Mickey Lee Lane (born Sholom Mayer Schreiber; February 2, 1941 – March 18, 2011) was an American rock and roll songwriter and arranger.Songwriter Mickey Lee Lane, 70, dies NEWSDAY Updated October 30, 2011 11:33 PM By EMILY C. DOOLEY Accessed online January 25, 2016
Lane was born in Rochester, New York. 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.[ Chart Positions], Allmusic.com His tune "Hey Sah-Lo-Ney" was covered by British group The Action, The Detroit Cobras (retitled "Hey Sailor"),Motor City Maniacs, newyorker.com 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, Rollercoaster Records in the UK released a compilation CD entitled Rockin' On...And Beyond, which featured both his previous singles and unreleased material.[ Biography], Allmusic.com
Discography
Compilation albums Rockin' On... And Beyond (1997)
EPs Rock The Bop! With Mickey Lee Lane (1995)
Singles Year Single Chart Positions US AU1960"Dum Dee DeeDum"b/w "Nightcap"--1964"Shaggy Dog"b/w "Oo-Oo"38361965"Hey Sah-Lo-Ney"b/w "Of Yesterday"--"The Zoo"b/w "(They're All In) The Senior Class"--1966"She Don't Want To"b/w "The Only Thing To Do"--1968"Tutti Frutti"b/w "With Your Love (I'll Make It Through)"--
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