American country gospel singer born January 8, 1940 in Peoria, Illinois.
She charted 21 times in the U.S. from 1977 to 1987--One Day at a Time (written by Kris Kristofferson & Marijohn Wilkin) hit #1 in the country charts in 1980; I Just Can't Stay Married with You made it to #5 on the same chart in 1978; Let Me Down Easy and Penny Arcade both reached #7 in 1977 and 1978 respectively.
She married Lee Stoller at the age 19, who became her manager and publicist. The couple pioneered the concepts of television marketing and internet promotions, single-handedly boosting sales of Lane's records to multiple platinum levels.
In 1982, Stoller went to prison on federal bribery charges. The criminal conviction halted Lane's career. When he was released, he published her biography titled One Day at a Time (1983). Marketing the book on cable television in combination with her record albums, One Day at a Time sold over a million copies. Over the next several decades, Lane's biography and recordings were sold over television commercials, the world wide web and through other major distributors. In the 1990s, the couple opened a theater in Branson, Missouri.