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 were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 426-450 of 467 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	DLA 2888	10-in.	2/5/1942	I'll be true to the one I love	Bob Crosby's Bob Cats	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	DLA 2907	10-in.	2/17/1942	Black zephyr	Bob Crosby Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	DLA 2908	10-in.	2/17/1942	Blue surreal	Bob Crosby Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	DLA 2909	10-in.	2/17/1942	Chain gang	Bob Crosby Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	DLA 2910	10-in.	2/17/1942	Ec-Stacy	Bob Crosby Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	DLA 2928	10-in.	3/3/1942	Poor you	Bob Crosby Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	DLA 2929	10-in.	3/3/1942	I'll keep the lovelight burning	Bob Crosby Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	DLA 2930	10-in.	3/3/1942	Don't sit under the apple tree	Bob Crosby Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	DLA 2931	10-in.	3/3/1942	Last call for love	Bob Crosby Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	DLA 2932	10-in.	3/3/1942	Dear old Donegal	Bob Crosby Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	DLA 2989	10-in.	5/25/1942	Lazy	Bing Crosby	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	DLA 2990	10-in.	5/25/1942	Let's start the New Year right	Bing Crosby	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	DLA 2991	10-in.	5/25/1942	I've got plenty to be thankful for	Bing Crosby	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	DLA 2996	10-in.	5/27/1942	I'll capture your heart	Fred Astaire ; Bing Crosby	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	DLA 2998	10-in.	5/27/1942	When my dreamboat comes home	Bing Crosby	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	DLA 2999	10-in.	5/27/1942	Walking the floor over you	Bing Crosby	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	L 3059	10-in.	6/26/1942	I hung my head and cried	Mary Lee	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	L 3060	10-in.	6/26/1942	You're my darling	Mary Lee	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	L 3061	10-in.	6/26/1942	The end of the world	Mary Lee	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	L 3062	10-in.	6/26/1942	You broke my heart, my darling	Mary Lee	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	L 3091	10-in.	7/13/1942	Anchors aweigh	Bob Crosby Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	L 3092	10-in.	7/13/1942	Over there	Bob Crosby Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	L 3093	10-in.	7/13/1942	When you think of lovin', baby, think of me	Bob Crosby Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	L 3109	10-in.	7/19/1942	Where do we go from here?	Bob Crosby Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	L 3110	10-in.	7/19/1942	The caissons go rolling along	Bob Crosby Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet

(Results 426-450 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.