Peter's father Lonnie, who died in 2002, was deemed the King Of Skiffle - the 1950s’ folk music genre influenced by blues and jazz. [1], The most commercially successful recording of the song was by Tom Jones in 1967. After Peter revealed that he was, Tom was proud to reveal that he once toured with his famous father. Viewers will see the singer, 78, get emotional during the audition on tonight's series debut. In emotional scenes, Tom realised that a contestant named Peter was the son of his friend, musician Lonnie Donegan. Tom Jones Gold is a two-disc, 42-track set that does an admirable job of mixing all his major hits recorded between 1965 and 1975 for the American Parrot label with well-chosen album tracks and B-sides. In the mid 1970s, Lonnie Donegan was a very welcome visitor to Germany, where he was (as still is) revered as 'King Of Skiffle'. Speaking to Fabulous, Roti discussed how delighted she was that Tom turned around for her during the blind auditions. Sir Tom Jones was the only coach to turn around for Peter after his performance of 'Bless the Broken Road' by Rascal Flatts, and that made for quite an emotional moment. He died on November 3, 2002 in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England. When Peter told the coaches his name, Tom asked him if he was any relation to Lonnie Donegan. She said: "I'd watched the show when I was a bit younger and I always thought will.i.am was really cool, but closer to the time I decided Tom would probably be better for me. Kiss (with the Art of Noise) In 1988, English group The Art of Noise released a cover … After realising the connection, Tom and Peter then sing an impromptu duet of his 1967 hit Never Gonna Fall In Love Again, which was written by Scotsman Lonnie. Lonnie Donegan, Soundtrack: We Need to Talk About Kevin. Upon its first release, Jones' recording reached number 2 in the UK Singles Chart but was less successful in the United States where it peaked at number 49 on the Hot 100, and number 28 on the Adult Contemporary chart. Sir Tom had a difficult decision to make on tonight's show. That duet was stunning! Viewers react as Sir Tom Jones sends his friend Lonnie Donegan's son home on The Voice. Peter Donegan, the son of British singer songwriter Lonnie Donegan who wrote a song for Tom Jones in the 60s, auditioned for The Voice 2019 and it got very emotional. Katie Fitzpatrick. The song was written by Lonnie Donegan and Jimmy Currie and peaked at #2 in the UK charts. Sir Tom Jones was the only coach to turn around for Peter after his performance of 'Bless the Broken Road' by Rascal Flatts, making for quite an emotional moment.. Picture: ITV/Getty When Peter told the coaches his name, Tom asked him if he was any relation to Lonnie Donegan. In 2019, Peter appeared on the show The Voice as a contestant and dueted with Tom Jones with a song Lonnie had written for Tom, I'll Never Fall in Love Again Anthony Donegan also performs but under the name Lonnie Donegan Jr. The then 17-year-old, who was still in college at the time, reached number one after the final with a cover of The Cranberries’ Dreams. The song was also covered by Elvis Presley on the From Elvis Presley Boulevard, Memphis, Tennessee album in 1976. Peter Donegan won two awards with his appearance at this year’s … Some years later, when Elvis Presley forgot that he was Elvis Presley and started imitating Tom Jones (for whom Presley, was, ironically, his role model), he too recorded the song. It was emotional.". Er schmettert " I'll Never Fall In Love Again” von Lonnie Donegan.