Vaughan Lawrence

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.

Background He was born in Liverpool.

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. 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.

In 1972, he released two singles, the first one on Polydor and then the other on Philips. "So Long Love" backed with "My Ship Is Coming In" was released on Philips. 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. The single backed with "Go Away Little Girl" was released on Polydor. "Take What You Can" appeared on the N.Z.B.C. Studio One television series album 20 Studio One Hits.

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. 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.

Discography + Singles Title Release info Year Notes "So Long My Love" / "My Ship Is Coming In" Philips 6036 023 1972 "Take What You Can" / "Go Away Little Girl" Polydor 2069 017 1972

+ Various artist compilation appearances Title Release info Year Track(s) F Notes 20 Studio One Hits Music for Leisure 440 1972 "Take What You Can" LP Sing TV2 T.V.2 1975 "Happy Birthday Baby" LP