AN EXCELLENT COPY OF DON LANG'S FIRST UK CHART HIT ON A 1955 UK 78
SEVENTEEN
(GREAT ROCKING COVER OF THE BOYD BENNETT HIT)
CLOUDBURST
ENTERED THE UK CHARTS 4 NOV. 1955 - REACHED No 16 AND WAS IN THE UK CHARTS FOR 4 WEEKS
Don Lang (born Gordon Langhorn, 18 January 1925, Halifax, Yorkshire - died 3 August 1992, Surrey was a trombone player and singer, who led his own British band called Don Lang & his Frantic Five. He 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
During the 1950s he lived in '
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 illness. He was aged 67.
DISC DETAILS
DON LANG with the Mairante-Langthorn Big Six
HMV POP 115
A SIDE : CLOUDBURST
B SIDE: SEVENTEEN
CONDITION - E NICE!
GREAT BRITISH ROCKER
DONT MISS IT - BUY NOW!
Record Label | HMV |
Language | English |
Format | Record |
Record Size | 10" |
Material | Shellac |
Country/Region of Manufacture | United Kingdom |
Sub-Genre | Doo Wop/50s R 'n R |
Release Title | 78 as listed |
Artist | Don Lang |
Genre | Rock |
Genre | Rock 'n' Roll |
Speed | 78 RPM |