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Birth name | John Rhea Lawson |
Born | (1911-05-03)May 3, 1911 Trenton, Missouri, U.S. |
Died | (1995-02-18)February 18, 1995 Indianapolis, Indiana |
Genres | Jazz, dixieland, swing |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instruments | Trumpet |
Years active | 1930s–1970s |
Labels | Atlantic, Audiophile, Decca, Jazzology |
Associated acts | Ben Pollack, Bob Crosby, Bob Haggart, World's Greatest Jazz Band |
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,[1] from 1933 to 1935 he worked in Ben Pollack's orchestra and after that became a founding member of the Bob Crosby Orchestra.[2] He later worked with Benny Goodman and Tommy Dorsey, but also worked with Crosby again in 1941–42.[2] Later in the 1940s he became a studio musician leading his own Dixieland sessions.[2]
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.[2]
References
External links
- Yank Lawson recordings at the Discography of American Historical Recordings.
- Yank Lawson and Bob Haggart: Profiles in Jazz by Scott Yanow
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