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 176-200 of 467 records)

Company	Matrix No.	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	81328	8/1/1951	The kissing bug boogie	Neal Hefti Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	81329	8/1/1951	(I wouldn't be where I am) If you hadn't gone away	Neal Hefti Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	81330	8/1/1951	Coral reef	Neal Hefti Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	81397	8/14/1951	A cabin in the cotton	Neal Hefti Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	81398	8/14/1951	Bing bong bing	Neal Hefti Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	81399	8/14/1951	Uncle Jim	Neal Hefti Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	81529	9/12/1951	Waitin' for the evenin' mail	Roberta Lee ; Neal Hefti Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	81530	9/12/1951	Slow poke	Roberta Lee ; Neal Hefti Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	81531	9/12/1951	I wanna play house with you	Roberta Lee ; Neal Hefti Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	81532	9/12/1951	Cherokee	Roberta Lee ; Neal Hefti Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	81749	10/22/1951	Charmaine	Neal Hefti Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	81750	10/22/1951	Regular man	Neal Hefti Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	81751	10/22/1951	Uncle Jim	Neal Hefti Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	81799	11/1/1951	Snag it	Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	81800	11/1/1951	Willie the weeper	Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	81866	11/14/1951	High society	Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	81867	11/14/1951	Dippermouth blues	Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	82042	12/27/1951	You're the only one I love	Neal Hefti Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	82043	12/27/1951	Don't be that way	Neal Hefti Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	82255	2/6/1952	Sahara's aide	Neal Hefti Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	82256	2/6/1952	Always	Neal Hefti Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	82257	2/6/1952	Cherokee	Neal Hefti Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	82316	2/21/1952	Krooked blues	Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	82317	2/21/1952	Canal Street blues	Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	82318	2/21/1952	Snake rag	Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band	instrumentalist, trumpet