Carmen Lombardo (July 16, 1903 – April 17, 1971) was lead saxophonist and featured vocalist for his brother Guy Lombardo's orchestra. He was also a successful composer. In 1927, Carmen Lombardo was the vocalist of the hit record Charmaine, performed by Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians.
Lombardo was born in London, Ontario, Canada. As a child, he took flute lessons, and later learned to play saxophone.
He had three brothers who also became musicians: Guy, Lebert, and Victor.[1]
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As a young man played in the Lombardo Brothers Concert Company with Guy on violin and another brother, Lebert, on trumpet or piano.[2] As the band grew, Guy became conductor, and the band developed into The Royal Canadians in 1923, in which Carmen both sang and wrote music.[3]
He frequently collaborated with American composers and his music was recorded by Louis Armstrong, Bing Crosby, and others. Many of his compositions have also been used in Woody Allen films. When singing songs like "Alone at a Table for Two" he would allow his voice to tremble, and seem nearly to break into tears- he was caricatured in Warner Brothers cartoons as "Cryman" Lombardo.
In the late 1960s, actor-raconteurTony Randall made several TV appearances on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson in which he sang songs written by Carmen Lombardo in a voice imitating (and somewhat exaggerating) Lombardo's style. On one appearance, Lombardo and Randall performed a duet of Lombardo's "Boo Hoo (You've Got Me Crying for You)", which was one of the songs that Randall typically included in his Lombardo routine.
Lombardo and John Jacob Loeb's 1942 song "There Won't Be a Shortage of Love" was the first song written in response to American government rationing in World War II.[9]
He wrote five songs for the 1934 film Many Happy Returns, in which the orchestra appeared.[10]
Lombardo wrote the words and music with John Jacob Loeb for Guy Lombardo's stage productions of Arabian Nights (1954, 1955), Paradise Island (1961, 1962), and Mardi Gras (1965, 1966) at Jones Beach Marine Theater, New York.[3]
^"Carmen Lombardo biography" 2010-06-22 at the Wayback Machine, songwritershalloffame.org, accessed February 15, 2010
^John Bush Jones (2006). The Songs that Fought the War: Popular Music and the Home Front, 1939-1945. UPNE. pp. 211–. ISBN978-1-58465-443-8.
^Spoonts, Lucille (April 17, 1934). "Lombardo Brothers Agree on Two Things -- Fishing and Music; Dynamos of Energy". The Amarillo Globe-Times. Texas, Amarillo. The Amarillo Globe-Times. p. 7. Retrieved February 11, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Carmen Lombardo news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2022 Learn how and when to remove this message Carmen Lombardo July 16 1903 April 17 1971 was lead saxophonist and featured vocalist for his brother Guy Lombardo s orchestra He was also a successful composer In 1927 Carmen Lombardo was the vocalist of the hit record Charmaine performed by Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians Carmen LombardoLombardo in 1935BornJuly 16 1903London Ontario CanadaDiedApril 17 1971 aged 67 Miami FloridaOccupationMusician Contents 1 Early years 2 Career 3 Death 4 Compositions by Carmen Lombardo 5 References 6 External linksEarly years editLombardo was born in London Ontario Canada As a child he took flute lessons and later learned to play saxophone He had three brothers who also became musicians Guy Lebert and Victor 1 Career editAs a young man played in the Lombardo Brothers Concert Company with Guy on violin and another brother Lebert on trumpet or piano 2 As the band grew Guy became conductor and the band developed into The Royal Canadians in 1923 in which Carmen both sang and wrote music 3 He frequently collaborated with American composers and his music was recorded by Louis Armstrong Bing Crosby and others Many of his compositions have also been used in Woody Allen films When singing songs like Alone at a Table for Two he would allow his voice to tremble and seem nearly to break into tears he was caricatured in Warner Brothers cartoons as Cryman Lombardo In the late 1960s actor raconteur Tony Randall made several TV appearances on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson in which he sang songs written by Carmen Lombardo in a voice imitating and somewhat exaggerating Lombardo s style On one appearance Lombardo and Randall performed a duet of Lombardo s Boo Hoo You ve Got Me Crying for You which was one of the songs that Randall typically included in his Lombardo routine Death editLombardo died of cancer in Miami in 1971 aged 67 4 Compositions by Carmen Lombardo editLombardo s popular compositions included The 1928 classic Sweethearts on Parade which was number one for three weeks in 1929 on the U S pop charts of the day 5 A Lane in Spain a popular recording by Jean Goldkette and His Orchestra in 1927 Ridin Around in the Rain written with Gene Austin in 1934 Popular versions were by Austin Bing Crosby and Earl Burtnett Coquette External audio nbsp Hear Carmen Lombardo s Boo Hoo A Sailboat in the Moonlight played by Guy Lombardo amp Carmen Lombardo in 1950 Here on Archive org Boo Hoo You ve Got Me Crying For You a major hit for the Guy Lombardo orchestra A Sailboat in the Moonlight 1937 with John Jacob Loeb 6 7 Seems Like Old Times Get Out Those Old Records Return to Me 1957 with Danny Di Minno You re Beautiful To Night My Dear 8 Powder Your Face with Sunshine Smile Smile Smile written with Stanley Rochinski in 1948 49 Lombardo and John Jacob Loeb s 1942 song There Won t Be a Shortage of Love was the first song written in response to American government rationing in World War II 9 He wrote five songs for the 1934 film Many Happy Returns in which the orchestra appeared 10 Lombardo wrote the words and music with John Jacob Loeb for Guy Lombardo s stage productions of Arabian Nights 1954 1955 Paradise Island 1961 1962 and Mardi Gras 1965 1966 at Jones Beach Marine Theater New York 3 nbsp Biography portalReferences edit Clipped From The Amarillo Globe Times The Amarillo Globe Times 1934 04 17 p 7 Retrieved 2022 10 11 Elaine Keillor 18 March 2008 Music in Canada Capturing Landscape and Diversity McGill Queen s Press MQUP p 207 ISBN 978 0 7735 3391 2 a b Carmen Lombardo Encyclopedia of Music in Canada Retrieved August 22 2019 Carmen Lombardo Dead at 67 Helped Lead Royal Canadians New York Times April 18 1971 Robert E Tomasson Whitburn Joel 1986 Joel Whitburn s Pop Memories 1890 1954 Menomonee Falls Wisconsin Record Research Inc p 276 ISBN 0 89820 083 0 Don Tyler 2 April 2007 Hit Songs 1900 1955 American Popular Music of the Pre Rock Era McFarland p 229 ISBN 978 0 7864 2946 2 Warren W Vache 2000 The Unsung Songwriters America s Masters of Melodies Scarecrow Press p 275 ISBN 978 0 8108 3570 2 Carmen Lombardo biography Archived 2010 06 22 at the Wayback Machine songwritershalloffame org accessed February 15 2010 John Bush Jones 2006 The Songs that Fought the War Popular Music and the Home Front 1939 1945 UPNE pp 211 ISBN 978 1 58465 443 8 Spoonts Lucille April 17 1934 Lombardo Brothers Agree on Two Things Fishing and Music Dynamos of Energy The Amarillo Globe Times Texas Amarillo The Amarillo Globe Times p 7 Retrieved February 11 2016 via Newspapers com nbsp External links editCarmen Lombardo recordings at the Discography of American Historical Recordings Carmen Lombardo at Find a Grave Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 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