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Gaetano Alberto "Guy" Lombardo (June 19, 1902 – November 5, 1977) [2] was a Canadian and American bandleader, violinist, and hydroplane racer whose unique "sweet jazz" style remained popular with audiences for nearly five decades.
Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians orchestra played music, joined by Lombardo's brothers Carmen, Lebert, and Victor. [2] Elise Rhodes was the female vocalist. [3]In what CBS described as "a completely new and novel idea in television entertainment", the format put less emphasis than usual on music and more on talk. [4]
Sweet Sue, Just You; Whistling in the Dark, The Petite Waltz, Lombardo Medley #1, Managua-Nicaragua, From This Moment On, Side 2. Did You Ever See a Dream Walking?, I Want a Girl (Just Like the Girl That Married Dear Old Dad), Japansy, Lombardo Medley #2, No Can Do, The Most Beautiful Girl in the World
Guy Lombardo (1933) (Assessed by Joel Whitburn as achieving the No. 5 spot in the charts of the day) [16] Patti LuPone (1980) - Patti LuPone at Les Mouches (released 2008) [17] Johnny Mathis - Johnny Mathis (1956) [18] Marian McPartland - At the Hickory House (1955) [19] Lou Rawls - recorded 25 May 1967 for his album That's Lou. [20]
Sheet music cover featuring the Lett Sisters, 1928 "Coquette" is a 1928 fox trot jazz standard. It was composed by Johnny Green and Carmen Lombardo, with lyrics by Gus Kahn. [1] Guy Lombardo had great success with the song in 1928. [2]
Lombardo made the successful leap to television, and for more than 30 years, he and the Royal Canadians would play “Auld Lang Syne” on New Year’s Eve for viewers at home.
The tune was derived from a 1939 song, "It Seems Like Old Times" with music and lyrics by Sam H. Stept and Charles Tobias, recorded by Freddy Martin, Ruby Newman and others. It was originally recorded by Guy Lombardo's orchestra (vocal by Don Rodney) on November 15, 1945 and released by Decca Records as catalog number 18737. [2]
Starting in 1929, Guy Lombardo begin a series of annual New Year's Eve remote broadcasts of his "sweet" big-band music from several venues in New York City. Featuring his Royal Canadians Orchestra, Lombardo's performances continued for nearly half a century.