Don Lang (musician)

Don Lang (musician)

Don Lang (born Gordon Langhorn, 19 January 1925, Halifax, Yorkshire, died 3 August 1992, Surrey)[1] was a British trombone player and singer, who led his own band, Don Lang & his Frantic Five. They appeared on the first BBC Television show for teenagers called 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, and he played trombone on the song "Revolution 1" on The Beatles' White Album.

He retired at the end of the 1980s, as his son, Brad Lang, became visible as a session bassist with the groups ABC, Jade Warrior, Wham!, and Wishbone Ash. Lang senior died of cancer during the summer of 1992, after a long period of illness. He was aged 67. His music is best known in the United Kingdom, where Castle Communications has issued compilations of some of his vintage recordings.[2]

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Singles discography

Don Lang

  • HMV POP115 "Cloudburst" / "Seventeen" - 1955 - UK #16
  • 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
  • HMV POP488 "Witch Doctor" - 1958 - UK #5
  • HMV POP649 "A Hoot and a Holler" / "See You Friday"
  • HMV POP714 "Sink the Bismarck" - 1960 - UK #43[3]

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