Claire Lawrence was a founding member of the Canadian

Canada

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 band The Collectors, and remained with the group when it transitioned to Chilliwack

Chilliwack (band)

Chilliwack are a Canadian rock band that had their heyday during the 1970s and 1980s. Although they are a Canadian band, the members were all born in, as well as reside in, the United States of America. They are perhaps best remembered for their five biggest songs "My Girl ", "I Believe", "Whatcha...

 in 1971. He performed on keyboards

Keyboard instrument

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, flute

Flute

The flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is an aerophone or reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air across an opening...

, saxophone

Saxophone

The saxophone is a conical-bore transposing musical instrument that is a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846...

, and piano

Piano

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. He left the group in 1971 to produce a number of prominent Canadian artists and groups including Susan Jacks

Susan Jacks

Susan Jacks is a Canadian singer–songwriter.-Career:Susan Jacks was born to a family of eight children in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Her family moved to British Columbia when she was 9...

, Valdy

Valdy

Paul Valdemar Horsdal, CM , commonly known as Valdy, is a Canadian folk musician whose solo career began in the early 1970s. He is known for "Rock and Roll Song", his first mainstream single released in mid-1972 on Haida/A&M.He was a member of the London Town Criers during the 1960s and...

, Shari Ulrich

Shari Ulrich

Sharon Ulrich, is a Canadian musician-songwriter. She has won a Juno Award for "Most Promising Female Vocalist of the Year", and has acted as a television host, actor, film composer, & songwriting educator...

, Roy Forbes

Roy Forbes

Roy Forbes is a Canadian folk music singer-songwriter, whose music bears heavy influences from classic American genres of acoustic blues and traditional country....

, UHF

UHF (band)

UHF is a Canadian folk music supergroup, consisting of singer-songwriters Bill Henderson of Chilliwack fame, Shari Ulrich and Roy Forbes. The band's name comes from the initials of the members' surnames....

 and Connie Kaldor

Connie Kaldor

Connie Isabelle Kaldor, is a Canadian folk singer/songwriter. She is the recipient of three Juno awards.Born in Regina, Saskatchewan, she graduated from Campbell Collegiate in Regina in 1972 and the University of Alberta in 1976 with a BFA degree in theatre...

.

In the 1970s he also produced Gold Rush for CBC Radio

CBC Radio

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, which was hosted by Terry David Mulligan

Terry David Mulligan

Terry David Mulligan is a Canadian actor and radio and television personality based in Vancouver, British Columbia.Born in New Westminster, British Columbia, Mulligan's first career was as a Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer in Olds, Alberta and Red Deer, Alberta from 1960 through 1964...

. Between 1991 and 1994 he wrote the theme and incidental music for the CBC teen drama "Northwood", shot in North and West Vancouver, BC. In the late '90's he wrote the theme music used for the first two years of the television production "Cold Squad". In the 2000s he produced Jazz Beat for CBC Radio.

Claire Lawrence is also credited with the opening and closing theme music for the Canadian TV series "The Beachcombers."