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
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  
(Results 26-50 of 467 records)

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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