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First Name

Guy

Last Name

Lombardo

Date of Birth

19 June 1902

Height

Build

Athletic

Hair Color

Black

Place of Birth

London, Ontario

Star Sign

Gemini

Date of Death

05 November 1977

Place of Death

Houston, Texas

Cause of Death

ruptured aortic aneurysm

Ethnicity

White

Claim to Fame

Theme Song: Auld Lang Syne, Yearly New Year`s Eve Show

Gender

Male

Nationality

Canadian

Music Genre

Easy Listening

Music Style

Big Band, Orchestral Pop, Jazz, Sweet Bands, Vocal, Traditional Pop, Dance Bands, Show Tunes, Cast Recordings, Stage & Screen, Society Dance Band

Music Mood

Innocent, Soothing, Gentle, Party/Celebratory, Amiable/Good-Natured, Sweet, Refined/Mannered, Sentimental

Instrument

Violin, Conductor, Leader, Vocals

Wikipedia Text

Gaetano Alberto "Guy" Lombardo (June 19, 1902 � November 5, 1977) was a Canadian-American bandleader and violinist.

Couple Profile

Forming The Royal Canadians in 1924 with his brothers Carmen, Lebert, and Victor and other musicians from his hometown, Lombardo led the group to international success, billing themselves as creating "The Sweetest Music This Side of Heaven." The Lombardos are believed to have sold more than 300 million phonograph albums during their lifetimes. His very first recording session took place where trumpter Bix Beiderbecke made his legendary recordings — in Richmond, Indiana, at the Gennett Studios — both during early 1924. Their early music was equally balanced between spirited "hot" jazz and more sedate "sweet" dance music, but they gradually favored the more lucrative easy listening sound they made famous. Lombardo`s orchestra played at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City from 1929 to 1959, and their New Year`s Eve broadcasts (which continued with Lombardo until 1976 at the Waldorf Astoria) were a major part of New Year`s celebrations across North America. Even after Lombardo`s death, the band`s New Year`s specials continued for air two more years on CBS. In 1938, he became a naturalized citizen of the United States. The Royal Canadians were noted for playing the traditional song "Auld Lang Syne" as part of the celebrations. Their recording of the song still plays as the first song of the new year in Times Square. Although Lombardo`s big band music was viewed by some in the jazz and swing community of the day as "corny," trumpeter Louis Armstrong famously enjoyed Lombardo`s music. Lombardo was inducted into the Long Island Music Hall of Fame in 2007. Guy Lombardo was also an important figure in hydroplane racing, winning the Gold Cup in 1946 and the Ford Memorial competition in 1948. A museum in London, Ontario is dedicated to his musical and hydroplane racing achievements. In 2002 he was inducted into the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame for his accomplishments. In his later years, Lombardo lived in Freeport, Long Island, New York, where he kept his boat, Tempo IV. He also invested in a nearby seafood restaurant (or clam shack) originally called "Liota`s East Point House." It was soon "Guy Lombardo`s East Point House." Lombardo later became an earlier promoter and musical director of Jones Beach Marine Theater, which is a still-popular concert venue south of Freeport.

Couple Profile Source

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Lombardo

Full Name at Birth

Gaetano Albert Lombardo

Brother

Carmen Lombardo, Lebert Lombardo, Victor Lombardo

Role ID

Soundtrack, Actor/Actress, Music Department

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