Mickey Lee Lane

Mickey Lee Lane (born Mickey Lee Schreiber, February 2, 1941, Rochester, New York) is an American songwriter and arranger (died March 18, 2011).

Lane got a job in the Brill Building as a songwriter in the 1950s, working with Neil Sedaka as a touring pianist and Bill Haley as a songwriter. In addition, he released some singles on Brunswick Records and Swan Records in the 1950s and 60s; one of them, "Shaggy Dog", became a hit and peaked at #38 on the Billboard Hot 100.^[1] His tune "Hey Sah-Lo-Ney" was covered by British group The Action and The Detroit Cobras (retitled "Hey Sailor").^[2]

Lane continued working as a recording engineer from the late 1960s into the 1990s. Toward the end of the century, a compilation disc entitled Rockin' On...And Beyond was released, which featured both his previous singles and unreleased material.^[3]

References

1. ^ Chart Positions, Allmusic.com
2. ^ Motor City Maniacs, newyorker.com
3. ^ Biography, Allmusic.com

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Name	Lane, Mickey Lee
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Short description	Songwriter
Date of birth	February 2, 1941
Place of birth	Rochester, New York
Date of death	March 18, 2011
Place of death