Yank Lawson

John Rhea "Yank" Lawson (May 3, 1911 – February 18, 1995) was an American jazz trumpeter known for Dixieland and swing music.

Born John Lausen in 1911, from 1933 to 1935 he worked in Ben Pollack's orchestra and after that became a founding member of the Bob Crosby Orchestra. He later worked with Benny Goodman and Tommy Dorsey, but also worked with Crosby again in 1941–42. Later in the 1940s he became a studio musician leading his own Dixieland sessions.

In the 1950s he and Bob Haggart created the Lawson-Haggart band and they worked together in 1968 to form the World's Greatest Jazz Band, a Dixieland group which performed for the next ten years.

Birth and Death Data: Born May 3, 1911 (Trenton), Died February 18, 1995 (Indianapolis)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1935 - 1962

Roles Represented in DAHR: trumpet, trombone

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Recordings (Results 226-250 of 467 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca 83790 1/8/1953 While we danced at the Mardi Gras Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 83801 1/9/1953 Twelfth Street rag Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 83802 1/9/1953 Tiger rag Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 83803 1/9/1953 Maple leaf rag Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 83806 1/14/1953 While we danced at the Mardi Gras-1 Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 83811 1/13/1953 Cataract rag Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 83812 1/13/1953 Down home rag Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 83816 1/14/1953 Johnson rag Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 83817 1/14/1953 Bugle call rag Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 83818 1/14/1953 Panama rag Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 84652 6/4/1953 Royal garden blues Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 84653 6/4/1953 Tin roof blues Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 84654 6/4/1953 Struttin' with some barbecue Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 84683 6/10/1953 Fidgety feet Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 84684 6/10/1953 Angry Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 84685 6/10/1953 That's a plenty Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 84713 6/15/1953 Someday sweetheart Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 84714 6/15/1953 Sweet Lorraine Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 84736 6/22/1953 Memphis blues Ray McKinley Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 84737 6/22/1953 Ol' shanks mare Ray McKinley Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 84738 6/22/1953 Rhythm-a-tic Ray McKinley Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 84739 6/22/1953 Long gone Ray McKinley Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 85371 10/13/1953 I'm coming Virginia-1 Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 85372 10/13/1953 Mississippi mud-1 Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 85373 10/13/1953 Crying for the Carolines Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band instrumentalist, trumpet  
(Results 226-250 of 467 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Lawson, Yank," accessed May 18, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105431.

Lawson, Yank. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 18, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105431.

"Lawson, Yank." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 18 May 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105431

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LCNAR: Lawson, Yank - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n86145248

Wikidata: Yank Lawson - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1339776

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FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1475734

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