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 151-170 of 170 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Brunswick	10600-10601	10-in.	5/9/1923	Bells of the sea	John Barclay	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Brunswick	11690-11691	10-in.	10/22/1923	Asleep in the deep	Wilfred Glenn	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Brunswick	12620-12622	10-in.	3/4/1924	Out of the dusk to you	Mario Chamlee ; Fredric Fradkin	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra and violin obbligato	lyricist
Brunswick	E28796	10-in.	12/6/1928	Bird in a gilded cage	Frank McCravy ; James McCravy	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Brunswick	E33136	10-in.	6/17/1930	The spider and the fly	Robert A. Gardner ; Lester McFarland	Male vocal duet, with guitar and mandolin	lyricist
Brunswick	E19746-E19747	10-in.	7/12/1926	Because of you	Richard Bonelli	Male vocal solo, with 2 violins, bells, and organ	lyricist
Brunswick	K8072	10-in.	Apr. 1930	The mansion of aching hearts	Robert A. Gardner ; Lester McFarland	Male vocal duet, with guitar and mandolin	lyricist
Brunswick	DB68	10-in.	9/27/1928	Eleanor	Parry Jones	Male vocal solo, with piano	lyricist
Edison	144	Not documented	approximately July 1910	Asleep in the deep	Gus Reed	Bass vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	1380	10-in.	Feb. 1913	Out on the deep	Tom F. Kinniburgh	Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	2256	10-in.	4/29/1913	Ship of my dreams	Randall Hargreaves	Male vocal solo and vocal ensemble, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	2579	10-in.	11/21/1913	When the song birds sing no more	Emory B. Randolph	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	4017	10-in.	7/27/1915	Asleep in the deep	William Myers	Male vocal solo and male vocal ensemble, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	7018	10-in.	11/12/1919	When the bell in the lighthouse rings ding, dong	Weltzin B. Blix	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	8490	10-in.	6/13/1922	Bells of the sea	Ernest Hare	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	9376	10-in.	2/15/1924	Like a star that falls from heaven	James Doherty	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	10498	10-in.	7/14/1925	The ocean sings of you	Ernest Hare	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	11343	10-in.	11/30/1926	Any old port in a storm	Gus Reed	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	11786	10-in.	7/8/1927	When the harvest moon is shining on the river	Walter Scanlan	Male vocal solo and male vocal ensemble, with orchestra	lyricist
Leeds & Catlin	[L & C cat 226-A]	10-in.	between late 1908 and early 1909	Sweetheart	Elise Stevenson	Female vocal solo	lyricist

(Results 151-170 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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