Yank Lawson
John Rhea "Yank" Lawson, born on May 3, 1911, in Trenton, Missouri, was an
American jazz trumpeter. He initially played saxophone and piano with local
bands before joining Ben Pollack's orchestra in 1933. In 1935, he became a
founding member of Bob Crosby's Orchestra. Lawson made numerous recordings with
Crosby from 1935 to 1938 and later played with Tommy Dorsey and Benny Goodman.
He transitioned into studio work for radio and TV stations in the 1940s. In the
1950s, he formed the Lawson-Haggart Band with Bob Haggart, releasing South of
the Mason-Dixon Line in 1953. He collaborat...
DinahBuck Clayton, Yank Lawson, Edmond Hall, Dick Wellstood, Vic Dickenson, Bob Gay and Stan Monteiro
I Wish I Were Twins
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Bugle Call RagThe Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band and Yank Lawson
Ragtime Jamboree
Jeepers CreepersYank Lawson and Yank Lawson's Jazz Band
Up, Up and AwayThe Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band and Yank Lawson
St. James InfirmaryEdmond Hall, Yank Lawson, Dick Wellstood, Walt Gifford's New Yorkers, Vic Dickenson and Bob Saltmarsh
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Black and BlueWorld's Greatest Jazz Band, Yank Lawson and Bob Haggart
