My Old Man's a Dustman
Composer:
Donegan, Buchanan and Thorn
Genre: World / Folk
Decade: 1960s
Submitted by: Russell Ambrose
Description:
King of Skiffle is a musical album by Lonnie Donegan. A CD version of the album was released in the UK on 18 February 1998 by Castle Music. The CD was also released by Pickwick under the title "The Best of Lonnie Donegan".
The first single from the album that was released was a version of Leadbelly`s "Rock Island Line". It was the first debut record to go gold in the UK, and reached the Top 10 in the United States.
One of the songs, "My Old Man`s a Dustman", reached #1 in the UK Singles Chart in April 1960. It was ranked #29 on the "Top 100 Hits of 1960" chart from Canadian Top 40 radio station, CHUM-AM. The song is popular today as a mobile phone ring tone.
by: Russell Ambrose