Peter Lang was discovered in 1972 by guitarist John Fahey.
Lang's first solo album, The Thing at the Nursery Room Window, was released in 1973.
With Lang, Fahey launched the careers of other notable artists on Takoma Records, including Kottke, George Winston, Robbie Basho, Bola Sete and others.
[1] In the 1970s Lang recorded or performed with Ry Cooder, Jerry Garcia, Chet Atkins, John Hartford, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Emmylou Harris, Freddie King, The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, John Hammond, Keith Jarrett, Phoebe Snow, Maria Muldaur, The Yellowjackets, and Robben Ford.
Lang left music in the 1980s to pursue a career in animation and special effects production.