K. Lawrence Dunham (Born Kaye Lawrence Dunham in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1933, a.k.a. Kaye L. Dunham, Kaye Dunham, K. L. Dunham, K. Dunham) is an American songwriter and lyricist. He resides in Los Angeles, California. Dunham was educated at Dartington Hall School in Devon, England, and received his Bachelor of Arts Degree from Antioch Los Angeles in 1992.
Dunham was a participating writer on one Grammy-winning recording and two Grammy-nominated recordings:
Dunham has songs recorded and performed by many artists including Harry Belafonte, Nancy Wilson, Irene Kral, Sue Raney, David Allyn, Helen Merrill, Mary Stallings, Madeline Eastman, Sherry Williams, John Proulx, Jane Olivor, Warren Vache, Diana Ross, Thelma Houston, and The Commodores.
Johnny Mandel, Roger Kellaway, Bryce Rohde, Tom Baird (d.1975), Michael Masser and John Proulx are among the composers with whom he has co-written.(see “Discography” below) He also collaborated with Richard Markowitz (d.1994) for soundtrack songs sung by Richie Havens in the movie “The Boss' Son” (1978).
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| Song | Artist/Album/Label/Year | Writers |
|---|---|---|
| “Marcia Rita”(Instrumental) | Subri Moulin, “Jungle Percussion” ** Mayfair Records 1959 | Dunham/Daniel Barrajanos |
| “Tree Top Baby”, “Count Down Blues” | Maya Angelou, 45rpm Reprise(?) 1960 | Dunham |
| "I Never Knew My Father (Jangle)" | Hoyt Axton, “Thunder 'N Lightnin'” Horizon Records 1963 | Dunham |
| "One Step" | Maxine Sellars, “Folk Songs” Prestige Folklore 1964 | Dunham |
| "Black Betty”(version on this recording adapted by publisher) | Harry Belafonte, “Blues, Ballads and Boasters”** RCA Victor 1964 | Dunham |
| "Black Betty” | Don Crawford, “Don Crawford” VerveFolkways 1966 | Dunham |
| "Baby That's You”* | Don Crawford,“Don Crawford” VerveFolkways 1966 | Dunham/Crawford |
| “The Last Blade of Grass” | P. Gray & M. Barris, 45rpm Nocturne Records 1970 | Dunham/Bob & Vicki Harrington |
| "I, Too Wanted Peace”, “Benediction” | Don Crawford, “Roots and Branches”** Roulette 1970 | Dunham |
| “A Motorcycle Cantata”,“Two Wheels To Freedom”, “It's Happenin'”* | Loose, “Freaky Billy The Wheelie King”* Nocturne 1971 | Dunham/Dan Morehouse |
| “One Step”* | David Wiffen, “David Wiffen” Fantasy 1971 | Dunham |
| “Piano Man”** | Thelma Houston, 45rpm Mowest 1972 | Dunham/Michael Masser |
| "My True Home"* | C/F Schott, “Schott!” Nocturne 1972 | Dunham/Morehouse |
| "Don'tYou Be Worried”** | The Commodores, 45rpm Mowest 1973 | Dunham/William Orange |
| "Everybody talkin' 'Bout Love(Ain't Doin' It)" | Laurence & Roselle, 45rpm A&M 1973 | Dunham/Walter Heath |
| "One Step" | Harry Belafonte, “Play me” RCA Victor | Dunham |
| "Don't Look Back" | Irene Kral, “Where Is Love”** Choice 1974 | Dunham/Johnny Mandel |
| "Eighty Acres" | Dempsey Wright, “String Euphoria” Nocturne 1974 | Dunham/Wright |
| "Family Man"* | Charity Brown, “Charity Brown” A&M 1975 | Dunham/Tom Baird |
| "Don't Look Back" | David Allyn, “Don't Look Back” Xanadu 1975 | Dunham/Mandel |
| "You Know You're Wrong Don't You Brother”**,
“Africa(She's My Lady)”, “I Thought You Might Like To Know”, “Every Fool On Earth” |
