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 | Audio |
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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 |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Lawson, Yank," accessed November 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105431.
Lawson, Yank. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105431.
"Lawson, Yank." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Lawson, Yank - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n86145248
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