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 | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Lamb, Arthur J.," accessed May 4, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106562.
Lamb, Arthur J.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 4, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106562.
"Lamb, Arthur J.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 4 May 2024.
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LCNAR: Lamb, Arthur J., 1870-1928 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n92056864
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