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Originally Posted by 2BNTV
Has anybody else noticed, this song could be found playing in the background, of several b/w movies of the thirties. I'm sure people would remember fondly, "the good old days", when the depression hit.
Now it is played exclusively, to bring in the New Year. Happy 2014, and many more!!!!
I still like Guy Lombardo's version the best.
Guy Lombardo - Auld Lang Syne (1953) - YouTube |
After listening to your favorite Auld Lang Syne rendition by Guy Lombardo, I googled his name to see where he resided besides London, Ontario Canada and was surprised to learn he had owned a restaurant in Tierra Verde Florida during the 1960s............(he also lived in NEW YORK of course and passed away in Texas.)
Date of Birth
19 June 1902 ,
London, Ontario, Canada
Date of Death
5 November 1977 ,
Houston, Texas, USA (ruptured aortic aneurysm)
Birth Name
Gaetano Albert Lombardo
Nicknames
Mr. New Year's Eve
The King of Corn
Height
5' 4" (1.63 m)
Mini Bio (1)
Guy Lombardo was born on June 19, 1902 in London, Ontario, Canada as Gaetano Albert Lombardo. He was married to Lilliebell Glenn. He died on November 5, 1977 in Houston, Texas, USA.
Spouse (1)
Lilliebell Glenn
Trade Mark (3)
Theme song: "Auld Lang Syne"
Red blazer band uniforms
Strict tempo arrangements with alto saxophone lead
Trivia (12)
Bandleader
Brother of saxophonist
Carmen Lombardo and musicians
Lebert Lombardo and
Victor Lombardo.
Brother-in-law of singer
Kenny Gardner, who was married to Lombardo's sister.
Was owner/music director of the Jones Beach Marine Theater in New York for many years. Their elaborate outdoor productions attracted large crowds for many years.
Was a champion speedboat racer.
Was owner for many years of the popular seafood restaurant "Guy Lombardo's East Point House", in Long Island, New York.
Prolific recording artist, primarily for the American Decca and Capitol labels.
Adopted his theme, "Auld Lang Syne", not because of its New Year's Eve association, but in deference to his first national sponsor, Robert Burns Cigars. Burns is thought to have written at least the verse of "Auld Lang Syne."
Best known for his almost half-century of live New Year's Eve broadcasts (1929 - 1976) on radio and, later, TV, ititially from the Roosevelt Hotel and, later, the Waldorf-Astoria.
Lyla Allentoff, grandmother of director
Jason Allentoff, served as Lombardo's personal assistant during the 1940s.
Owned the Port O' Call Restaurant and Marina in Tierra Verde, Florida, during the 1960s.
Leader of 'Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians', long based in Cleveland, but originally founded in London, Ontario, in the early 1920's. Lombardo was often referred to as 'The King of Corn'. His theme song was "Auld Lang Syne" and he had recording contracts with Columbia, Brunswick, Decca, Victor and Capitol. Lombardo's popularity was such, that his worldwide record sales totalled in the vicinity of 300 million copies.
Personal Quotes (3)
On his place in the American pop culture: "It's very simple. Music happened, bands happened, and we happened."
On his strict-tempo arrangements that aroused the ire of some swing fans: "I don't play for acrobats."
[on the unchanging nature of his music] It's very easy to get away from the thing that made you successful, but the important thing is to keep on doing what people tell you they like. Don't fool the public.