Third year in the round
Lawren Erickson
Rapid City, SD · 1965 Dolphin's Melody Maker
“...till the night breezes blow... and long shadows start fall”
Lawren Erickson is a Rapid City-based songwriter and performer whose career stretches back to his teenage years. He started guitar at 12, performed in bars and Las Vegas venues, majored in music in college, and has released two albums of original material featuring melodic and lyrical work.
The record
On file
- Hometown
- Rapid City, SD
- Instrument
- 1965 Dolphin's Melody Maker
- Influences
- The Beatles, Seals and Crofts, Loggins and Messina, Buffalo Springfield
- Signature song
- Night Breezes
- First performance
- Vale Volunteer Fire Department New Year's Eve dance (performed during a near blizzard to a nearly empty room)
- Biggest achievement
- Recording and releasing two albums of original songs
- Dream collab
- Sheryl Crow
- Fun fact
- He has massively huge kneecaps.
For press & bookers
In the round
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