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	Guy Lombardo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Gaetano Alberto "Guy" Lombardo (June 19, 1902 – November 5, 1977) was a Canadian bandleader and violinist.
		The Lombardos are to believed to have sold more than 300 million phonograph albums during their lifetimes, a considerable feat given that many homes had no record players in the 1920s and 1930s.
		Guy Lombardo was also an important figure in hydroplane racing, winning the Gold Cup in 1946 and the Ford Memorial competition in 1948.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Guy_Lombardo (365 words)

	The Canadian Encyclopedia
		Guy Lombardo first heard this song when as teenaged musicians he and his brothers toured the rural areas around his hometown of London, Ontario, which had been settled by Scots.
		Guy’s father Gaetano was determined that music play a part in all his children’s lives.
		Guy moved the band to Chicago in 1927 and played to empty houses until he persuaded the local radio station to put a radio wire into the club.
	www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com /index.cfm?PgNm=ArchivedFeatures&Params=A234 (681 words)

	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.
	www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com /index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=U1ARTU0002096 (875 words)

	Allartist (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Guy Lombardo led one of the most successful bands of all time for over fifty years, and despite his promise to "take New Year's with him" when he went, is still inextricably linked with that holiday.
		Guy's violin and Carmen's flute were joined by brothers and friends until by 1921 they were entertaining in their home town of London, Ontario, Canada.
		Until 1935, Lombardo's was the most popular dance band in the land; but even after the coming of Swing, Guy remained a top attraction, with records in the top ten well into the 1950s.
	www.naxos.com /scripts/Artists_gallery/other_artists.asp?artist_name=Lombardo_Guy&artisttype=nostalgia (887 words)

	CMT.com : Guy Lombardo : Biography
		Guy Lombardo began his musical career in 1924, when he and his brothers Lebert, Carmen, and Victor -- who joined slightly later -- formed a big dance band.
		Lombardo and his Royal Canadians played numerous radio broadcasts from New York and they began a long string of hits in 1927 that ran all the way to 1954.
		Lombardo also became a well-known speed boat racer during the '40s and, in fact, won many awards for his skills, including a National Championship in the late '40s.
	www.cmt.com /artists/az/lombardo_guy/bio.jhtml (501 words)

	Next week to be 25th New Year's Eve without Guy Lombardo
		Lombardo died in November 1977, which means that next week is the 25th New Year's Eve he'll have been conspicuously absent.
		Lombardo was born in 1902 in London, Ontario, where by 1919 he had formed a dance band.
		Lombardo's holiday hegemony (not to mention the big-band era he embodied) was being challenged for a sixth year by Dick Clark and his "New Year's Rockin' Eve" over on ABC.
	www.post-gazette.com /TV/20011226guy1226p6.asp (693 words)

	Big Band Library: Guy Lombardo "Days of Auld Lang Syne"
		Guy Lombardo was such a long-lasting success takes more thought --- even for his sister, Rose Marie.
		Guy played violin in the early days, but primarily conducted while the music showcased Carmen's exaggerated sax vibrato and quivering vocals, Lebert's virile trumpet, and Victor's sweet saxophone.
		Guy and Carm, they always worked in concert, there was no doubt about that. But Guy was the one that did the business dealings. Carm, of course, wrote songs. Then Lebe.
	www.bigbandlibrary.com /guylombardo.html (1955 words)

	Boston Globe Online / Travel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		One of Lombardo's scarlet tuxedo jackets, gold Royal Canadian crest on the breast pocket, is fitted to a clothing dummy at a far end of the museum's single floor.
		Guy Lombardo and the Royal Canadians introduced more than 300 songs and sold more than 300 million records over their half-century of music-making.
		That's when 22-year-old violinist Guy Lombardo and two of his brothers, who had been playing in a band formed by their Italian father shortly after he immigrated to Canada, went to Cleveland to play as the Royal Canadians.
	www.boston.com /globe/search/stories/travel/springbank_park_ontario_canada.htm (839 words)

	guy lombardo his formative years in london ontario canada 1902 to 1923
		After becoming the top orchestra leader in his hometown of London, Ontario, a 21-year-old Guy Lombardo was ready to conquer Cleveland, Ohio.
		At the apex of the band's popularity, Lombardo threw away a lucrative engagement at Detroit's Fox Theatre so he could stage a benefit for victims of the Thames River flood of 1937.
		Guy's willingness to take Victor back after each spat and failed musical venture was less a case of sound business judgement than of unwavering brotherly love.
	www.dotydocs.com /Archives/lombardo/bio2.htm (878 words)

