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 451-467 of 467 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca L 3111 10-in. 7/19/1942 Semper paratus Bob Crosby Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca L 3160 10-in. 7/30/1942 I don't care any more Mary Lee instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca L 3161 10-in. 7/30/1942 It makes no never mind Mary Lee instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca L 3162 10-in. 7/30/1942 I told you so Mary Lee instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca L 3163 10-in. 7/30/1942 I'll never cry over you Mary Lee instrumentalist, trumpet  
Signature BOB-5 6/7/1944 Oh, lady be good Yank Lawson and his Jazz Band instrumentalist, trumpet  
Signature BOB-6 6/7/1944 Noteworthy blues Yank Lawson and his Jazz Band instrumentalist, trumpet  
Signature S-7 10-in. 12/7/1944 Wang wang blues Yank Lawson and his Jazz Band instrumentalist, trumpet  
Signature S-8 10-in. 12/7/1944 Stumbling Yank Lawson and his Jazz Band instrumentalist, trumpet  
Signature S-9 10-in. 12/7/1944 That's a plenty Yank Lawson and his Jazz Band instrumentalist, trumpet  
Signature S-12 1944 Rockin' chair Yank Lawson and his Jazz Band instrumentalist, trumpet  
Signature S-13 1944 Clarinet blues (Double clarinet) Yank Lawson and his Jazz Band instrumentalist, trumpet  
Signature S-14 1944 Wolverine blues Yank Lawson and his Jazz Band instrumentalist, trumpet  
Signature S-15 1944 Sunday Yank Lawson and his Jazz Band instrumentalist, trumpet  
Signature BT-101 6/7/1944 I've found a new baby Yank Lawson and his Jazz Band instrumentalist, trumpet  
Signature BT-102 6/7/1944 Jazz me blues Yank Lawson and his Jazz Band instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 12SRC100 12-in. 2/12/1945 Lady be good Yank Lawson Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
(Results 451-467 of 467 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Lawson, Yank," accessed March 29, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105431.

Lawson, Yank. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 29, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105431.

"Lawson, Yank." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 29 March 2024.

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