Gaetano Alberto Lombardo Jr (1902 - 1977)

Born 19 Jun 1902 in London, Ontario, Canada

Ancestors

Husband of Lilliebell (Glenn) Lombardo — married 9 Sep 1926 in Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States

Died 5 Nov 1977 at age 75 in Houston, Harris, Texas, United States

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Biography

Guy Lombardo Jr lived in Ontario, Canada.

Guy Lombardo Jr is Notable.

Guy Lombardo Jr has Italian Roots.

Guy Lombardo was a Canadian-born, naturalized American bandleader, violinist and hydroplane racer.

Gaetano Alberto "Guy" Lombardo, born in London, Ontario, Canada, was the son of Italian immigrants Guy Lombardo and Lena Palladino. ^[1][2] Guy's father wanted his children to learn to play musical instruments. Three sons pursued a musical education: Guy took violin lessons, Carman learned to play the flute, while Lebert picked up a pair of drumsticks to learn to play the drums. This was the beginning of Guy Lombardo's band, named Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians in 1924. ^[3] In 1929, the band began a 33-year residency at the Roosevelt Grill in New York, where their New Year's Eve performance was broadcast and later telecast throughout North America.

When he wasn't leading his orchestra, Lombardo competed in hydroplane races, winning many throughout North America.^[4]

On November 5, 1977, Lombardo died in Houston, Texas, having reached the age of 75. In the years since his death, "Auld Lang Syne" has remained North America's traditional musical accompaniment to the passing of each year. The last musical Lombardo brother, Victor Lombardo, died in 1994.

Guy Lombardo was posthumously inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 1978 and Canada’s Walk of Fame in 2002. In London, Ontario, both a bridge and a street have been named after him, while his adopted hometown of Freeport, New York, has its own Guy Lombardo Avenue.^[5] In 1999 Canada Post issued a stamp in his honour.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Guy Lombardo
2. ↑ "Mrs. Lombardo Dies." The Journal-Every Evening [Wilmington, Delaware] 27 May 1957: 6. Print.
3. ↑ "Lombardos' Start" The Ottawa Journal (Ottawa, Ontario) 12 Sep 1964: 25. Print.
4. ↑ The Canadian Encyclopedia
5. ↑ The Canadian Music Hall of Fame
6. ↑ Wikipedia: Canada Post Millennium Stamps

See also:

• "Recensement du Canada de 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV9T-R3SL : 2 March 2015), Guy Lombardo in entry for Guy Lombardo, 1911; citing Census, London Sub-Districts 1-34, Ontario, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,418,508.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X4KP-KRF : accessed 1 January 2017), Guy Lombardo, Manhattan (Districts 0251-0500), New York, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 403, sheet 2A, line 29, family 45, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1553; FHL microfilm 2,341,288.
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3Y1-B3T : accessed 1 January 2017), Guy Lombardo, Freeport, Hempstead Town, Nassau, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 30-53, sheet 14A, line 1, family 318, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2684.
• Guy Lombardo
• Kupferberg, Herbert. "Guy Lombardo - DId He Invent New Year's Eve?" Parade 28 Dec. 1969: 6. Newspapers.com. Web. 1 Jan. 2017.
• "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2Q7X-KSP : 8 March 2021), Guy Lombardo and Lilliebell Caldwell, 09 Sep 1926; citing Marriage, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States, , Franklin County Genealogical & Historical Society, Columbus; FHL microfilm.
• https://www.canadaswalkoffame.com/inductee/guy-lombardo
• Wikidata: Item Q467087, en:Wikipedia