Vaughan Lawrence

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Vaughan Lawrence is an Auckland-based singer and recording artist who originally migrated to New Zealand from England. He was for a period of time the resident singer of the popular series Happen Inn.

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Background

He was born in Liverpool. [1]

Career

Early 1970s

In 1971, the edition of 11 September of The Auckland Star reported that Lawrence's position of resident singer on Happen Inn was to be taken over by Bunny Walters who would be sharing the position with Suzanne Donaldson. [2] In October 1971, along with Craig Scott and The Rumour, he was one of the supporting artists for Cilla Black for her New Zealand tour. [3]

In 1972, he released two singles, the first one on Polydor and then the other on Philips. [4] "So Long Love" backed with "My Ship Is Coming In" was released on Philips. [5] The edition of 11 November of Billboard reported that his composition "Take What You Can", which also was a Studio One entry in the original songwriting section, was released as a single. [6] The single backed with "Go Away Little Girl" was released on Polydor. [7] "Take What You Can" appeared on the N.Z.B.C. Studio One television series album 20 Studio One Hits . [8]

Mid 1970s

In August 1976, he returned to Auckland after spending two months abroad, spending time in Australia and Hong Kong. He was planning for the following year to perform on the South Pacific circuit and also in South-east Asia. [9] An article titled "Galloping performer" in the edition of 13 July 1977 of The New Zealand Herald reported that he was now based in Sydney and performing in Cabaret venues and on television across Australia. [10]

Discography

Singles
TitleRelease infoYearNotes
"So Long My Love" / "My Ship Is Coming In" Philips 6036 0231972
"Take What You Can" / "Go Away Little Girl" Polydor 2069 0171972 [11]
Various artist compilation appearances
TitleRelease infoYearTrack(s)FNotes
20 Studio One Hits Music for Leisure 4401972"Take What You Can"LP [12]
SingTV2 T.V.21975"Happy Birthday Baby"LP [13]

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References

  1. Sergent.com.au Vaughan Lawrence
  2. Auckland Star, 10 September 1971 New resident singer for 'Happen Inn'
  3. New Zealand Herald, 11 September 1971 On the billl with Cilla
  4. Sergent.com.au Vaughan Lawrence
  5. The New Zealand Archive of Film, Television and Sound Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision Catalogue → 20030, So long love
  6. Billboard, 11 November 1972 International News Reports, From The Music Capitals of the World, WELLINGTON, N. Z.
  7. The New Zealand Archive of Film, Television and Sound Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision Catalogue → 20115, Take what you can
  8. WorldCat 20 Studio One hits
  9. New Zealand Herald, 4 August 1976 Unknown page and article title
  10. New Zealand Herald, 13 July 1977, Galloping performer
  11. New Zealand Records The Vaughan Lawrence Singles Discography, Made in New Zealand
  12. Discogs Various – 20 Studio One Hits
  13. Discogs Various – Sing