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 376-400 of 467 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	DLA 1031	10-in.	11/9/1937	Silhouettes in the moonlight	Bob Crosby Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	DLA 1032	10-in.	11/9/1937	I've got a strange new rhythm in my heart	Bob Crosby Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	DLA 1033	10-in.	11/9/1937	Why should I care?	Bob Crosby Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	DLA 1060	10-in.	11/13/1937	Stumbling	Bob Crosby's Bob Cats	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	DLA 1061	10-in.	11/13/1937	Who's sorry now?	Bob Crosby's Bob Cats	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	DLA 1062	10-in.	11/13/1937	Coquette	Bob Crosby's Bob Cats	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	DLA 1063	10-in.	11/13/1937	Fidgety feet	Bob Crosby's Bob Cats	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	DLA 1064	10-in.	11/13/1937	You're driving me crazy	Bob Crosby's Bob Cats	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	DLA 1065	10-in.	11/13/1937	Can't we be friends?	Bob Crosby's Bob Cats	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	DLA 1066	10-in.	11/13/1937	Martha (Ah! So pure)	Connie Boswell	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	DLA 1067	10-in.	11/13/1937	Home on the range	Connie Boswell	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	DLA 1068	10-in.	11/13/1937	Gypsy love song	Connie Boswell	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	DLA 1086	10-in.	11/16/1937	Ah! Sweet mystery of life	Connie Boswell	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	DLA 1087	10-in.	11/16/1937	The thrill of a lifetime	Bob Crosby Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	DLA 1088	10-in.	11/16/1937	Be a good sport	Bob Crosby Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	DLA 1089	10-in.	11/16/1937	Every day's a holiday	Bob Crosby Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	DLA 1090	12-in.	11/16/1937	South Rampart Street parade	Bob Crosby Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	DLA 1091	12-in.	11/16/1937	Dogtown blues	Bob Crosby Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	DLA 1092	10-in.	11/16/1937	Sweet someone	Bob Crosby Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	DLA 1093	10-in.	11/16/1937	Just strolling	Bob Crosby Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	DLA 1094	10-in.	11/16/1937	Panama	Bob Crosby Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	DLA 1095	10-in.	11/16/1937	A Big Apple calls (When my dreamboat comes home)	Bob Crosby Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	DLA 2722	10-in.	9/4/1941	A gay ranchero	Bob Crosby Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	DLA 2723	10-in.	9/4/1941	Something new	Bob Crosby Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	DLA 2724	10-in.	9/4/1941	I'm trusting in you	Bob Crosby Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet

(Results 376-400 of 467 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Lawson, Yank," accessed November 9, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105431.

Lawson, Yank. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 9, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105431.

"Lawson, Yank." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 November 2024.