Arthur J. Lamb

Arthur J. Lamb
Birth name Arthur J. Lamb
Born 12 August 1870
Somerset, England
Died 10 August 1928 (aged 57)
Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Genres Oldtime
Occupation(s) Composer, lyricist

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 Albert Von Tilzer, Harry Von Tilzer, Henry W. Petrie and Kerry Mills.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Selected works

References

  1. American Popular Songs. From the Revolutionary War to the Present, David Ewen (ed.), New York: Random House (1966); OCLC 598027
  2. ASCAP Biographical Dictionary, compiled by Jaques Cattell Press, New York: R.R. Bowker
        3rd ed. (1966); OCLC 598257 and 604233677
        4th ed. (1980); OCLC 7065938 and 10721505
  3. Biographical Dictionary of American Music, by Charles Eugene Claghorn (1911–2005), West Nyack, NY: Parker Publishing Co. (1973); OCLC 609781
  4. The Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music: Composers and their music (Lamb is in Vol. 1 of 3 vols.), by William H. Rehrig, Westerville, Ohio: Integrity Press (1991) OCLC 24606813
  5. The Oxford Companion to Popular Music, by Peter Gammond. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press (1991); OCLC 22382241
  6. Sweet and Lowdown. America's Popular Song Writers, by Warren Craig, Metuchen, New Jersey: Scarecrow Press (1978); OCLC 3380132

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