‘Sesame Boulevard’ composer Stephen J. Lawrence passes away at 82

By way of IANS

Stephen J. Lawrence, a musical skill whose credit integrated 1972’s ‘Unfastened to Be… You and Me’ and a prolific run on ‘Sesame Boulevard’, kicked the bucket at Clara Maas Clinical Middle in New Jersey, elderly 82.

His dying was once showed to Selection via his spouse Cantor Cathy Lawrence, studies selection.com.

Born on September 5, 1939, Lawrence completed a frame of labor as a musician that spanned over 5 many years.

He’s highest identified for his paintings as musical director and co-producer with Bruce Hart at the gold album ‘Unfastened to Be… You and Me’.

Lawrence composed the album’s identify tune, in addition to the tracks ‘When We Develop Up’ and ‘Sisters and Brothers’.

Lawrence additionally served as composer, song director, arranger and conductor at the kids’s tv sequence ‘Sesame Boulevard’ for over 30 years, composing over 300 songs and ratings for the programme, together with ‘Fuzzy and Blue (and Orange)’, which he co-wrote with David Axelrod.

He gained 3 Sunlight hours Emmy awards for exceptional fulfillment in song course and composition throughout his tenure at the display.

Different credit from Lawrence come with the ranking for 1979’s ‘Quicker or Later’ and its unmarried ‘You Take My Breath Away’.

He additionally composed ratings for ‘Bang the Drum Slowly’, ‘One Summer season Love’, ‘Alice, Candy Alice’, 1987’s ‘Pink Using Hood’ and the animated musical ‘The Story of Peter Rabbit’.

Lawrence additionally served as song director at Temple Sinai in Stamford, Connecticut from 2003 to 2022.

Lawrence is survived via his spouse Cantor Cathy Lawrence; brother Robert; daughter Hannah Jones Anderson; son-in-law Seth Anderson; grandson Arthur; and stepsons Sam and Nick Kline.

A non-public yard memorial carrier shall be hung on Saturday.