Music

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!       

MEDLEY

From

The Mists of Time

Story and Lyrics Written by Ronald Hearn

Music Composed and Played by Betty Lawrence

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'The Sound of Music'

Sung by Ronald Hearn

Betty Lawrence at the Piano

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 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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O l d   M u s i c   H a l l   S o n g s

11. THE HOUSES IN BETWEEN

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12. IT’S A GREAT BIG SHAME

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13. BOILED BEEF AND CARROTS

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14. BROWN BOOTS

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15. THE MAN ON THE FLYING TRAPEZE

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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 & Arthur Molinary