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Karen Lawrence
12+ albums
female vocalistrockhard rockUSAAOR
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Karen Lawrence is an American singer and songwriter who has worked with the L.A. 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 and sang "Back on the Streets" from the Jeff Beck album Flash. A stage performer since the age of nine, 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’ lists of Best Female Singer. Kerrang! wrote "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 Beckology, Lawrence's most notable song was composing "Prisoner (Love Theme from Eyes of Laura Mars)", performed by Barbra Streisand. Blue by Nature was formed in March 1993 when Lawrence and her collaborator of 14 years, rhythm guitarist Fred Hostetler, teamed with Rick Dufay, a former Aerosmith guitarist. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
