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 326-350 of 467 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca 105002 5/21/1958 Pinetop's boogie woogie Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 105003 5/21/1958 Swingin' shepherd blues Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 105004 5/21/1958 Yancey special Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 105005 5/21/1958 Bye bye love Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 105689 9/22/1958 Mississippi mud Teresa Brewer ; The Dixieland Band instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 105690 9/22/1958 Bill Bailey won't you please come home Teresa Brewer ; The Dixieland Band instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 105691 9/22/1958 Basin Street blues Teresa Brewer ; The Dixieland Band instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 105692 9/22/1958 When it's sleepy time down South Teresa Brewer ; The Dixieland Band instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 105693 9/25/1958 When my sugar walks down the street Teresa Brewer ; The Dixieland Band instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 105694 9/25/1958 Georgia on my mind Teresa Brewer ; The Dixieland Band instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 105695 9/25/1958 Is' it true what they say about Dixie? Teresa Brewer ; The Dixieland Band instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 105696 9/25/1958 When the Saints go marching in Teresa Brewer ; The Dixieland Band instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 105697 9/26/1958 The Dixieland band Teresa Brewer ; The Dixieland Band instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 105698 9/26/1958 Weary blues Teresa Brewer ; The Dixieland Band instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 105699 9/26/1958 Everybody loves my baby Teresa Brewer ; The Dixieland Band instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 105700 9/26/1958 Alabama jubilee Teresa Brewer ; The Dixieland Band instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 112429 8/1/1962 Moonlight becomes you Charlie Spivak Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 112430 8/1/1962 Blue star Charlie Spivak Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 112431 8/1/1962 Moonglow Charlie Spivak Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 112432 8/2/1962 Polka dots and moonbeams Charlie Spivak Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 112433 8/2/1962 Moon of Manakoora Charlie Spivak Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 112434 8/2/1962 It's so peaceful in the country Charlie Spivak Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 112435 8/2/1962 Moon over Miami Charlie Spivak Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 112436 8/2/1962 Moonlight cocktail Charlie Spivak Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 112437 8/2/1962 Count every star Charlie Spivak Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
(Results 326-350 of 467 records)

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.

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

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/42025795

MusicBrainz: Yank Lawson - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/ed95a078-658f-4bb4-9e61-b676043925a6

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

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