Arthur J. Lamb (12 August 1870 – 10 August 1928) was a
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lyricist
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best known for the 1897 song "
Asleep in the Deep" and the 1900 song "
A Bird in a Gilded Cage
"A Bird in a Gilded Cage" is a song composed by Arthur J. Lamb and Harry Von Tilzer. It was a sentimental ballad (or tear-jerker) that became one of the most popular songs of 1900, reportedly selling more than two million copies in sheet music.R ...
". He collaborated with many song-writers, including siblings
Albert Von Tilzer and
Harry Von Tilzer
Harry Von Tilzer (born Aaron Gumbinsky, also known as Harry Gumm; 8 July 1872 – 10 January 1946) was an American composer, songwriter, publisher and vaudeville performer.
Early life
Von Tilzer was born in Detroit, Michigan. His parents, Sarah ...
,
Henry W. Petrie
Henry W. Petrie (March 4, 1857 - May 25, 1925) was an American composer and performer of popular music. Petrie was born in Bloomington, Illinois and died in Paw Paw, Michigan
Paw Paw is a village in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population w ...
and
Kerry Mills
Kerry Mills ''(né'' Frederick Allen Mills; 1 February 1869 in Philadelphia – 5 December 1948 in Hawthorne, California), publishing also as F.A. Mills was an American ragtime composer and music publishing executive of popular music during the Ti ...
.
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.
Selected works
* "
Asleep in the Deep" (1897) m. Henry W. Petrie
* "Dreaming of Mother and Home" (1898)
* "At The Bottom of the Deep Blue Sea" (1899) m. Henry W. Petrie
* "
A Bird in a Gilded Cage
"A Bird in a Gilded Cage" is a song composed by Arthur J. Lamb and Harry Von Tilzer. It was a sentimental ballad (or tear-jerker) that became one of the most popular songs of 1900, reportedly selling more than two million copies in sheet music.R ...
" (1900) m. Harry Von Tilzer
* "The Spider and the Fly" (1900) m. Harry Von Tilzer
* "When Wealth and Poverty Meet" (1900) m. Harry Von Tilzer
* "Out Where The Billows Roll High" (1901)
* "The Banquet in Misery Hall" (1902) m. Harry Von Tilzer
* "Jennie Lee" (1902) m. Harry Von Tilzer
* "The Mansion of Aching Hearts" (1902) m. Harry Von Tilzer
* "A Brand Plucked from the Burning" (1902) m. Kerry Mills
* "I Know She Waits for Me" (1902) m. Kerry Mills
* "Beneath the Palms of Paradise" (1903) m. Harry Von Tilzer
* "Like a Star That Falls From Heaven" (1903) m. Kerry Mills
* "When The Bell in the Lighthouse Rings Ding, Dong" (1905)
* "The Bird On Nellie's Hat" (1905)
* "Sunny Sue: A Coon Ditty" (1907) m.
Florence McPherran[Tjaden, Ted]
''Women Composers of Ragtime''
* "
All She Gets from the Iceman is Ice
"All She Gets from the Iceman Is Ice" is a popular song, originally published in 1907 and written by Arthur J. Lamb and Alfred Solman. As with many popular songs of the era, it is largely forgotten today, although a 1908 version by Ada Jones can ...
" (1907)
* "You Splash Me and I'll Splash You" (1907)
* "
Any Old Port in a Storm
"Any Old Port in a Storm" is a popular song composed by Kerry Mills
Kerry Mills ''(né'' Frederick Allen Mills; 1 February 1869 in Philadelphia – 5 December 1948 in Hawthorne, California), publishing also as F.A. Mills was an American ragtime ...
" (1908) m. Kerry Mills
* "If You Were Mine" (1908) m. Kerry Mills
* "You've Got the Wrong Number But the Right Girl" (1911) m. Kerry Mills
* "My Keepsake is a Heartache" (1915) m. Clarence M. Jones
* "Good Luck To The USA" (1917)
References
External links
parlor songs*
*
Arthur J. Lamb recordingsat the
Discography of American Historical Recordings
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1870 births
1928 deaths
English songwriters
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