Robert John "Mutt" Lange

Robert John "Mutt" Lange (born November 16, 1948, Mufilira, southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe)), is an extremely successful record producer of popular music. He has produced very successful albums for bands such as

Robert John "Mutt" Lange (born November 16, 1948, Mufilira, southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe)), is an extremely successful record producer of popular music. He has produced very successful albums for bands such as Def Leppard, AC/DC, Bryan Adams, Romeo's Daughter and most recently his wife Shania Twain.

Robert John Lange's South African born father was a mining engineer, his mother a very cultured woman who came from a prosperous family in Germany. Nicknamed "Mutt" at an early age, he grew up a fan of country music, in particular the singer, Slim Whitman. Sent to study at Belfast High School in South Africa, he started a music band in which he played rhythm guitar and sang harmonies. He eventually married Stevie van Kerken (aka Stevie Vann) and moved to England where, in 1970, he started the band, "Hocus" in which his wife would sing vocals.