Mickey Lee Lane (born Sholom Mayer Schreiber; February 2, 1941 – March 18, 2011) was an American

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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

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. He got a job in the

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as a songwriter in the 1950s, working with

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as a touring pianist, and

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as a songwriter. In addition, he released some singles on

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and

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in the 1950s and 1960s; one of them, "Shaggy Dog", became a hit and peaked at #38 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. His tune "Hey Sah-Lo-Ney" was covered by British group

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(retitled "Hey Sailor"), and

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on her solo album ''The Last of the Rock Stars''. Lane continued working as a

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from the late 1960s into the 1990s. Toward the end of the century, a compilation disc entitled ''Rockin' On...And Beyond'' was released, which featured both his previous singles and unreleased material.

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Discography

Compilation albums

*Rockin' On...And Beyond (1997)

EPs

*Shaggy Dog (1964)

Singles

References

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