Lanie Lane
| Lanie Lane | |
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Lanie Lane in December 2011
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Lanier Stefanie Myra Johnston |
| Born | 11 February 1987 |
| Origin | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Genres | Blues, jazz, rockabilly |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Instruments | Guitars, percussion |
| Years active | 2006–2015 |
| Labels | Third Man, Mushroom, Ivy League |
| Associated acts | Clare Bowditch |
| Website | lanielane |
| Notable instruments | |
| Betty (1957 guitar), BoDidd (1966 electric Gibson) | |
Lanie Lane (born 11 February 1987) is the stage name of Lanier Stefanie Myra Johnston, an Australian blues-jazz singer-songwriter and guitarist. In October 2011 her debut album, To the Horses, peaked at No. 12 on the ARIA Albums Chart. Lane supported the album with a headlining tour of Australia. She undertook her second international tour in late 2011.
Lanie (pronounced "Lannie") Lane was born on 11 February 1987 as Lanier Stefanie Myra Johnston and grew up in Sydney. From the age of 12 years, Lane was taught guitar by her father and older brother.
On 24 September 2010 she issued her debut single, "What Do I Do", which is the theme tune for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation TV series, Crownies (from July to December 2011). Lane was working as a florist to raise finances for her debut album, To the Horses. She recorded most of the album in February 2011. In August she added the lately written track, "(Oh Well) That's What You Get (Falling in Love with a Cowboy)". According to Lane the track is a result of somniloquy, "I woke up one morning and my boyfriend said, 'You said the weirdest thing in your sleep last night'. He told me and said you'd better write a song about it. I wrote the song and he said, 'Well, that's one side of the story'". The album was self-produced for Ivy League Records. In October 2011, To the Horses, peaked at No. 12 on the ARIA Albums Chart.
Lane has a quirky 1950s dress sense and her music draws inspiration from 1930s to 1950s Americana. Her backing band includes Zoe Hauptman on bass guitar and double bass, Paul Derricott (ex-The Rhino Factory) on drums, Aidan Roberts (Belles Will Ring, The Maple Trail) on electric guitar and backing vocals.
In March 2012, Lane covered The Black Keys' track, "Gold on the Ceiling", in a live performance on radio station Triple J's program, Like a Version.
As from July 2011, Lane uses a 1957 guitar named Betty, a 1966 electric Gibson named BoDidd (after Bo Diddley) and an unnamed 1960 archtop guitar. The album track, "Betty Baby", is dedicated to the guitar.
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