Red Lane

Red Lane went to see Justin Tubb perform in 1964 in Louisville, played him some songs backstage and Tubb suggested putting them on tape and sending them to Buddy Killen at Tree. Killen signed Red to an exclusive songwriting deal after hearing the tape.

 

Birth Name: Hollis Rudolph DeLaughter
Induction Year: 1993
Date of Birth: 2/9/1939
Place of Birth: Zona, LA

Former Occupations:
aircraft mechanic (in the US Air Force)

Education:
High School--earned G.E.D.

Career Milestones:

late 1950s--while in Army Air Force stationed in Hawaii, played on radio show "Hawaii Calling"

early 1960s--started doing session work in Nashville

1964--signed as writer at Tree

early 1970s--recorded for RCA

1980-1983--toured as a guitar player with Merle Haggard

Catalog Highlights

My Friend on the Right

  • Co-writer: Faron Young

  • Artists: Faron Young (1964)
     

Country Girl

  • Co-writer: Dottie West

  • Artists: Dottie West (1968)

Walk On Out of My Mind

  • Artists: Waylon Jennings (1968)

They Don't Make Love Like They Used To

  • Artists: Eddy Arnold (1969)

'Til I Get It Right

  • Co-writer: Larry Henley

  • Artists: Tammy Wynette (1973)
     

My Own Kind of Hat

  • Co-writer: Merle Haggard

  • Artists: Merle Haggard (1979)

Miss Emily's Picture

  • Artists: John Conlee (1981)

New Looks From An Old Lover

  • Co-writer: Lathan Hudson, Gloria Jean Thomas

  • Artists: B.J. Thomas (1983)
     

The World Needs a Melody

  • Co-writer: Larry Henley, Johnny Slate

  • Artists: Red Lane (1971), Carter Family with Johnny Cash (1972)
     

Comments:

Won 8 BMI performance awards

Received a BMI One Million Performance Award for "New Looks From An Old Lover"