Victor I. Hoagland Sr. (May 4, 1936 – January 12, 2002), known professionally as Hoagy Lands, was an American
soul
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singer.
Biography
Lands was born in
New Brunswick, New Jersey
New Brunswick is a city (New Jersey), city in and the county seat of Middlesex County, New Jersey, Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. His father was
Afro-Cuban
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and his mother was an African American of American Indian descent, Lands formed a group at Roosevelt Junior High School in
Elizabeth, New Jersey
Elizabeth is a City (New Jersey), city in and the county seat of Union County, New Jersey, Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.The Drifters
The Drifters are an American pop and R&B/soul vocal group. They were originally formed as a backing group for Clyde McPhatter, formerly the lead tenor of Billy Ward and his Dominoes in 1953. The second group of Drifters, formed in 1959 and ...
when they recorded their major hit, but was not credited.
He recorded a few duets with Lily Field. He made appearances in England shortly before his death in 2002, in
Orange, New Jersey
The City of Orange (known simply as Orange) is a Township (New Jersey), township in Essex County, New Jersey, Essex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 34,447, an increase o ...
, following a heart surgery.
His grandson is recording artist
Jaheim
Jaheim H. Hoagland (born May 26, 1978), known mononymously as Jaheim, is an American R&B singer. He was signed by Naughty by Nature's Kaygee to Divine Mill Records in 2000 and released his debut album '' Ghetto Love'' in 2001. His second effo ...
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Discography
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Ivory
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(unknown number) – Oo-Be-Do / You're Only Young Once – 1959
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Judi
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* Judi Andersen (born 1958), beauty pageant titleholder from Hawaii who ...
054 – (I'm Gonna) Cry Some Tears / Lighted Windows – 1961
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ABC-Paramount
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10171 – (I'm Gonna) Cry Some Tears / Lighted Windows – 1961
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MGM
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K-13041 – My Tears Are Dry / It's Gonna Be Morning – 1961
*MGM K-13062 – Goodnight Irene / It Ain't Easy As That – 1961
*ABC-Paramount 10392 – Tender Years / I'm Yours – 1963
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Atlantic
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2217 – Baby Come On Home / Baby Let Me Hold Your Hand (Backing vocals by
Cissy Houston
Emily Drinkard (September 30, 1933 – October 7, 2024), known professionally as Cissy Houston, was an American soul and gospel singer. Born in Newark, New Jersey, Houston began singing with three of her siblings in the family gospel group, T ...
,
Dee Dee Warwick
Delia Juanita Warrick (September 25, 1942 – October 18, 2008), known professionally as Dee Dee Warwick, was an American soul singer. Born in East Orange, New Jersey, she was the sister of singer Dionne Warwick, the niece of Cissy Houston, a ...
Eric Gale
Eric Gale (September 20, 1938 – May 25, 1994) was an American jazz and jazz fusion guitarist.
Biography
Eric Gale was born in Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York. His grandfather was English, and Gale had relatives in Venezuela and Bar ...
on guitar) – 1964
* Laurie 3349 – Theme From The Other Side / Friends And Lovers Don't Go Together – 1966
*Laurie 3361 – Theme From The Other Side / September – 1967
*Laurie 3372 – Yesterday / Forever in My Heart- 1967
*Laurie 3381 – The Next in Line / Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone (Backing vocals by The Chiffons) – 1967
*Laurie 3463 – Two Years and a Thousand Tears (Since I Left Augusta) / White Gardenia – 1968
With Lily Fields
* Stardust 028 – I'm Yours / The Tender Years – 1963
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Spectrum
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116 – Beautiful Music / Crying Candle – 1969
*Spectrum 118 – Sweet Soul (Brother) / A Boy in a Man's World – 1970
*Spectrum 122 – Do You Know What Life Is All About / Why Didn't You Let Me Know – 1972
*Spectrum 129 – Reminisce / Why Didn't You Let Me Know – 1972
*Spectrum 130 – A Man Ain't No Stronger Than His Heart / Do It Twice – 1972
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Paramount
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* Paramount Global, also known simply as Paramount, an American mass media company formerly known as ViacomCBS.
**Paramount Picture ...
0232 – Mary Ann / Pledging My Love – 1973
*Spectrum 140 – The Bell Ringer / (Instrumental) – 1976
In popular culture
Lands’ 1964 version of “Baby Let Me Hold Your Hand” served as the template for the song “ Baby Let Me Take You Home” released on the first single by
The Animals
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.
Lands' recording of ''Lighted Windows'' was played over the end titles of Season 4, Episode 8 of ''
Orange Is the New Black
''Orange Is the New Black'' (sometimes abbreviated to ''OITNB'') is an American comedy-drama television series created by Jenji Kohan for Netflix. The series is based on Piper Kerman's memoir '' Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women's Pr ...