Charles McDevitt, born on 16 December 1934 in Glasgow, was a Scottish singer, musician, and songwriter, best known as one of the leading figures of the British skiffle movement of the 1950s. His career peaked in 1957 with his Charles McDevitt Skiffle Group, in collaboration with singer Nancy Whiskey. Their single "Freight Train," a version of an American folk song, became an international hit, selling over a million copies and earning a gold disc. In the same year, McDevitt represented the United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest with singer Marion Ryan, performing the song "All," with which they placed seventh. After Nancy Whiskey's departure from the group, McDevitt continued to record and perform with other musicians, consolidating his reputation in the folk and skiffle music scene. His influence is inextricably linked to the brief but intense golden age of this musical genre, which he helped to popularize in the United Kingdom before the advent of rock and roll.