Don Lang (musician)
Don Lang (born Gordon Langhorn, 19 January 1925 – 3 August 1992)[1][2] was an English trombone player and singer, who led his own band, Don Lang & his Frantic Five.
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Biography
Lang was born in Halifax, West Riding of Yorkshire, England. He and his band appeared on the first BBC Television show for teenagers, Six-Five Special, for which he recorded the theme tune. In 1958 his cover version of "Witch Doctor" reached the Top 10 in the UK Singles Chart,[2] and he played trombone on the song "Revolution 1" on the Beatles' White Album.
He retired in the 1980s and died of cancer in 1992.[3]
Singles discography
Don Lang
- HMV POP115: "Cloudburst" / "Seventeen" — 1955, UK #16[2]
- HMV POP150: "Four Brothers" / "I Want You to Be My Baby" — 1956
- HMV POP178: "Rock Around the Island" / "Jumpin' to Conclusions" — 1956
- HMV POP224: "Rock and Roll Blues" / "Stop the World I Wanna Get Off" — 1956
- HMV POP260: "Sweet Sue Just for You" / "Lazy Latin" — 1956
Don Lang & his Frantic Five
- Electrola HMV 45-EG 8775: "Red Sputnik Rock (Red Planet Rock)" / "Texas Tambourine" — 1956
- HMV POP289: "Rock Around the Cookhouse" / "Rock Mister Piper"
- HMV POP335: "Rock-A-Billy" / "Come Go With Me"
- HMV POP350: "School Day (Ring! Ring! Goes The Bell)" —1957, UK #26[2]
- HMV POP488: "Witch Doctor" — 1958, UK #5[2]
- HMV POP649: "A Hoot and a Holler" / "See You Friday"
- HMV POP682: "Reveille Rock / Frankie and Johnny" - 1959 UK pressing
- HMV POP714: "Sink the Bismarck" / "They Call Him Cliff" — 1960, UK #43[2][4] (the title of the B-side is a reference to Sir Cliff Richard)
Albums
Peaksoft PEA017: The Complete 50s Singles - 2012 (also includes HMV POP714 from 1960)
References
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