Walter Heath, “You Know You're Wrong Don'tya Brother”
Buddah Records 1975 |
Dunham/Heath |
| "I Thought You Might Like To Know" | Impact, “The Pac Is Back” Fantasy 1975 | Dunham/Heath |
| “You Did It For Me"* | Al Wilson, “I've Got A Feeling” Playboy 1975 | Dunham/Heath |
| "Lord(Hear Me Now)"* | Hub, “Cheata” Capitol 1976 | Dunham/Bob Gundry |
| "I Thought You Might like to know" | Maureen McGovern, 45rpm Epic 1978 | Dunham/Heath |
| "Golden Pony" | Jane Olivor, “The Best Side of Goodbye” Columbia 1980 | Dunham/Gundry |
| "Don't Look Back" | Cal Tjader, “The Shining Sea”** Concord Jazz 1981 | Dunham/Mandel |
| "Young Mothers" | Diana Ross, “Diana Anthology”** 2- LP set Motown 1983 | Dunham/Baird |
| "Don't Look Back" | “Sue Raney Sings The Music of Johnny Mandel”** Discovery 1983 | Dunham/Mandel |
| "Maybe" | Helen Merrill, “Clear Out Of This World” Polygram Jazz (Gitanes) 1991 | Dunham/Roger Kellaway |
| "The Way You Love Me”, “Don't Look Back” | Sherry Williams, “The Way You Love Me” ** Williamsound West 1997 | Dunham/Kellaway |
| "Weren't You The One”, “Without You” | Sherry Williams, “A Taste Of Sherry”** Williamsound West 2002 | Dunham/Kellaway |
| "Don't Look Back" | Daniel Glass Trio, “Something Colorful” Very Tall Music 2002 | Dunham/Mandel |
| "The Way You Love Me" | Nicole Yarling, “Joe Williams Presents Nicole Yarling” MCG Jazz 2003 | Dunham/Kellaway |
| "Don't Look Back" | Pinky Winters,“The Shadow of Your Smile” 3D 2003 | Dunham/Mandel |
| “My Light Will Always Be There”, “In My Highest Place” | Sherry Williams, “You Must Believe In Spring” ** Williamsound West 2003 | Dunham/Kellaway |
| "Weren't You The One" | Maria Ewing, “Into The Rainbow”** String Jazz 2004 | Dunham/Kellaway |
| “Stuck In A Dream With Me” | Mary Stallings, “Remember Love” HalfNote 2005 | Dunham/Proulx |
| "Why Should There Be Stars" | Mary Stallings, “Remember Love” HalfNote 2005 | Dunham/Rohde |
| "Don't Look Back" | Carol Robbins, “Jazz Play”** Jazzcats 2005 | Dunham/Mandel |
| "Don't Look Back" | Carl Tassi, “Waiting For the Bread” Royola 2005 | Dunham/Mandel |
| "Don't Look Back" | Warren Vache, “Don't Look Back”** Arbor Records 2006 | Dunham/Mandel |
| "My Love For You /Stuck In A Dream With Me" | John Proulx, “Moon and Sand”** MaxJazz 2006 | Dunham/Proulx |
| "Knitting Class" | Nancy Wilson, “Turned To Blue”** MCGJazz 2006 | Dunham/Rohde |
| "Don't Look Back" | Madeline Eastman, “Can You Hear Me Now?” Mad-Kat Records 2008 | Dunham/Mandel |
| "Stuck In A Dream With Me" | Byron Nease, "Byron Nease Today!"** 2009 | Dunham/Proulx |
| "My Daddy Was A Preacher Man" | Walter Heath, “Praise His Name”** HeathSongs 2009 | Dunham/Heath |
| "Don't Look Back" | Ken Greves, “The Face Of My Love” JazzCat Productions 2009 | Dunham/Mandel |
| "Before You Know It" | John Proulx, "Baker's Dozen(Remembering Chet Baker)" MaxJazz 2009 | Dunham/Proulx |
| "Before You Know It" | Mary Stallings, “Dream”** Highnote 2010 | Dunham/Proulx |
| "Don't Look Back" | Roger Cairns, “The Dream Of Olwen”** AHP 2010 | Dunham/Mandel |
| "Welcome To My World" | John Proulx, “Jazz Vox Presents:In Your Own Back Yard”** OA2 2011 | Dunham/Proulx |
| "Don't Look Back" | Jane Stuart, “Don't Look Back”** JSM 2011 | Dunham/Mandel |