Biography
Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band
Effective period / Period of releases: 1951 - 1989
Members: George Barnes, Cutty Cutshall, Billy Butterfield, Lou McGarity, Peanuts Hucko, Lou Stein, Bob Haggart, Cliff Leeman, Yank Lawson, Bill Stegmeyer
The Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band was founded in 1951 by trumpeteer Yank Lawson and bassist Bob Haggart, originally as a sextet with trombonist Lou McGarity, clarinetist Bill Stegmeyer, pianist Lou Stein and drummer Cliff Leeman.Between 1951 and 1954, they released a number of albums on the Decca label, for which, Haggart also worked as a studio arranger.