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A BIT MORE ABOUT BETTY LAWRENCE
By
Ronald Hearn
One example of Betty’s brilliance on the piano was the two-woman show I directed at London's Cochrane Theatre in Kingsway. It was well received by the audiences and after each show people approached me and asked why there was not more of Betty's solos as she not only played brilliantly but was a picture to look at.
Shakespeare wrote, "If music be the food of love, play on. Give me excess of it." which means you cannot have too much of a good thing and Betty's music was and is a good thing.
Betty proved the point at the Chelsea Old Town Hall in London when I accompanied her to book the auditorium for a charity performance. The manager told us there were five pianos from an upright to a concert grand, but she would have to make do with the upright as the grand was reserved for classical performances. I explained to the manager Betty was a virtuoso performer who had her own Steinway Grand piano and had accompanied many classical stars including Richard Tauber. He immediately agreed she should have the concert grand and invited her to try it out. Betty began to play and suddenly doors opened everywhere and many people working in the surrounding offices came into the auditorium and listened. She received thunderous applause, and would have stayed to play more if circumstances permitted.
Betty was music!
SONGS by LAWRENCE & HEARN
Music by Betty Lawrence
Lyrics by Ronald Hearn
At the Piano Betty Lawrence
When The Teardrops Fall
Sung by Ronald Hearn
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Gone Is My Love
Sung by Pat Ashton
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Come On, Be Bold Lover
Sung by Margaret Burton
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Why Waste Our Love
Sung by Ronald Hearn
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Just Go
Sung by Pat Ashton
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When You Walk With Me
Sung by Ronald Hearn
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Born Again
Sung by Margaret Burton
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If Only You Could Understand
Sung by Ronald Hearn
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Where The Wind Blows
Sung by Pat Ashton
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The Power of Love
Sung by Ronald Hearn
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RONALD HEARN SINGS & BETTY LAWRENCE PLAYS
1. MEDLEY of SONGS
Composed by Betty Lawrence for Theatre, Television and Radio
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2. CANDLELIGHT
Music & Lyrics by Betty Lawrence
Vocal by Ronald Hearn
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3. MEDLEY of POPULAR SONGS
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4. THE SOUND OF MUSIC
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5. BALI HAI
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6. AND THIS IS MY BELOVED
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7. MEDLEY of POPULAR SONGS
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8. WE’LL GATHER LILACS
From Ivor Novello’s Stage Musical “Perchance to Dream” 1945
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9. MY LIFE BELONGS TO YOU
From Ivor Novello’s Stage Musical “The Dancing Years” 1939
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10. MEDLEY of POPULAR SONGS
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I n s p i r a t i o n a l M u s i c
16. MORNING
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17. CHILDREN
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18. EVENING
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L I S T E N T O E N T I R E A L B U M
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Tracks 1 and 2 Copyright Betty Lawrence.
Tracks 16, 17 and 18 Copyright Peter Ingold
Copyright © Peter Ingold 2009, All Rights Reserved
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