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 26-50 of 467 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-046045	10-in.	12/28/1939	Roses of Picardy	Californians ; Abe Lyman	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	D5VB-0620	10-in.	9/20/1945	Homesick-that's all	Russ Case ; Murphy Sisters	Female vocal group, with jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	D5VB-0621	10-in.	9/20/1945	Will the angels play their harps for me? (A beggar's lament)	Russ Case ; Murphy Sisters	Female vocal group, with jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	D6VB-3283	10-in.	11/20/1946	Frenesi	Mullen Sisters ; Tony Mottola Orchestra	Female vocal trio, with jazz/dance octet	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	D6VB-3284	10-in.	11/20/1946	The Kerry dance	Mullen Sisters ; Tony Mottola Orchestra	Female vocal trio, with jazz/dance octet	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	D6VB-3285	10-in.	11/20/1946	The moon of Manakoora	Mullen Sisters ; Tony Mottola Orchestra	Female vocal trio, with jazz/dance octet	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	39562	10-in.	6/1/1935	Flowers for Madame	Bob Crosby Orchestra		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	39563	10-in.	6/1/1935	The Dixieland band-1	Bob Crosby Orchestra		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	39564	10-in.	6/1/1935	In a little gypsy tea room	Bob Crosby Orchestra		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	39565	10-in.	6/1/1935	Beale Street blues	Bob Crosby Orchestra		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	39679	10-in.	7/5/1935	I'm in the mood for Jove	Bob Crosby Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	39680	10-in.	7/5/1935	East of the sun	Bob Crosby Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	39681	10-in.	7/5/1935	Two together	Bob Crosby Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	39682	10-in.	7/5/1935	And then some	Bob Crosby Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	39865	10-in.	8/19/1935	I'm sitting high on a hill-top	Bob Crosby Orchestra		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	39866	10-in.	8/19/1935	Thanks a million	Bob Crosby Orchestra		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	39867	10-in.	8/19/1935	Tender is the night	Bob Crosby Orchestra		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	39868	10-in.	8/19/1935	Roll along, prairie moon	Bob Crosby Orchestra		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	60133	10-in.	11/8/1935	On Treasure Island	Bob Crosby Orchestra		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	60134	10-in.	11/8/1935	At your service, Madame	Bob Crosby Orchestra		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	60135	10-in.	11/8/1935	Here's to romance	Bob Crosby Orchestra		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	60136	10-in.	11/8/1935	I found a dream	Bob Crosby Orchestra		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	60137	10-in.	11/8/1935	Red sails in the sunset	Mound City Blue Blowers		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	60138	10-in.	12/12/1935	I'm sittin' high on a hilltop	Mound City Blue Blowers		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	60139	10-in.	11/8/1935	On Treasure Island	Mound City Blue Blowers		instrumentalist, trumpet