biography
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Lamb, Joseph (Francis)
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| male
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| lived:
| (1877–1960)
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| biography:
| Composer, born in Montclair, New Jersey, USA. As a young white man, he studied the published scores of the African-American ragtime composers such as Scott Joplin and James Scott. He then published his own rag, ‘Sensation’ (1908) and by 1919 had composed 12 more that ensured his later reputation. He remained unknown for years while working in the New York textile trade. He resumed composing in 1949, occasionally performing his works, and made his first recording in 1959. |
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