Art Lund (1 April 1915, Salt Lake City, Utah — 31 May 1990, Holliday, Utah)… Read Full Bio ↴Art Lund (1 April 1915, Salt Lake City, Utah — 31 May 1990, Holliday, Utah) was a famous baritone singer, initially with bandleaders Benny Goodman and Harry James, and was also a television and stage actor.
He went solo in 1946, and recorded his biggest seller the following year. The song was "Mam'selle", written by Mack Gordon (lyrics) and Edmund Goulding (melody). This gramophone record was #1 in the U.S. Billboard magazine chart and earned a gold disc. Other hits for Lund were "(I'd Like to Get You on a) Slow Boat to China", "What'll I Do", "You Call Everybody Darlin'" and "Peg O' My Heart". Blue Skies, My Blue Heaven. He also recorded Mona Lisa.
Lund had lead roles on Broadway in The Most Happy Fella (1956); Destry Rides Again (1959), as a replacement for the plot's villain, Scott Brady; Donnybrook! (1961); and Sophie (1963). Lund also worked in two shows that closed before scheduled Broadway openings, We Take the Town (1962), as Robert Preston's standby; and Breakfast at Tiffany's (1966). He appeared in The Molly Maquires and Greatest American Hero.
He went solo in 1946, and recorded his biggest seller the following year. The song was "Mam'selle", written by Mack Gordon (lyrics) and Edmund Goulding (melody). This gramophone record was #1 in the U.S. Billboard magazine chart and earned a gold disc. Other hits for Lund were "(I'd Like to Get You on a) Slow Boat to China", "What'll I Do", "You Call Everybody Darlin'" and "Peg O' My Heart". Blue Skies, My Blue Heaven. He also recorded Mona Lisa.
Lund had lead roles on Broadway in The Most Happy Fella (1956); Destry Rides Again (1959), as a replacement for the plot's villain, Scott Brady; Donnybrook! (1961); and Sophie (1963). Lund also worked in two shows that closed before scheduled Broadway openings, We Take the Town (1962), as Robert Preston's standby; and Breakfast at Tiffany's (1966). He appeared in The Molly Maquires and Greatest American Hero.
More Genres
No Artists Found
More Artists
Load All
No Albums Found
More Albums
Load All
No Tracks Found
Genre not found
Artist not found
Album not found
Search results not found
Song not found
Sleepy Time Gal
Art Lund Lyrics
It Was Written In The Stars It was written in the stars What was written in the…
Mam'selle It was Montmartre It was midnight Come to think of…
Peg O' My Heart Peg o'my heart I love you, don't let us part I love…
Sleepy Time Gal Wouldn't it be a change for you and me to…
Mark Linton-Smith
on Pity The Poor Lobster
I play this song on the guitar after learning it from the 78 record my Dad owned.