Karen Lawrence

Karen Lawrence

Karen Lawrence is an American singer and songwriter who has worked with The LA Jets, , Karen Lawrence and the Pinz and Blue by Nature. She sang backup vocals on "Get it up" from Draw the Line by Aerosmith.

Karen Lawrence also sang on a Jeff Beck album.

Karen Lawrence, Blue By Nature’s driving force, is a dynamic singer and prolific songwriter. A charismatic performer with a spirited stage presence, Lawrence has enjoyed a challenging and diverse career. A stage performer continually since the age of 9, she fronted her first band, a blues outfit, at the age of 13. As front woman for the A&M band 1994: (produced by Jack Douglas), Lawrence’s distinctive and emotive vocal stylings frequently put her on international critics’ "Best Female Singer" lists. Wrote "Kerrang!"... "it was 1994:’s Karen Lawrence who gave the others the choice of being second best or giving up." In addition to lead vocal and writing credits on Jeff Beck’s Epic/Legacy release "Beckology," Lawrence’s most notable coup was composing "Prisoner," the theme song for the film "The Eyes of Laura Mars," which was immortalized by Barbra Streisand. (Over 4 times platinum, the song has been identified in songbooks as one of the one hundred best love songs.)

Blue By Nature was formed in March 1993 when Lawrence and her collaborator of 14 years, rhythm guitarist Fred Hostetler, joined up with longtime friend Rick Dufay. Dufay, the former Aerosmith axeman, delivered an explosive and provocative guitar sound to the band. Four years and three critically acclaimed CD’s later, Dufay left to pursue a solo career and the torch was passed to young Brad Ayers. Ayers crisp Buddy Guy like riffs appear on the Hard Daze release. Shortly after the CD was finished, his promising career ended when he died of natural causes.

Karen Lawrence sang the title song of the TV series Misfits of Science.

Discography

*LA Jets - LA Jets (1976) RCA 11547
*1994: - 1994 (1978) A&M 4709
*1994: - Please Stand By (1979) A&M 4769
*Karen Lawrence and the Pinz - Girls Night Out (1981) RCA Afl1 4006
*Karen Lawrence - Rip and Tear (1986) Revolver REVLP 75
*Blues By Nature - Blue to the Bone (1995) SRD 8, Shattered 9
*Blue By Nature - Live at the Lake (1998) Hostel 55
*Blue By Nature - Hard Daze (2000) Hostel 57

References

* [http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/music/artist/bio/0,,473630,00.html Artist Direct Biography]
* [http://mos.cheshirehall.org/theme Page from the Misfits of Science Wiki on the theme song]


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