While attending university in 1964, Lawrence started a band called The Classics. This group later became The Collectors. When that group changed its name to Chilliwack, Lawrence continued to perform with them for some time before leaving to concentrate on production work. In the 1970s, he produced
The Great Canadian Gold Rush for
CBC Radio, hosted by
Terry David Mulligan. In 1973 he released an album,
Leaving You Free, on the Haida label, and toured with Valdy as part of the Hometown Band. In 1977, the Hometown Band, with Lawrence on saxophone and flute and as producer, released an album,
The Hometown Band, with Shari Ulrich singing lead vocals. In the early 1980s, he fronted the Claire Lawrence Band, which performed in western Canada. The band released a self-titled album in 1981. In 1985, Lawrence produced the album
Moonlight for Connie Kaldor, and performed with her in support of the album. From 1986 to 1990, he scored the music for the long-running
CBC series,
The Beachcombers. Between 1991 and 1994, he wrote the theme and incidental music for the CBC teen drama
Northwood, shot in North and West Vancouver, British Columbia. In the late 1990s he wrote the theme music used in the first two seasons of the
CTV series
Cold Squad. From 2000 to 2006, he produced
Jazz Beat for CBC Radio. ==References==