DON LANG BIG SIX ROCK N ROLL 78 SEVENTEEN / CLOUDBURST UK HMV POP 115 E

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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 UK Singles Chart, and he played trombone on The Beatles' famous White Album.

 

During the 1950s he lived in '

Denmark Avenue
', Wimbledon, and could be seen driving his pink Vauxhall Cresta, Britain's answer to Elvis Presley's pink Cadillac, the 200 yards to Wimbledon village's upmarket grocer, Cullens. There he might buy what seemed to impoverished primary school children of the time extravagant luxuries, such as out of season strawberries.

 

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!

 

 


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 village's upmarket grocer, Cullens. There he might buy what seemed to impoverished primary school children of the time extravagant luxuries, such as out of season strawberries. 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. H
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