Red Lane

b. Hollis R. DeLaughter, 9 February 1939, near Bogalusa, Louisiana, USA. A singer-songwriter who learned guitar as a child, Lane moved to Nashville in the early 60s, where he worked with Justin Tubb and as a session musician. In 1967, he became frontman for Dottie West's band and co-wrote with West her 1968 hit ‘Country Girl'. In the early 70s, he recorded for RCA Records and charted four minor hits, the biggest being ‘The World Needs A Melody' and the last, ‘It Was Love While It Lasted', in 1972. Since then he has remained active as a session musician and toured as a guitaris...