Mickey Lee Lane is an American songwriter and arranger (died March 18, 2011).

Lane got a job in the Brill Building

Brill Building

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 as a songwriter in the 1950s, working with Neil Sedaka

Neil Sedaka

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 as a touring pianist and Bill Haley

Bill Haley

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

Brunswick Records

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 and Swan Records

Swan Records

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 in the 1950s and 60s; one of them, "Shaggy Dog", became a hit and peaked at #38 on the Billboard Hot 100

Billboard Hot 100

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. His tune "Hey Sah-Lo-Ney" was covered by British group The Action

The Action

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 and The Detroit Cobras

The Detroit Cobras

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 (retitled "Hey Sailor").

Lane continued working as a recording engineer 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.