Local newspaper cutting circa 1978

LANE'S LIFE ON THE ROAD

 

Special attraction at the Culpepper Country Music Club tonight is local lad Lane Travis.

Lane, who lives at 44 Grove Street, Leamington has been on the country scene for ten years now and has recorded three albums: "Swinging Doors," "A Part of Me" and his latest "I'm Moving On."

He has been heard with his own country band on every­thing from "Music Through Midnight" to Peter Murray's "Open House."

Apart from singing, Lane plays the electric guitar and fiddle. The band are also hoping to write and record more of their own music In the future.

Despite being president of the Leamington Country and Western Club — which meets at the Pump Rooms — Lane must inevitably spend much of his time "on the road."

But waiting at home is always his wife Jean and three-year-old daughter who is reputed to have a very good voice.

"Well I think so anyway," laughed Jean.

 August 1978

 

 Local newspaper cutting circa 1980

Down the Lane to success.

 

LANE TRAVIS is just a country boy at heart and his passion for Western music could land him in the big time.

Country singer Lane has won a place in the finals of a competition which could lead to a spot in the annual country music festival at Wembley.

The Leamington singer said: "We have won the local heat of the national country music competi­tion."

"The finals are at Wembley this Easter and my backing group, Double Eagle and I are quite excited, The winner of the competition takes part in the annual Wembley festival."

Lane and his group sing and play at clubs around Leamington.

Lane is president of the Leamington Country Music Club.

 FEBRUARY  1980

 

Leamington Spa Morning News

 

SPA BAND BIDDING FOR THE BIG TIME

A Leamington Country and Western band have won a place in the finals of the British Country Music competition at Wembley next month.

Lane Travis & Double Eagle had only been together in its present line-up for three months when, they won the Southern region heat of the competition.

At the final on April 5 they will be competing against some of Britain's , top country bands. The winning band will play in the big country music festival at the Empire Pool, Wembley, a. few days later.    '

Lane Travis, who is the band's leader and is the lead vocalist, plays guitar and fiddle, he said it was a big surprise getting into the finals.

"We had only put our names down for the competition few days before," he said.

"We are going out to win the finals. What we have got to do is play some good and clever material. If you can win this competition you can do big things."

The other members of the group, who are all Leaming­ton born and bred are Bob Jones (bass guitar), Wally Stevens (lead guitar and vocals) and Roy Lee (drums and vocals).

Lane Travis & Double Eagle have played all over the country. They have just finished a tour of Cleveland and are planning to record an album soon.

Lane has already recorded three albums during his eight-year professional career. They are "A Part Of Me", "Swinging Doors" and  "I’m Moving On".

He is president of the Leamington Country and Western club.

Local country music fans will not be able to see Lane Travis & Double Eagle until after the competition when they appear at the Warwick C&W Club.

 

February 1980

 


Local newspaper cutting circa 1993


Move marks a new era for club.

The man who bas been associated with Leamington Country Music Club since it took to the trail nearly 20 years ago features as the first-night guest in a move to their new venue In the town's British Legion Club.

Lane Travis, lead singer and guitar player with the group Double Eagle, is president of the club which originally started out as gun-toting, Stetson-sporting Country and Western with a vengeance.

But In recent years, the club has concentrated on country music with an appeal to a more broad based musical audience.

Lane Travis was a professional musician for 10 years. Starting out In a folk group called the Folklores in the mid '60s, through talent con­tests, the group appeared on radio and television including Pete Mur­ray's Open House and Music Through Midnight.

Five years later, Lane went solo and by now was playing and singing country music and admired the work of Lonnie Donnegan and the skiffle era.

He formed his group Double Eagle in 1983. They are four-piece band with lead guitar, bass guitar and drums plus Lane playing guitar, and fiddle during the hoe-down numbers!

Repertoire

Over the years, Lane has always enjoyed material with a strong country flavour including Jim Reeves, Johnny Cash and Credence Clearwater Revival. They recently performed three numbers on BBC2’s  “Country Club.”  

He recalls travelling around the country to perform at musical events from Land's End to John O'Groat's but prefers to be more selective these days to be at home with his family.

     Leamington’s Mr Country and Western himself, Lane Travis who has guided Leamington Country Music Club into it’s 20th year.

 

 

 The following extract is taken from the sleeve notes of my first album for Westwood Records:

 

Lane Travis, to use his own words, has 'been around'. He has been fully professional for the past two and a half years, having done extensive tours of the West Country, the North East, Wales and London. His music takes him into social clubs and cabaret, as well as country music venues and he is well received in both.

He has worked with artistes such as Bob Monkhouse, Ray Alan & “Lord Charles”, 'Country Fever' and has appeared with 'The Hillsiders' in concert at Dartmoor Prison.

On this, his first album, he is accompanied by Ted Pearce on drums, Laurie Phipps on bass guitar and Drew Taylor on fiddle and vocal harmony. There is a wide cross section of country music performed on this album including, Crystal Chandelier, Lonesome Fugitive and Help me Make it Through the Night. This is COUNTRY. Hope you enjoy it.

 

GORDON DAVIES

WESTWOOD RECORDINGS JANUARY 1975

 

 

 

These are the sleeves for 3 CD albums I produced. 

 

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