Howard Lanin (July 15, 1897 – April 26, 1991) was an American bandleader, called "The King of Society Dance Music.

[2] He was the middle child of nine children[3] and one of six brothers who became bandleaders, playing in ballrooms and at resorts.

[1] He attended South Philadelphia High School, where he began playing cornet, leaving when he was 15 to go into music.

[1] When Howard Lanin played at Roseland in 1921, his group was called his "Columbia Record Orchestra.

[3] Lanin died April 26, 1991, at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia.