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 276-300 of 467 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decca | 88331 | 7/7/1955 | The pearls | Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 88332 | 7/7/1955 | Grandpa's spells | Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 88333 | 7/7/1955 | Mister Jelly Lord | Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 88341 | 7/8/1955 | Chimes blues | Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 88342 | 7/8/1955 | Keyhole blues | Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 88343 | 7/8/1955 | Doctor Jazz | Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 88344 | 7/8/1955 | London blues | Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 88353 | 7/11/1955 | She's cryin' for me | Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 88354 | 7/11/1955 | Muskrat ramble | Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 88355 | 7/11/1955 | I'm not rough | Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 88356 | 7/11/1955 | Weary blues | Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 88357 | 7/13/1955 | Lonesome and sorry | Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 88358 | 7/13/1955 | Deep Henderson | Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 88359 | 7/13/1955 | Down by the riverside | Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 88360 | 7/13/1955 | When my sugar walks down the street | Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 88361 | 7/13/1955 | Stars fell on Alabama | Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 88362 | 7/13/1955 | Wabash blues | Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 88363 | 7/13/1955 | Missouri waltz | Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 88364 | 7/13/1955 | Maryland, my Maryland | Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 88382 | 7/14/1955 | Cabin in the cotton | Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 88383 | 7/14/1955 | Rose of the Rio Grande | Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 88384 | 7/14/1955 | My old Kentucky home | Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 88385 | 7/14/1955 | China boy | Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 88390 | 7/15/1955 | That eccentric rag | Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 88391 | 7/15/1955 | Grace and beauty | Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band | instrumentalist, trumpet |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Lawson, Yank," accessed April 29, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105431.
Lawson, Yank. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 29, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105431.
"Lawson, Yank." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 29 April 2024.
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