Don Lang

on Lang (born Gordon Langhorn, 19 January 1925, Halifax, Yorkshire, died 3 August 1992, Surrey)[1][2] was an English trombone player and singer, who led his own band, Don Lang & his Frantic Five. They appeared on the first BBC Television show for teenagers called Six-Five Special, for which he recorded the theme tune. In 1958 his cover version of "Witch Doctor" reached the Top 10 in the UK Singles Chart,[2] and he played trombone on the song "Revolution 1" on The Beatles' White Album. He retired at the end of the 1980s, as his son, Brad Lang, became visible as a session bassist with the groups ABC, Jade Warrior, Wham!, and Wishbone Ash. Lang senior died of cancer during the summer of 1992, after a long period of illness. He was aged 67. His music is best known in the United Kingdom, where Castle Communications has issued compilations of some of his vintage recordings.