

i remember he was never off the radio. i was born 1951..

Such a good tune...the Dutch group 'the lightown skiffle group ' recorded it Under the title of 'doe het maar in 'n emmertje' ...(just drink from a bucket'

Woov Lonnie that´s crazy thank´s to memories!!😊😊👉👉💫💫

Late 1950s, early 1960s. I can't remember when. Lonnie appeared with Chris Barber at the Barnet Jazz Club as guest performer. He had just released a record called "Have a Drink on Me" and I knew the words. During the interval a the local pub I started to sing the song. Lonnie was just a few drinkers away. He asked me if I had bought his record and I replied that I owned every record he had ever recorded. He asked, "What's your favourite?" and I said, "Bring a Little Water Sylvie." He said to the barman, "Get this man a drink. What's your name? Alan, you, have a drink on me!" That's my only claim to fame. Well, apart from the time I met Connie Francis.

I was 6 years old then, almost 70 now!

yesss amazing and he changed everything many people dont know and many dont share specially upper classes in U.S nyc best video world :) 50s made music differently now 2000s 2022😍😁😇🤑🙏

Singing this at Celtic park on game day

This is the first song I ever remember hearing....

I sing this song with my friends , its very funny.

Don't forget he was a Glaswegian and we jived to his music yep am still alive margaret

Handsome Lonnie!

I'm Norman Cazden's grandson and have some of his notes on the song from back in the day. He didn't actually write it, what he did was put to paper the performance of another guy by the name of Ernie Sagar in 1945 which drew on a bunch of other existing songs, as well as very similar song that had also been published in the 1920's. Norman later gave his version of the song to future folk-music legend Pete Seeger, who was a personal friend, and Seeger popularized it in New York, and from there it went to Britain and the skiffle scene. It's still a great tune, though.

You can’t watch this without tapping your feet.🙂

very smart man."

The recording engineer on this and many other of his early PYE/NIXA recordings was Joe Meek.

A younger Robin Williams would’ve played him perfectly in a biopic

A very stylish performance.

Ah...happy days!!!

And to think that there is a recording of a 16-year-old John Lennon performing this song with the band that years later would become one of the most influential in history that would revolutionize popular music forever... And it was played by same day that he would meet another young musician named Paul McCartney

Still seems fresh, sign of a great performer.

Thats another earworm satisfied, I’m amazed how i could remember a song word-for-word from when I was one year old?

Playing this as its my birthday song 60 years ago today Good old Lonnie Must have heard this when i popped out into this world haha😀🍧

Long live Lonny Donegan!!

still got it on a 78

my Da fav, , b4,, me , I born 1968, , but play now, as a 50 year old,!

Just learned about this guy and Skiffle.

About twenty years ago I met Lonnie at a reunion concert with Chris Barber and Monty Sunshine. Lonnie had huge charisma, forty years after he heyday he was still bubbling with energy.

Donegan certainly had style .

CILLA BLACK goes to church just to see the boys, laughs and screams and giggles at every little noise, turns her face a little then turns her head a while but everybody knows she's only putting on the style. Putting on the agony putting on the style, that's what all the young folk are doing all the while as I look around me I sometimes have to smile seeing all the young folk putting on the style. STIRLING MOSS in the hot rod car driving like he's mad with a pair of yellow gloves he's borrowed from his dad he makes it roar so lively just to see his girlfriend smile but she only knows he's just putting on the style. IAN PAISLEY in the pulpit roars with all his might, sings Glory Hallelujah puts the folks all in a fright, now you may think it's Satan that's coming down the aisle, but it's only preacher Paisley is putting on his style.

De los días en que la música fue hecha por personas y almas, más bien que de robots y maquinaria electrónica. Una maravilla.

completly agree Lonnie was the first

Bravo super

my, Da , fav,, , back then,, / I born 1968,, / I play now, !

First appearance of Les Bennetts ? Looks very young and nervous

I can see the influence this gave John Lennon at a young age. lmao

eine fröhliche musik-erfrischend

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My ,da like don, , I born 1968 ,

I dont think this clip is from 1957. The guitarist here is Les Bennett who didn't join Donegan's group till later

Putting on the style Lonnie Donegan Lyrics Sweet sixteen goes to church Just to see the boys Laughs and screams and giggles At every little noise Turns her face a little And turns her head awhile But everybody knows she's Only putting on the style She's putting on the agony Putting on the style That's what all the young folks Are doing all the while And as I look around me I sometimes have to smile Seeing all the young folks Putting on the style Well the young man in the hot rod car Driving like he's mad With a pair of yellow gloves He's borrowed from his dad He makes it roar so lively Just to make his girlfriend smile But she knows he's only Putting on the style He's putting on the agony Putting on the style That's what all the young folks Are doing all the while And as I look around me I sometimes have to smile Seeing all the young folks Putting on the style Preacher in the pulpit Roars with all his might Sing Glory Halleluja Puts the folks all in a fright Now you might think it's satan That's a-coming down the aisle But it's only our poor preacher boys That's putting on his style Putting on the agony Putting on the style That's what all the young folks Are doing all the while And as I look around me I sometimes have to smile Seeing all the young folks Putting on the style Putting on the agony Putting on the style That's what all the young folks Are doing all the while And as I look around me I sometimes have to smile Seeing all the young folks Putting on the style Putting on the agony Putting on the style That's what all the young folks Are doing all the while And as I look around me I sometimes have to smile Seeing all the young folks Putting on the style Putting on the Style lyrics © O/B/O Apra Amcos

my, Da, likes ,60s,, I born 1968,!!

What show is this live footage from? I can't find it anywhere else!

Jonah Justin Trudeau and his Shuffle Band of Canadians aka The Shuffling Liberals Putting on the Style

Und Zack - gute Laune😅

I like this one a lot more than Gamblin' Man

Was the Skifull the way to play Country And Western music by The English ? 🎸👍

This is not the recording that was released and reached no.1

Peter Sellers does a good take of Lonnie.

How much did Lonnie look like a young Robin Williams?

You tube Celtic fans singing this v rangers 🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬

I remember this at the new year when my father attempted to murder my mum.

who was lonnies guitarist ?

It's John Lennon's mum on ukele

stylin' :)

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This is punk to me

It was a fake mustache...

No offense to anyone, but this is weird. Lol

that bloke at the back has got a rotten voice