	NPR - All Things Considered: And Days of 'Auld Lang Syne'
		He was bandleader Guy Lombardo, who with his brothers formed a band called The Royal Canadians.
		Lombardo began his musical career in 1924 in his native London, Ontario; with brothers Liebert, Carmen and Victor, he formed a big dance band.
		Originally, Guy was a violinist, but he soon became the band's leader and conductor.
	www.npr.org /programs/atc/features/2001/dec/lombardo/011231.lombardo.html (503 words)

	Guy Lombardo, Les Staudacher and the Tempo Alcoa
		Guy Lombardo said yesterday he was planning to re-enter speed-boat racing this spring.
		Until Lombardo made known his plan yesterday his speedboating interest for 1960 had been this joint effort with the Aluminum Company of America to promote a jet-powered speed boat without propellers.
		The thirty-one-foot craft, the Tempo-Alcoa, owned by Guy Lombardo, the bandleader, and the Aluminum Company of America, was being operated by remote-radio controls at the time of the accident.
	www.lesliefield.com /personalities/guy_lombardo_and_the_tempo_alcoa.htm (1651 words)

	Guy Lombardo's 1948 Speed Attempt
		After the run Lombardo said the choppy water and his inability to run a true course were the primary reasons he failed to get more speed.
		Lombardo said he might return in June when the waters in the area are calmer.
		Lombardo set a new Gold Cup record of 113.208 miles an hour over the measured Indian Creek mile course yesterday and was clocked at a faster speed of 114.8 miles today before trouble set in.
	www.lesliefield.com /personalities/guy_lombardos_1948_speed_attempt.htm (381 words)

	Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians
		Guy Lombardo's memory is forever engraved in the hearts of many Londoners.
		Mike Shea, the band's agent suggested that the band wear Mountie uniforms when Guy thought that the band should be called,"Guy Lombardo, and His Royal Canadians." From this point on, the band sky-rocketed to the tops of several charts.
		Guy was awarded an honorary degree for his music in his hometown - London, Ontario.
	net.unl.edu /artsFeat/guylombardo.html (286 words)

	@ugusta: The Augusta Chronicle Online: Celebrate 2000New Year's song remains ingrained in public mind 12/31/99
		Guy Lombardo began the tradition of using Auld Lang Syne to ring in new years.
		That would be Guy Lombardo, who first heard the song in his youth from Scottish immigrants in his hometown of London, Ontario.
		When Lombardo formed an orchestra with his brother in 1919, they arranged the piece and made it part of their repetoire.
	chronicle.augusta.com /stories/123199/cy2_124-4983.shtml (790 words)

	Solid! -- Guy Lombardo Biography
		Guy Lombardo was more than just an orchestra leader, he was an institution.
		Guy himself learned the violin as a child and formed a dance band with his brothers in 1916.
		It was at that time when Lombardo began his tradition of playing ''Auld Lang Syne'' to a national audience on New Year's Eve, one that would last until his death, from the Roosevelt Hotel until 1966 and then from the Waldorf-Astoria.
	www.parabrisas.com /d_lombardog.php (810 words)

	Guy Lombardo at the Roosevelt Grill
		In time, Lombardo and his Royal Canadians would forge a wall of hit records, many penned by brother Carmen Lombardo who performed in the band along with brothers Liebert, Victor and sister Rose Marie.
		The announcement that Guy Lombardo Is leaving the Roosevelt Grill after Saturday night and that Eddie Lane's Orchestra will occupy the bandstand starting Monday has started some old rumors.
		Each year, when Lombardo departs from the Grill, the question arises: "Will he come back?" This year the speculation has increased, to the extent that a columnist has, wondered whether Guy is retiring from the music field.
	www.bigbandsandbignames.com /GuyLombardo.html (645 words)

	NewsScan Publishing Inc. - NewsScan Daily Archives (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Lombardo was the eldest son of musically inclined parents and trained as a violinist.
		Guy Lombardo was the leader and soon the band was billed under his name.
		The big band that Lombardo created, led now by pianist/singer Al Pierson, continues to play in the venerable Lombardo style, complete with exaggerated saxophone vibrato and crisp brass phrasing, and maintains the even tempos that can be danced to even by people who can't dance, and are a wonderful part of the Lombardo tradition.
	www.newsscan.com /cgi-bin/findit_view?table=honorary_subscriber&id=276 (287 words)

	Lombardo's trademark sound of New Year's Eve - "On This Day" - CBC Archives (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Once Guy Lombardo even rang in the new year juggling between two live radio broadcasts.
		In this CBC Radio interview, Lombardo talks about his boyhood in London, Ont., and developing the arrangement behind the music.
		• Guy Lombardo was born in 1902 in London, Ont. As a child he started a band with other young Londoners, including his brother Carmen, a prodigious flutist.
	archives.cbc.ca /IDC-1-69-1997-12758-20/that_was_then/life_society/twt (378 words)

