Arthur J. Lamb

Arthur J. Lamb

Arthur J. Lamb (12 August 1870 – 10 August 1928) was a British lyricist best known for the 1897 song "Asleep in the Deep" and the 1900 song "A Bird in a Gilded Cage". He collaborated with many song-writers, including siblings Albert Von Tilzer and Harry Von Tilzer, Henry W. Petrie and Kerry Mills. His fame faded and he died in poverty, his body saved from a Potters Field burial by ASCAP, who paid for a proper burial for him.

Birth and Death Data: Born August 12, 1870 (Somerset), Died August 10, 1928 (Providence)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1900 - 1940

Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist, songwriter

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Recordings (Results 126-150 of 170 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia	19179	10-in.	12/30/1910	I'll change the thorns to roses	Will Oakland	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	38401	10-in.	11/9/1912	The hymns of the old church choir	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	39130	10-in.	12/2/1913	Would you take me back again?	Manuel Romain	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	39338	10-in.	4/24/1914	My love would fill a thousand hearts	Manuel Romain	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	47101	10-in.	10/26/1916	When the bell in the lighthouse rings ding, dong	Wilfred Glenn	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	77177	10-in.	6/27/1917	Mike's the boy	Peerless Quartet ; Billy B. Van	Male vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	78391	10-in.	4/14/1919	Asleep in the deep	Malcolm McEachern	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	79317	10-in.	6/28/1920	Drifting	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	80579	10-in.	10/2/1922	Out of the dusk to you	Barbara Maurel	Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	30188	12-in.	approximately 1908	If you were mine	Columbia Quartette	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	W143763	10-in.	3/26/1927	She's only a bird in a gilded cage	Leo Boswell ; Elzie Floyd	Male vocal duet, with guitar and mandolin	lyricist
Columbia	W145071	10-in.	11/2/1927	The mansion of aching hearts	Hugh Cross	Male vocal solo, with guitar	lyricist
Columbia	W145253	10-in.	11/29/1927	Asleep in the deep	Wilfred Glenn	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	W150325	10-in.	4/21/1930	Mansion of aching hearts	Blue Ridge Mountain Singers	Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and autoharp	lyricist
Columbia	26323	10-in.	approximately 1908	Asleep in the deep	George Platt	Male vocal solo	lyricist
OKeh	248	10-in.	ca. July 1918	When the bell in the lighthouse	Frank Croxton	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
OKeh	305	10-in.	ca. Aug. 1918	Asleep in the deep	Frank Croxton	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
OKeh	S-7547	10-in.	Aug. 1920	Drifting	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
OKeh	S-7770	10-in.	Feb. 1921	Asleep in the deep	Wilfred Glenn	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
OKeh	S-7783	10-in.	Feb. 1921	When the bell in the lighthouse rings ding dong	Wilfred Glenn	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
OKeh	S-71093	10-in.	Dec. 1922	The hymns of the old church choir	Virginia Burt ; Shannon Four	Mixed vocal quintet, with orchestra	lyricist
OKeh	W400809	10-in.	6/20/1928	The mansion of aching hearts	Andrew Jenkins	Male vocal solo, with 2 fiddles (violins) and guitar	lyricist
OKeh	W400810	10-in.	6/20/1928	The mansion of aching hearts	Andrew Jenkins	Male vocal solo, with 2 fiddles (violins) and guitar	lyricist
Brunswick	5586-5587	10-in.	approximately May 1921	World can't go 'round without you	Dorothy Jardon	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	songwriter
Brunswick	6591-6592	10-in.	approximately Oct. 1921	Asleep in the deep	Wilfred Glenn	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist

(Results 126-150 of 170 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Lamb, Arthur J.," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106562.

Lamb, Arthur J.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106562.

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