Don Lang (born Gordon Langhorn; 19 January 1925 – 3 August 1992) was an English trombonist and singer who led Don Lang and his Frantic Five. Biography Lang was born in Halifax, England on 19 January 1925. He and his band appeared on Six-Five Special, the first BBC Television show for teenagers, from 1957. In 1958, his cover version of "Witch Doctor" reached the Top 10 of the UK Singles Chart. Lang played trombone on the song "Revolution 1" on The Beatles' 'White Album'. Lang retired in the late 1980s. He died of cancer in London on 3 August 1992, aged 67. Discography Albums The Complete '50s Singles – 2012 (Peaksoft) (includes HMV POP714 from 1960) Singles Don Lang HMV POP115: "Cloudburst"/"Seventeen" – 1955, UK No. 16 HMV POP150: "Four Brothers"/"I Want You to Be My Baby" – 1956 HMV POP178: "Rock Around the Island"/"Jumpin' to Conclusions" – 1956 HMV POP224: "Rock and Roll Blues"/"Stop the World I Wanna Get Off" – 1956 HMV POP260: "Sweet Sue – Just You"/"Lazy Latin" – 1956 Don Lang and his Frantic Five Electrola HMV 45-EG 8775: "Red Sputnik Rock (Red Planet Rock)"/"Texas Tambourine" – 1956 HMV POP289: "Rock Around the Cookhouse"/"Rock Mister Piper" HMV POP335: "Rock-a-Billy"/"Come Go with Me" HMV POP350: "School Day (Ring! Ring! Goes the Bell)" – 1956, UK No. 26/"Six Five Special" HMV POP382: "White Silver Sands"/"Again 'N' Again 'N' Again" - 1957 HMV POP414: "Red Planet Rock"/"Texas Tambourine" - 1957 HMV 7EG 8208: "The Big Beat"/"Rock, Rock, Rock"/"Baby Baby"/"Rock Pretty Baby" - 1957 HMV POP465: "Tequila"/"Junior Hand Jive" - 1957 HMV POP488: "Witch Doctor" – 1958, UK No. 5/"Cool Baby Cool" - 1958 HMV POP510: "The Bird On My Head"/"Hey Daddy" - 1958 HMV POP547: "Queen Of The Hop"/"La-Do-Da-Da" - 1958 HMV POP585: "Wiggle Wiggle"/Teasin'" - 1959 HMV POP623: "Percy Green"/Phineas McCoy" - 1959 HMV POP649: "A Hoot and a Holler"/"See You Friday" - 1959 HMV POP682: "Reveille Rock"/"Frankie and Johnny" – 1959 HMV POP714: "Sink the Bismarck"/"They Call Him Cliff" – 1960, UK No. 43 HMV POP805: "Time Machine"/"Don't Open That Door" References External links Mini biography at 45-rpm.org.uk 1925 births 1992 deaths 20th-century English singers 20th-century trombonists Deaths from cancer in England English bandleaders English jazz trombonists English male singers English session musicians English jazz singers Male trombonists Musicians from Yorkshire RCA Victor artists 20th-century British male singers British male jazz musicians People from Halifax, West Yorkshire