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| | Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians |
 | | Guy (Gaetano Alberto) Lombardo - b London, Ont, 19 Jun 1902, naturalized US 1938, d Houston 5 Nov 1977; honorary D MUS (Western Ontario) 1971 - was its leader from its inception, ca 1917 as the Lombardo Brothers' Orchestra and Concert Company, until his death. |
 | | In Cleveland, Guy used the new medium of radio to his advantage, arranging to play an unsponsored program on station WTAM and thereby developing a substantial following for the Royal Canadians' appearances in the area. |
 | | At the time of Guy Lombardo's death, about 100 LPs had been released comprising pop songs of the day (many written by Carmen Lombardo, and many more introduced to the public by the Lombardo orchestra), show tunes, folksongs, Italian and other national songs, and light classical pieces - either performed individually or arranged in medleys. |
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