1. Dakotas, the, 1
  2. Dale, Jim, 1, 2
  3. Dale, Stanley, 1, 2
  4. Daley, Bryan, 1;
    1. see also Ramblers, the (Lomax/MacColl)
  5. Dalhart, Vernon, 1
  6. Dallas, Fred (later Karl), 1, 2, 3
  7. Daltrey, Roger, 1
  8. Dan Burley and His Skiffle Boys, 1, 2, 3
  9. Dankworth, John, 1, 2
  10. Darin, Bobby, 1
  11. Dark of the Moon, The (TV play), 1, 2
  12. Dave Clark Five, 1
  13. Davies, Cyril, 1, 2, 3, 4;
    1. Blues from the Roundhouse (album), 1;
    2. Blues from the Roundhouse Volume 1 (EP), 1
  14. Davies, Dave, 1
  15. Davies, John R. T., 1;
    1. see also Crane River Jazz Band
  16. Davies, Julian, 1, 2, 3;
    1. see also Crane River Jazz Band
  17. Davis, Ben, 1
  18. Davis, Jefferson, 1
  19. Davis, Tony, 1
  20. Davison, Wild Bill, 1
  21. Dawbarn, Bob, 1, 2
  22. Dean, James, 1, 2
  23. Decca Records: sign Chris Barber Jazz Band, 1, 2;
    1. loses interest in them, 1, 2;
    2. debut release for Ken Colyer’s Skiffle Group, 1;
    3. debut release for Lonnie Donegan Skiffle Group, 1;
    4. fail to capitalise on Donegan’s success. 1;
    5. handling of song credits, 1;
    6. sign Steele, 1;
    7. sign Korner and Davies, 1
  24. Delaney, Shelagh, 1
  25. Delfont, Bernard, 1, 2
  26. Delta Skiffle Group, 1
  27. Dene, Terry, 1, 2
  28. Denmark, 1, 2
  29. Derry and the Seniors, 1
  30. Detroit, 1
  31. Dewe, Mike, 1
  32. Disley, Diz, 1, 2;
    1. see also Ken Colyer’s Jazzmen (version 2)
  33. Dixielanders, 1, 2
  34. Dobell, Doug, 1, 2
  35. Dr Feelgood, 1, 2
  36. Dr John, 1
  37. Dodds, Warren ‘Baby’, 1
  38. Donegan, Fiona, 1
  39. Donegan, Lonnie (Tony), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5;
    1. background, 1;
    2. first solo gigs, 1;
    3. turns professional, 1;
    4. and Ken Colyer’s Jazzmen, 1, 2;
    5. Danish tour, 1;
    6. and Ken Colyer’s Skiffle Group, 1;
    7. relations with Ken Colyer, 1, 2;
    8. persuades Chris Barber Jazz Band to record some skiffle numbers, 1;
    9. on soundtrack for Momma Don’t Allow, 1;
    10. more work with Chris Barber Jazz Band, 1, 2;
    11. first hit, 1, 2;
    12. mentors Watson, 1, 2;
    13. ‘borrows’ records from US Information Service, 1;
    14. relations with Decca, 1;
    15. solo success, 1;
    16. leaves Chris Barber Jazz Band, 1, 2;
    17. US tour, 1, 2;
    18. and rockabilly, 1;
    19. rivalry with Presley, 1;
    20. folk revival’s interest in, 1, 2;
    21. and the Vipers Skiffle Group, 1;
    22. forms new band, 1;
    23. first UK tour, 1;
    24. first album’s success, 1;
    25. popularity, 1;
    26. defensive about skiffle, 1;
    27. Six-Five Special appearance, 1, 2;
    28. Sunday Night at the London Palladium appearance, 1;
