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 351-375 of 467 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decca | 112438 | 8/2/1962 | When day is done | Charlie Spivak Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 112439 | 8/2/1962 | Moonlight on the Ganges | Charlie Spivak Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 112440 | 8/2/1962 | Clair de lune | Charlie Spivak Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Signature | SRC 108 | 10-in. | 2/12/1945 | Sugar | Yank Lawson Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Signature | SRC 109 | 10-in. | 2/12/1945 | Sensation rag | Yank Lawson Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Signature | SRC 247 | 10-in. | 1946 | Yank's two day toot | Yank Lawson Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Signature | SRC 248 | 10-in. | 1946 | Washboard blues | Yank Lawson Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Signature | SRC 249 | 10-in. | 1946 | Sugar foot stomp | Yank Lawson Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Signature | T-1901 | 10-in. | 11/20/1942 | Squeeze me | Eddie Condon's Barrelhouse Gang | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Signature | T-1902 | 10-in. | 11/20/1943 | That's a plenty | Eddie Condon's Barrelhouse Gang | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Signature | T-1903 | 11/20/1943 | Yank's blues-1 | Eddie Condon's Barrelhouse Gang | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Signature | T-1904 | 11/20/1943 | Old fashioned love-1,2 | Eddie Condon's Barrelhouse Gang | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Signature | T-1909 | 10-in. | 12/18/1943 | Squeeze me | Yank Lawson and his Jazz Band | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Signature | T-1910 | 10-in. | 12/18/1943 | When I grow too old to dream | Yank Lawson and his Jazz Band | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Signature | T-1911 | 10-in. | 12/18/1943 | Too many times | Yank Lawson and his Jazz Band | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Signature | T-1912 | 10-in. | 12/18/1943 | The sheik of Araby | Yank Lawson and his Jazz Band | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 12SRC101 | 12-in. | 2/12/1945 | Davenport blues | Yank Lawson Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | DLA 1015 | 10-in. | 11/5/1937 | Nice work if you can get it | Bob Crosby Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | DLA 1016 | 10-in. | 11/5/1937 | A foggy day | Bob Crosby Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | DLA 1017 | 10-in. | 11/5/1937 | I've hitched my wagon to a star | Bob Crosby Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | DLA 1018 | 10-in. | 11/5/1937 | This never happened before | Bob Crosby Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | DLA 1019 | 10-in. | 11/5/1937 | Little Rock getaway | Bob Crosby Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | DLA 1020 | 10-in. | 11/5/1937 | Squeeze me | Bob Crosby Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | DLA 1029 | 10-in. | 11/9/1937 | Let's give another chance | Bob Crosby Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | DLA 1030 | 10-in. | 11/9/1937 | Vieni, vieni | Bob Crosby Orchestra | 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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