Art Lund

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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. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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It's Art

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Sleepy Time Gal

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A Big Band Christmas

From The Sony Vault: Christmas With The Big Bands

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Radio Hits Of The 40's 1947

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The Best of Art Lund: Band Singer

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Billboard Top Pop Singles Of 1947

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Grimriper2u@yahoo.com

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Billboard Top 30 of 1947

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Peg O' My Heart & Other Hits

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Collection 1941-59

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Pop Radio Vol. 18

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