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Frank Lane 
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Frank Lane in Square Dance Hall Of Fame  hall-of-fame.squaredancehistory.org
 
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Frank Lane  
Frank Lane  

Frank Lane started square dancing as a member of an exhibition group at Central High School, St. Joseph, Missouri in 1939. Four years of journalism college and a war-time stint as a pilot in Italy with the 15th Air Force interrupted the dancing, but by 1948 square dance calling had become Frank's full-time occupation. By 1950, Frank was calling and teaching six and seven nights a week. Weekend calling engagements expanded and soon Frank and his wife, Barbara, were criss-crossing America doing one-nighters, weekends, week-long vacation institutes, and callers clinics. The Lane's tours took them over 60,000 miles each year, running their own institutes at Asilomar in California, and serving as staff members at Kirkwood Lodge and at other sessions around the country.

In 1961, Frank and Barbara were a part of a square dance "think tank" in Glenwood Springs, Colorado and in 1970, Frank became a member of the Square Dance Hall of Fame. As such, he was also a founding member of Callerlab and received the Milestone Award in 1981.

His recordings have set standards of excellence on the several label for which he has called and articles written by Frank have appeared in a number of square dance publications. He conducted caller schools all over North America, Australia and New Zealand. For years Frank and Barbara have called the Dance Ranch in Estes Park, Colorado home, where hundreds of dancers from all parts of the country come to visit and to enjoy being a part of Lanes' world.


SIO's Article: But for one of those quirks in life that directs our destinies, our Cover Caller might be sitting behind the desk as city editor or publisher of some large daily newspaper. Frank graduated from the University of Kansas where he majored in advertising and journalism. He served with the 15th Air Force as a pilot in Italy during World War II and like many returning veterans, once the war ended, began searching for the direction to which his life's work would lead him. Born in Kansas, raised in Missouri, Frank got his first taste of square dancing while still in high school and in 1948, having discovered the pleasures that men and women enjoyed from participating in square dancing, he decided to take up calling himself. The balance of the story is well known to most square dancers, as over the years Frank has called in most of the United States and in Canada. His records have set standards of excellence on the several labels for which he has recorded, and his presence at festivals, round-ups, conventions and vacation institutes has been enjoyed by thousands of dancers. Today Frank and Barbara Lane spend a good part of the year traveling from one coast to the other, but all summer their time is directed to their square dance "home," a hall in Estes Park, Colorado where hundreds of dancers from all parts of the country come to visit and to dance. Because of the part he has played in the growth of contemporary square dancing, we add Frank Lane to the Square Dance Hall of Fame and place this month's Gene Anthony cover portrait of Frank on display in the SIOASDS Hall in Los Angeles, California.

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Recordings by Frank Lane:
Dance Ranch    Sets In Order    Scope    Square Dancetime    Black Mountain   
 
A Smile Will Go A Long, Long Way  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Dance Ranch 670
 
After They've Seen Paree'  (lyrics)  Singing Call, Black Mountain 173  On our wish list
 
Baby Face  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Dance Ranch 637
 
Buddy And A Pal  Singing Call, Black Mountain 160  On our wish list
 
Don't Fight the Feeling of Love  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Dance Ranch 696
 
Don't Let The Good Life Pass You By  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Dance Ranch 601
 
Don't Let The Good Life Pass You By  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Square Dancetime 4001
 
Don't Wipe The Tears You Cry For Him On My Good White Shirt  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Dance Ranch 657
 
Everybody's Reaching Out For Someone  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Dance Ranch 603
 
Get Me To The Dance On Time  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Sets In Order 140
 
Give My Regards To Broadway  (comments) (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Scope 505
 
Hang On The Bell  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Dance Ranch 608
 
Hasta Manana  (sample clip) (cue sheet)  Singing Call, Dance Ranch 655
 
Haul Off And Love Me  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Dance Ranch 635
 
Have A Good Day And Pass It On  (comments) (sample clip) (cue sheet)  Singing Call, Dance Ranch 629
 
Help Yourself To Some Tomorrow  (sample clip) (cue sheet)  Singing Call, Dance Ranch 602
 
Honey I've Got You To Thank For That  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Dance Ranch 672
 
I Think I'm Going To Make It All The Way  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Dance Ranch 626
 
I'll Always Thank You For The Sunshine  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Dance Ranch 623
 
If It Feels Good Do It  (sample clip) (cue sheet)  Singing Call, Dance Ranch 609
 
In A New York Minute  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Dance Ranch 686
 
John Henry  (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Black Mountain 218
 
John Henry The Steel Drivin' Man  (cue sheet)  Singing Call, Black Mountain 169
 
Joy Joy Joy  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Dance Ranch 605
 
Let's Sing About Love  (sample clip) (cue sheet)  Singing Call, Dance Ranch 681
 
Merry Go Round Of Love  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Dance Ranch 630
 
My Wife's House  (sample clip) (cue sheet)  Singing Call, Dance Ranch 646
 
Powder Your Face With Sunshine  Singing Call, Black Mountain 161  On our wish list
 
Rosalie  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Dance Ranch 648
 
Rosalie  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Sets In Order 146
 
Sally Sunshine  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Dance Ranch 612
 
Small World  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Scope 515
 
Someday  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Dance Ranch 687
 
Speak Me Some Happy  (sample clip) (cue sheet)  Singing Call, Dance Ranch 691
 
Strollin'  (sample clip) (cue sheet)  Singing Call, Dance Ranch 611
 
Stuff 'N Which / Double Pass Thru Hash  Singing Call, Black Mountain 170  On our wish list
 
Sunday  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Dance Ranch 661
 
Sweet Misery  (comments) (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Dance Ranch 694
 
The World I Used To Know  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Dance Ranch 619
 
There's A Song In The Wind  (comments) (sample clip) (cue sheet)  Singing Call, Dance Ranch 678
 
Walk Right Back  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Dance Ranch 695
 
Whistle And Blow Your Blues Away  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Dance Ranch 633
 
White Christmas  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Dance Ranch 693
 
Who Can I Count On  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Dance Ranch 671
 
Who Wouldn't Love Her  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Dance Ranch 668
 
Why Baby Why  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Dance Ranch 673

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