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.	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
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 November 7, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105431.

Lawson, Yank. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 7, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105431.

"Lawson, Yank." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 7 November 2024.