John Rhea Lawson Net Worth
John Rhea Lawson Net Worth is
$600,000
John Rhea Lawson Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
John Rhea "Yank" Lawson (May 3, 1911, Trenton, Missouri – February 18, 1995, Indianapolis, Indiana) was a jazz trumpeter known for Dixieland and swing music.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. 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. He remained an important figure in Dixieland music until his death in 1995, aged 83. He was posthumously inducted into the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame in 1998. | Date Of Birth | May 3, 1911 |
| Died | 1995-02-18 |
| Place Of Birth | Trenton, Missouri, USA |
| Star Sign | Taurus |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Made his reputation as lead trumpeter for the Bob Crosby band, a cooperative which evolved out of the Ben Pollack Orchestra. Lawson later played in the bands of Tommy Dorsey and Benny Goodman. In the 60's, he formed a partnership with Bob Haggart, eventually becoming co-leader of an organisation known as the World's Greatest Jazz Band which continued until 1978. |
| 2 | Inducted into the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame in 1998. |
| 3 | Jazz trumpeter. |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1970 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Subject Is Jazz | 1958 | TV Series | Himself |
| Adventures in Jazz | 1949 | TV Series | Himself |
| Ben Pollack & His Orchestra | 1934 | Short | Himself - Orchestra Member (uncredited) |
Known for movies
Ben Pollack & His Orchestra (1934)
as Himself - Orchestra Member
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1970)
as Himself
The Subject Is Jazz (1958)
as Himself
Adventures in Jazz (1949)
as Himself