    29. appears in pantomime, 1;
    30. relationship with Holly, 1;
    31. plays at Broonzy benefit, 1;
    32. fan clubs, 1;
    33. signs Melody Maker statement condemning Notting Hill racial attacks, 1, 2;
    34. satirised by Sellers, 1;
    35. own TV show, 1;
    36. records album with Morrison, 1, 2;
    37. as parody of self, 1;
    38. see also Chris Barber Jazz Band; Ken Colyer’s Jazzmen (version 1); Ken Colyer’s Skiffle Group; Lonnie Donegan Skiffle Group
    39. ALBUMS AND SONGS: Backstairs Session, 1, 2, 3, 4;
    40. ‘The Ballad of Jesse James’, 1;
    41. ‘The Battle of New Orleans’, 1;
    42. ‘Bring a Little Water, Sylvie’, 1;
    43. ‘Cumberland Gap’, 1, 2;
    44. ‘Dead or Alive’, 1;
    45. ‘Don’t You Rock Me Daddy-O’, 1, 2;
    46. ‘Fort Worth Jail’, 1;
    47. ‘Frankie and Johnny’, 1;
    48. ‘Gamblin’ Man’, 1;
    49. ‘Glory’, 1;
    50. ‘The Grand Coulee Dam’, 1;
    51. ‘I Shall Not Be Moved’, 1;
    52. ‘I’m Alabamy Bound’, 1;
    53. ‘Jack o’Diamonds’, 1;
    54. John Henry’, 1;
    55. Live at Conway Hall, 1;
    56. Lonnie Donegan Showcase, 1, 2, 3;
    57. ‘Lost John’, 1, 2, 3, 4;
    58. ‘Midnight Special’, 1;
    59. Midnight
    60. Special: The Skiffle Years 1953–1957, 1, 2;
    61. ‘Mule-Skinner Blues’, 1;
    62. My Old Man’s a Dustman’, 1, 2;
    63. ‘New Buryin’ Ground’, 1;
    64. Nobody’s Child’, 1;
    65. ‘Ol’ Riley’, 1;
    66. The Passing Stranger’, 1;
    67. ‘Puttin’ on the Style’, 1;
    68. ‘Railroad Bill’, 1;
    69. Rock Island Line’, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10;
    70. Sal’s Got a Sugar Lip’, 1;
    71. ‘Sally Don’t You Grieve’, 1;
    72. ‘San Miguel’, 1;
    73. Skiffle Session, 1, 2, 3;
    74. Skiffle Sessions, 1, 2;
    75. ‘Stackalee’, 1, 2;
    76. Stewball’, 1, 2;
    77. ‘Tom Dooley’, 1, 2;
    78. ‘Wabash Cannonball’, 1;
    79. ‘Where the Sun Goes Down’, 1;
    80. Worried Man Blues’, 1;
    81. ‘Wreck of the Old 1’, 2
  40. Donegan, Maureen (née Tyler), 1, 2, 3
  41. Donegan, Peter, 1
  42. Dopson, Roger, 1
  43. Dorsey, Tommy, 1
  44. Douglas, Jo, 1, 2
  45. Douglas, Shirley, 1
  46. Draper, Rusty, 1
  47. Dreslar, Len, 1
  48. duffel coats, 1
  49. Dula, Tom, 1
  50. Duncan, Johnny, 1, 2;
    1. background, 1;
    2. love of hillbilly music, 1;
    3. joins Chris Barber Jazz Band, 1;
    4. his Blue Grass Boys Band, 1, 2;
    5. judges national skiffle contest, 1;
    6. solo success, 1;
    7. at the Skiffle Cellar, 1
    8. songs: ‘Blue Blue Heartache’, 1;
    9. Footprints in the Snow’, 1;
    10. ‘Kaw-Liga’, 1;
    11. ‘Last Train to San Fernando’, 1, 2
  51. Dupree, Champion Jack, 1
  52. D’Urso, Christine, 1
  53. Dury, Ian, 1
  54. Dutton, Lyn, 1
  55. Dylan, Bob, 1