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Friday, March 25, 2011

Lawson Family - Just For You

Beat Of A New Drum

Just For You
The Lawson Family
Melody Records - Hamilton, Ohio
MELODY MSLP-74
Jewel Record Company - Cincinnati, Ohio
JEWEL JRC-843
1978

The Seed Of God
You Have Been An Inspiration To Me
Rising
The Beat Of A New Drum
Hello Jesus
I'm Nearer Home Than I Was Yesterday
I'm Free
Heaven's Echoes
For Real And Not A Dream
Clear Mind, True Heart, A New Soul
I'll Rest On Zion Hill
I Know What You're Talking About

3 comments:

  1. Mr. Betcher,

    The Lawson family remained in Florence.
    The only recorded two albums. Junior Lawson, Marie`s husband, played no instrument nor sang but he was featured on the cover of both albums. Marie Lawson is the sister of Loman Jeffers who was a member of the Little Country Trio. Marie and her husband both passed away several years ago but their daughters are still living in the Florence area.

    Thank you for posting these!

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  2. This album was recorded around 1977 because Amy Lawson (Sharon's daugther on the cover of the album) was born in 1976.

    Junior Lawson and Marie (Jeffers) Lawson were married in 1950 and Junior passed away in 1997. Marie passed away in 2006 and all three of her daughters live in Florence, Kentucky.

    The Lawson family recorded two albums and an 8-track tape. I can't remember the title of the 8-track but it came some time after "Just For You" probably around 1978-79.

    My mom wrote a song on this album titled "Beat of a New Drum" which received a lot of air time and was sung by a lot of local groups at the time.

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  3. Love this family, my aunt Marie is my mom's sister. Both have passed away.

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