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Karen Lawrence

About Me


Karen Lawrence is an American singer and songwriter who has worked with The LA Jets, 1994:, Karen Lawrence and the Pinz and Blue by Nature. She sang backup vocals on "Get It Up" from Draw the Line by Aerosmith.
Discography
* LA Jets - LA Jets (1976) RCA 11547
* Aerosmith - Draw The Line lp (1977) backing vocals
* 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
* Jeff Beck - Flash (1985) "Back On The Street" lead vocal
* Karen Lawrence - Rip and Tear (1986) Revolver REVLP 75
* Blue By Nature - The Blues Is In My Way (ltd. ed. EP)(1994)Hostel R.
* Blue By Nature - Blue to the Bone (1995) SRD 8, Shattered 9
* Blue By Nature - Live at the Lake (1998) Hostel 55
* Jeff Beck's "Beckology" - (1998) "Back On The Street" lead vocal
* Blue By Nature - Hard Daze (2000) Hostel 57
* Slash's Snakepit - Ain't Life Grand (2000) backing vocals
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 CDs 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 passed away of natural causes.
1994: 1994 was a group formed by throaty singer Karen Lawrence in 1978, after she left the L.A. Jets. The same year, Lawrence composed "Prisoner (Love Theme From the 'Eyes of Laura Mars')," immortalized by Barbra Streisand. Lawrence also backed Aerosmith on Draw the Line. Guitarist Brad Whitford tagged along for 1994's self-titled inaugural, helping out on one track, "Heleana." Acclaimed Aerosmith producer Jack Douglas was also in tow. He helmed the entire debut, as well as the 1979 follow-up, Please Stand By. Lawrence went on to dabble in new wave as Karen Lawrence and the Pinz, and then backed Graham Parker. Douglas also produced Lawrence's '90s band, Blue By Nature, which included Rick DuFay, another Aerosmith axeman. At the turn of the century, Lawrence lent her powerful pipes to Slash's Snakepit on "Ain't Life Grand", yet another Douglas production .~ Doug Stone, All Music Guide
Geoff Barton of Classic Rock Magazine -UK, rates the first 1994 release as "probably the greatest female-fronted release of all time."
Powerplay -UK proclaims, ..."Lawrence left most of the competition standing, instilling a depth of emotion into each song which most could only marvel at...a rare talent...unique...rightly considered ground breaking."

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Member Since: 26/11/2006
Band Website: http://www.bluebynature.com
Band Members:
This page is maintained by Karen's friend, Judy, who is happy to forward your messages on to her, so feel free to email.

BLUE BY NATURE NOW ON iTUNES AND CDBABY.COM!! DIGITAL DOWNLOADS NOW AVAILABLE ON CD BABY!!
BLUE BY NATURE: Blue to the Bone
http://cdbaby.com/cd/bluebynature1

BLUE BY NATURE: Live at the Lake http://cdbaby.com/cd/bluebynature2

KAREN LAWRENCE AND BLUE BY NATURE: Hard Daze
http://cdbaby.com/cd/klabbn

Record Label: Hostel Records/ Shattered Music/Rock Candy Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

FOR THE GIRLS NIGHT OUT FANS!!

I FINALLY got the Girls Night Out video decoded or whatever so I could postit here for you kiddies!! (THANKS JT!!) Enjoy!!xoxJudy
Posted by on Wed, 09 Jul 2008 19:57:00 GMT

HOW TO ORDER KAREN LAWRENCE MUSIC & DVDs

"BLUE TO THE BONE" "LIVE AT THE LAKE" and "HARD DAZE" are ALL now available from CD BABY!Click here: CD BABYRock Candy Records has released the remastered original 1994 album on CD, with EXTRA never b...
Posted by on Wed, 02 Apr 2008 07:39:00 GMT

VINYL GOLDMINE BLOG ABOUT KL & THE PINZ

Check out Frankie’s awesome review of Karen’s "new wave"album from 1981, GIRLS NIGHT OUT. You can also download it.THANKS FRANKIE!!!GIRLS NIGHT OUT review by Frankie
Posted by on Sun, 30 Mar 2008 09:29:00 GMT

LINK TO KAREN INTERVIEW w/ Blues Rocks The World magazine

To read Karen’s recent interview with Blues Rocks The World magazine,click here to download the magazine as a pdf for FREE:Blues Rocks The World w/ Karen Lawrence interview
Posted by on Mon, 24 Mar 2008 13:15:00 GMT

BLUE BY NATURE DIGITAL DOWNLOADS NOW ON CD BABY!

BLUE BY NATURE: Blue to the Bonehttp://cdbaby.com/cd/bluebynature1BLUE BY NATURE: Live at the Lakehttp://cdbaby.com/cd/bluebynature2KAREN LAWRENCE AND BLUE BY NATURE: Hard Dazehttp://cdbaby.com/cd/kla...
Posted by on Tue, 11 Mar 2008 11:34:00 GMT

Blues Rocks The World Magazine - Karen Interview

The new issue of Blues Rocks the World magazine is out, and includesa (new) interview with Karen. You can download the entire mag here for $5.50:Blues Rocks The World MagazineI will post the intervie...
Posted by on Mon, 07 Jan 2008 18:53:00 GMT

sweet compliments

From Paul at Blues Rocks The World Magazine:Dear Karen,To say you are the greatest blues singer in the world is to say nothing, you're far beyond. You're not even "blue by nature", you ARE the nature ...
Posted by on Thu, 27 Sep 2007 17:48:00 GMT

SONGS ADDED + NEW WEBSITE!!

Just added 2 unreleased tracks for you guys... As promised, "Let's Go Out",the track that was not included on the Karen Lawrence and the Pinz lp,GIRLS NIGHT OUT, from 1981! You can even download it!...
Posted by on Wed, 14 Mar 2007 10:44:00 GMT

TO ORDER CDs

THIS JUST IN! "BLUE TO THE BONE" "LIVE AT THE LAKE" and "HARD DAZE" are ALL now available from CD BABY!Click here: CD BABYRock Candy Records has released the remastered original 1994 album on CD, with...
Posted by on Tue, 13 Feb 2007 09:16:00 GMT

Best Fan mail yet!!

Hi guys, Judy here... Karen gets a fair amount of fan mail on this site, and I DO forward them all along to her. Reading a rock star's fan mail is a friggin' blast. I love it.Well last nite I opened...
Posted by on Fri, 09 Feb 2007 10:54:00 GMT