American musician (1941–2011)
Mickey Lee Lane (born Sholom Mayer Schreiber; February 2, 1941 – March 18, 2011) was an American rock and roll songwriter and arranger.[1]
Lane was born in Rochester, New York.[1] He 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 1960s; one of them, "Shaggy Dog", became a hit and peaked at #38 on the Billboard Hot 100.[2] His tune "Hey Sah-Lo-Ney" was covered by British group The Action, The Detroit Cobras (retitled "Hey Sailor"),[3] and Ronnie Spector on her solo album The Last of the Rock Stars.
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.[4]
Discography
Compilation albums
- Rockin' On...And Beyond (1997)
EPs
Singles
Year
|
Single
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Chart Positions
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US
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AU
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1964
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"Shaggy Dog"
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38
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36
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1965
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"Hey Sah-Lo-Ney"
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-
|
-
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"The Zoo"
|
-
|
-
|
References