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 201-225 of 467 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decca | 82415 | 3/5/1952 | Snake rag | Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 82416 | 3/5/1952 | Frog-I-More rag | Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 82417 | 3/5/1952 | South | Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 82418 | 3/5/1952 | The Sheik of Araby | Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 82859 | 5/13/1952 | Busybody | Roberta Lee | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 82860 | 5/13/1952 | Saturday rag | Roberta Lee | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 82931 | 6/10/1952 | Part 1: Our director (Harvard) ; Down the field (Yale) ; As the backs go tearing by (Dartmouth) ; Cannon song (Princeton) | Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 82932 | 6/10/1952 | Part 2: Washington and Lee swing ; Rambling wreck from Georgia Tech ; On, brave old Army team (West Point) ; Anchors aweigh (Annapolis) | Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 82933 | 6/11/1952 | Part 3: On, Wisconsin ; Go U Northwestern ; Notre Dame Victory march ; The Victors (Michigan) | Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 82934 | 6/11/1952 | Part 4: Illinois loyalty song (Univ. of Illinois) ; Iowa corn song (Univ. of Iowa) ; Hail Purdue ; Minnesota rouser (Univ. of Minnesota) | Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 82935 | 6/11/1952 | Part 7: Fight song ; (Michigan State) ; Indiana, our Indiana (Indiana University) ; Across the field (Ohio State) ; Fight for California (Univ. of California) | Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 82982 | 6/23/1952 | Part 5: Fight for L.S.U.! (Louisiana State Univ.) ; Yea Alabama! (Univ. of Alabama) ; Men of State (Mississippi State College) ; Roll on, Tulane | Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 82983 | 6/23/1952 | Part 6: Peruna (Southern Methodist Univ.) ; Aggie war hymn (Texas A & M) ; Horned frogs we are all for you (Texas Christian) ; The eyes of Texas are upon you (Univ. of Texas) | Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 82984 | 6/23/1952 | Part 8: Fight on (Univ. of (Southern California) ; De.28327, 9-28327 ; By the Old Pacific (UCLA) ; Come join the band (Leland Stanford) | Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 83494 | 10/15/1952 | Davenport blues | Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 83495 | 10/15/1952 | Riverboat shuffle | Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 83496 | 10/15/1952 | Basin Street blues | Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 83497 | 10/15/1952 | St. Louis blues | Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 83546 | 10/16/1952 | Beale Street blues | Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 83547 | 10/16/1952 | Memphis blues | Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 83599 | 11/3/1952 | It made you happy | Connie Boswell | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 83600 | 11/3/1952 | Singin' the blues | Connie Boswell | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 83638 | 11/13/1952 | Way down yonder in New Orleans | Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 83639 | 11/13/1952 | Gulf Coast blues | Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
| Decca | 83789 | 1/8/1953 | Two car garage | Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band | instrumentalist, trumpet |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Lawson, Yank," accessed May 15, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105431.
Lawson, Yank. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 15, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105431.
"Lawson, Yank." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 15 May 2024.
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