	Carmen Lombardo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Carmen Lombardo (July 16, 1903 - April 17, 1971) was the younger brother of bandleader Guy Lombardo.
		Born in London, Ontario, Canada, as a child he took flute lessons, and later learned to play saxophone, forming a band with his brother Guy as conductor.
		The band developed into The Royal Canadians in 1923, in which Carmen both sang and wrote music.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Carmen_Lombardo (156 words)

	American BigBands - Page 2 "L" Bands
		This theme song was also the song that Guy Lombardo, played at the 'stroke of 12 midnight - New Year's Eve, and which has since become the traditional song played by bands everywhere on New Year's Eve.
		Guy Lombardo with his Royal Canadians would continue to record for another fifty years but little of their music after this March 10th, 1924 recording session in Richmond, Indiana for Gennett (Gennett 5416) can be considered Jazz.
		Guy had prepared some Jazz arrangements for the occasion but the patrons only wanted the sound for which he was famous.
	nfo.net /usa/l2.html (6423 words)

	Guy Lombardo and his hometown of London, Ontario (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Born in London, Ontario CANADA on June 19, 1902, Guy Lombardo went on to become the most popular band leader on the American music scene.
		Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians: The Timeless Collection has made its debut on CD in time for the 100th birthday of the maestro.
		Guy Lombardo is the surprised guest on NBC Radio's This Is Your Life which chronicles the life of the London-born bandleader.
	www.dotydocs.com /lombardo.htm (652 words)

	Act Profile for - NiteLite Event Planning (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Directed by Al Pierson, the millennium edition of the Guy Lombardo Royal Canadians are the perfect example as the band's live show is just as sweet as ever.
		In 1919, Guy Lombardo, with his brothers Carmen and Lebert, performed their first significant engagement in Grand Bend, Ontario.
		The Lombardo Orchestra is the longest running act in show business, now playing to the great grandchildren of their original fans.
	www.nitelitepromo.com /act-profile.asp?act=822 (330 words)

	Amazon.ca: Enjoy Yourself: Hits Of (Rm) [Best of]: Music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians recorded for 4 different record labels over the years.
		Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians were one of the most successful recording acts of the last millenium.
		Jazz purists and all hipsters who decry the Lombardo sound as terminally square will be tormented until the end of their days knowing that Louis Armstrong was an ardent Lombardo booster." He then goes on to quote Louis who said, in writing "Guy Lombardo and his band has always been my favorite band...
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/B000002P35 (1023 words)

	Guy Lombardo’s Royal Canadians to perform at Huntington College
		Founded in 1919, the Lombardo Orchestra is the longest running act in show business history, with over 500 hit songs to its credit — more than any other musical organization.
		After the 1977 death of Guy Lombardo, his world-renowned orchestra fell silent for more than a decade.
		Since picking up the Lombardo baton in 1989, Pierson has gained ever greater acclaim through his recreation of Guy’s original band, all the while retaining his own identity.
	www.huntington.edu /NEWS/9900/lombardo.htm (596 words)

	Las Vegas SUN:
		And the 80-year-old Guy Lombardo Orchestra continues its streak Friday, when it begins a two-night run at the Stardust Ballroom in the Stardust hotel-casino.
		An old friend of Lombardo's, the two were inducted into the Band Leader Hame of Fame together in 1976.
		Once in charge, one of the first things he did was increase the workload of the orchestra from the 75 to 80 shows it had been performing each year to 300-plus, which it has continued to do every year since.
	www.lasvegassun.com /sunbin/stories/text/1999/dec/30/509651280.html (704 words)

	Guy Lombardo -- Britannica Student Encyclopedia
		Derided by some music critics as the “king of corn,” Lombardo gained long-lasting popularity by conducting what was billed as “the sweetest music this side of heaven.” With his brother Carmen playing lead...
		One of the early bands to be broadcast was that of Guy Lombardo, who became the most popular leader of dance bands largely because of his broadcasts.
		(George Guy) (born 1936), African American blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter born on July 30, 1936, in Lettsworth, La. Known for his role in creating the modern Chicago blues sound, Guy worked as a janitor at Louisiana State University and played in Baton Rouge clubs before heading to Chicago in 1957.
	www.britannica.com /ebi/article-9315388 (490 words)

	Guy Lombardo's Royal Canadians (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Since the death of Guy Lombardo in 1977, "Auld Lang Syne" has continued to be performed by various bands before enthusiastic audiences throughout the world.
		The band was founded in 1916, the Lombardo Orchestra is the longest running act in show business history, now playing to the great grandchildren of the original fans.
		The Lombardo New Year's Eve Party was the longest running annual special program in radio history.
	members.aol.com /famemgt/fame/lombardo.htm (174 words)

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