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 76-100 of 170 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | B-12997 | 10-in. | 3/14/1913 | Ship of my dreams | American Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-13330 | 10-in. | 5/20/1913 | Ship of my dreams | Haydn Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-14172 | 10-in. | 12/10/1913 | Would you take me back again? | Harry A. Ellis | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-14399 | 10-in. | 1/29/1914 | Would you take me back again | Henry Burr | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-15507 | 10-in. | 12/16/1914 | When the bell in the lighthouse rings | Wilfred Glenn | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | C-16173 | 12-in. | 7/2/1915 | Songs of the past, no. 3 | Victor Mixed Chorus | Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | CVE-16173 | 12-in. | 1/13/1927 | Songs of the past, no. 3 | Victor Mixed Chorus | Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-24158 | 10-in. | 6/9/1920 | Drifting | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with harp, piano, and orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-25396 | 10-in. | 7/13/1921 | The world can't go 'round without you | John Steel | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
Victor | B-28123 | 10-in. | 6/14/1923 | Bells of the sea | Wilfred Glenn | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-29032 | 10-in. | 11/26/1923 | Out of the dusk to you | Hulda Lashanska | Soprano vocal solo, with cello, violin, and orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-29692 | 10-in. | 3/25/1924 | Out of the dusk to you | Della Baker | Female vocal solo, with violin, cello, and orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | CVE-32826 | 12-in. | 5/26/1925 | The clank of the foeman's steel | Franklin Booth | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
Victor | BVE-33686 | 10-in. | 1/28/1926 | Sail ho! | Franklin Booth | Male vocal solo, with cello and piano | lyricist | |
Victor | BVE-36169 | 10-in. | 9/9/1926 | A bird in a gilded cage | Maurice J. Gunsky | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet | lyricist | |
Victor | BVE-49420 | 10-in. | 12/28/1928 | When the harvest moon is shining | Bud Billings ; Joe Billings | Male vocal duet, with instrumental trio and whistling | lyricist | |
Victor | BS-047287 | 10-in. | 2/29/1940 | A bird in a gilded cage | Emile Coté ; Victor Mixed Chorus | Mixed vocal chorus, with instrumental ensemble | lyricist | |
Victor | [Trial 1928-01-23-01] | 10-in. | 1/23/1928 | Out of the dusk to you | Dan Gridley | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
Columbia | 155 | 10-in. | ca. 1901 | The sentinel asleep | Artists vary | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
Columbia | 155 | 7-in. | ca. 1901-Sept. 1902 | The sentinel asleep | Artists vary | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
Columbia | 157 | 7-in. | ca. 1901 | Asleep in the deep | Artists vary | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
Columbia | 157 | 10-in. | ca. 1901 | Asleep in the deep | Artists vary | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
Columbia | 565[a] | 10-in. | ca. Jan.-Sept. 1902 | Asleep in the deep | J. W. Myers | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
Columbia | 859 | 7-in. | ca. 1902-Oct. 1905 | Jennie Lee | J. W. Myers | Baritone vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
Columbia | 859 | 10-in. | ca. 1902 | Jennie Lee | J. W. Myers | Baritone vocal solo, with piano | lyricist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Lamb, Arthur J.," accessed May 5, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106562.
Lamb, Arthur J.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 5, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106562.
"Lamb, Arthur J.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 5 May 2024.
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LCNAR: Lamb, Arthur J., 1870-1928 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n92056864
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