Don Lanier

{{short description|American songwriter (1936–2014)}}

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| birth_name = Don Lanier

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1936|7|13}}

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| death_date = {{death date and age|2014|7|23|1936|7|13}}

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| genre = rock, country

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Don Lanier (July 13, 1936 – July 23, 2014) was an American songwriter and composer. He composed and wrote dozens of songs for artists including Ray Charles, Dean Martin, The Everly Brothers and Hank Snow. His latest contributions as a songwriter and composer were on Featuring by Norah Jones and on Sugartime by Charlie Phillips.{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/don-lanier-p96485/credits|publisher=Rovi Corporation|work=Allmusic|access-date=May 14, 2011|title=Don Lanier—Allmusic}} He was the original guitarist of Buddy Knox's Rhythm Orchids.{{cite AV media notes |title = Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music|title-link = Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music|others = Ray Charles|year = 1962|page = 4|type = booklet|publisher = Rhino Records|id = R2 70099}}{{cite web|url=http://tasteofcountry.com/don-lanier-dead/ |title=Songwriter Don Lanier Dies |publisher=TasteofCountry.com |date=July 28, 2014 |access-date=August 4, 2014}}