Editing Joseph Lamb (composer) (section)

==Personal life==
Lamb married Amelia Collins in 1922.<ref name=":1" /> They had four children: Patricia (1924–2022),<ref>{{cite web|title=Patricia Conn Obituary|url=https://www.tributearchive.com/obituaries/24115863/patricia-conn|access-date=2023-11-27|website=www.tributearchive.com|language=en}}</ref> Richard (1926–?), Robert (1927–2023),<ref>{{cite web|author=John E. Day Funeral Home|title=Tribute for Robert J. Lamb|url=https://www.johnedayfuneralhome.com/tributes/Robert-Lamb|access-date=2023-11-27|website=John E. Day Funeral Home|language=en}}</ref> and Donald (1930–2003).<ref>{{cite web|title=Donald Lamb Obituary (2003) - Zephyrhills, FL - Tampa Bay Times|url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/tampabaytimes/name/donald-lamb-obituary?id=10422574|access-date=2023-11-27|website=Legacy.com}}</ref>

With the revival of interest in ragtime in the 1950s, Lamb shared his memories of Joplin and other early ragtime figures with music historians. Many were surprised to find that not only was he still living but that he was white. He composed new rags, brought out compositions that had never been published, and made recordings. A year before his death in 1960 the album ''Joseph Lamb: A Study in Classic Ragtime'' was released by [[Folkways Records]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Joseph Lamb: A Study in Classic Ragtime |url=https://folkways.si.edu/joseph-lamb/a-study-in-classic-ragtime/jazz/music/album/smithsonian|access-date=2023-11-27|website=Smithsonian Folkways Recordings|language=en-US}}</ref> He died of a heart attack in Brooklyn at age 72.