Chanteur, chef d'orchestre et tromboniste Anglais né le 19 janvier 1925, originaire du Yorkshire. Don Lang a débuté à l'orée des années cinquante avec le "Vic Lewis Band". En Octobre 53, il forme le "Don Lang And His Frantic Five" et commence à enregistrer chez HMV Records. En 1957, Don Lang et son groupe deviennent l'orchestre permanent de l'émission de télévision "6-5 Special", qui passait tous les Samedi soir sur la BBC. Don est mort le 3 août 1992.
SIX FIVE SPECIAL
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DISCOGRAPHY
Singles & EP
| 01/1956 | SP HMV 7M 354 (UK) | . | Four Brothers / I Want You To Be My Baby |
| 04/1956 | SP HMV 7M 381 (UK) | . | Rock Around The Island / Jumpin' To Conclusions |
| 06/1956 | SP HMV 7M 416 (UK) | . | Rock And Roll Blues / Stop The World I Wanna Get Off |
| 10/1956 | SP HMV POP 260 (UK) | . | Sweet Sue-Just You / Lazy Latin |
| 01/1957 | SP HMV POP 289 (UK) | . | Rock Around The Cookhouse / Rock Mister Piper |
| 04/1957 | SP HMV POP 335 (UK) | . | Rock-A-Billy / Come Go With Me |
| 06/1957 | SP HMV POP 350 (UK) | . | School Day / Six-Five Special |
| 08/1957 | SP HMV POP 382 (UK) | . | White Silver Sands / Again 'n' Again 'n' Again |
| 10/1957 | SP HMV POP 414 (UK) | . | Red Planet Rock / Texas Tambourine |
| 1957 | EP HMV 7EG 8208 (UK) |
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The Big Beat
/ Rock, Rock, Rock / Baby Baby / Rock Pretty Baby |
| 01/1958 | SP HMV POP 434 (UK) | . | Ram Shackle Daddy / 6.5 Hand Jive |
| 03/1958 | SP HMV POP 465 (UK) | . | Tequila / Junior Hand Jive |
| 05/1958 | SP HMV POP 488 (UK) | . |
Witch Doctor
/ Cool Baby Cool |
| 1958 | EP LA VOIX DE SON MAÎTRE EMF 156 (F) |
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Witch Doctor
/ Cool Baby Cool / Red Planet Rock /
Texas Tambourine |
| 08/1958 | SP HMV POP 510 (UK) | . | The Bird On My Head / Hey, Daddy |
| 12/1958 | SP HMV POP 547 (UK) | . | Queen Of The Hop / Lo-Do-Da-Da |
| 1958 | EP LA VOIX DE SON MAÎTRE EMF 201 (F) |
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A Hoot An 'A Holler / Ram Shackle Daddy / Wiggle Wiggle / The Bird On My Head |
| 02/1959 | SP HMV POP 585 (UK) | . | Wiggle Wiggle / Teasin' |
| 06/1959 | SP HMV POP 623 (UK) | . | Percy Green / Phineas Mc Coy |
| 09/1959 | SP HMV POP 649 (UK) | . | A Hoot An' A Holler / See You On Friday |
| 12/1959 | SP HMV POP 682 (UK) | . | Reveille Rock / Frankie And Johnny |
| 03/1960 | SP HMV POP 714 (UK) | . | Sink The Bismark / They Call Him Cliff |
Albums
| 1957 | LP 10" HMV DLP 1151 (UK) |
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SKIFFLE SPECIAL - Whiskey / New York Gals / Fightin' Men / The Cattle Train / This Train / By And By / A Rag, A Bone And A Lock Of Hair / Roll The Cotton Down / Poor Old Man / The Roving Gambler / Racoon And Possum / Sarah Kelly From Plum Nelly |
| 1957 | LP 10" HMV DLP 1179 (UK) |
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INTRODUCING THE HAND JIVE - Six Five Jive / Riverside Rock / Texas Tambourine / It's Time To Jive / School Day / Red Planet Rock / The Climb / Rock Around The Cookhouse / Hand Jive Boogie / Rock And Roll Blues |
| 1962 | LP 12" ACE OF CLUBS ACL 1111 (UK) |
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TWENTY TOP TWENTY TWISTS - Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On / Great Balls Of Fire / Rock Around The Clock / I Go Ape / Move It / Jailhouse Rock / Way Down Yonder In New Orleans / Wiggle, Wiggle / What 'd I Say / Quater To Three / Hit The Road Jack / Sweet Little Sixteen / All Shook Up / Chantilly Lace / Shake, Rattle And Roll / Yakety Yak / Be Bop A Lula / Hound Dog / Splish Splash / New Orleans |
| 1983 | LP 12" SEE FOR MILES CM 119 (UK) |
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ROCK ROCK ROCK - Queen Of The Hop / Ram Shackle Daddy / 6-5 Hand Jive / Red Planet Rock / Texas Tambourine / School Day / Rock Mister Piper / Rock Around The Cookhouse / Rock-A-Billy / Rock, Rock, Rock / Six Five Special / Four Brothers / Come Go With Me / Tequila / Hey Daddy / Rock And Roll Blues / Rock Around The Island / I Want You To Be My Baby / See You Friday / They Call Him Cliff / Time Machine / Witch Doctor |
| 1984 | LP 12" SEE FOR MILES SEE 35 (UK) |
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TOP TWENTY TWISTS - Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On / Great Balls Of Fire / Rock Around The Clock / I Go Ape / Move It / Jailhouse Rock / Way Down Yonder In New Orleans / Wiggle, Wiggle / What 'd I Say / Quarter To Three / Hit The Road Jack / Sweet Little Sixteen / All Shook Up / Chantilly Lace / Shake, Rattle And Roll / Yakety Yak / Be Bop A Lula / Hound Dog / Splish Splash / New Orleans |
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