Guy Lombardo
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Guy Lombardo was a Canadian-American bandleader and violinist famed for his smooth dance-band style with the Royal Canadians and for popularizing "Auld Lang Syne" as a New Year's Eve tradition.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Guy Lombardo canonical | 19 |
| Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5454592 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Guy Lombardo Context triple: [The Andrews Sisters, associatedAct, Guy Lombardo]
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A.
Jules Furthman
Jules Furthman was an American screenwriter renowned for his work on numerous classic Hollywood films from the silent era through the 1940s, including collaborations with directors like Howard Hawks.
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B.
John Philip Sousa
John Philip Sousa was an American composer and conductor, famously known as "The March King" for his prolific and influential military and patriotic marches.
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C.
George Marks
George Marks was a film editor known for his work on early American cinema, including the pioneering all-talking feature "Lights of New York."
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D.
Gene Krupa
Gene Krupa was an influential American jazz drummer and bandleader, renowned for his energetic style and for helping popularize the drum solo in big band music.
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E.
Arthur Fiedler
Arthur Fiedler was a renowned American conductor best known for transforming the Boston Pops Orchestra into a popular and widely recorded ensemble that brought orchestral music to mass audiences.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Guy Lombardo Target entity description: Guy Lombardo was a Canadian-American bandleader and violinist famed for his smooth dance-band style with the Royal Canadians and for popularizing "Auld Lang Syne" as a New Year's Eve tradition.
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A.
Jules Furthman
Jules Furthman was an American screenwriter renowned for his work on numerous classic Hollywood films from the silent era through the 1940s, including collaborations with directors like Howard Hawks.
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B.
John Philip Sousa
John Philip Sousa was an American composer and conductor, famously known as "The March King" for his prolific and influential military and patriotic marches.
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C.
George Marks
George Marks was a film editor known for his work on early American cinema, including the pioneering all-talking feature "Lights of New York."
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D.
Gene Krupa
Gene Krupa was an influential American jazz drummer and bandleader, renowned for his energetic style and for helping popularize the drum solo in big band music.
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E.
Arthur Fiedler
Arthur Fiedler was a renowned American conductor best known for transforming the Boston Pops Orchestra into a popular and widely recorded ensemble that brought orchestral music to mass audiences.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bandleader
ⓘ
human ⓘ musician ⓘ violinist ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1977 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1920 ⓘ |
| associatedAct | Royal Canadians ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (posthumous recognition, context: influence on popular music)
ⓘ
linked to:
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
|
| birthName | Gaetano Alberto Lombardo ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, California, United States ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Canada
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1902-06-19 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1977-11-05 ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Italian-Canadian ⓘ |
| founded |
Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians
ⓘ
linked to:
Guy Lombardo
|
| genre |
big band
ⓘ
dance band ⓘ easy listening ⓘ |
| instrument | violin ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians
ⓘ
linked to:
Guy Lombardo
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| name | Guy Lombardo ⓘ |
| nickname | The King of New Year’s Eve ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leading one of the most commercially successful dance bands of the 1930s and 1940s
ⓘ
popularizing the use of "Auld Lang Syne" on New Year’s Eve in North America ⓘ |
| notableSongRecording |
"Auld Lang Syne"
ⓘ
linked to:
Auld Lang Syne
"Boo-Hoo" ⓘ "Humoresque" ⓘ "Seems Like Old Times" ⓘ
linked to:
Seems Like Old Times
|
| notableWork |
Auld Lang Syne (New Year’s Eve tradition)
ⓘ
linked to:
Auld Lang Syne
Royal Canadians New Year’s Eve radio and television broadcasts ⓘ |
| occupation |
bandleader
ⓘ
recording artist ⓘ violinist ⓘ |
| operated |
Jones Beach Marine Theater (as producer of shows)
ⓘ
linked to:
Jones Beach Theater
|
| performedAt | Roosevelt Grill, New York City ⓘ |
| performedOn |
radio
ⓘ
television ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
London, Ontario, Canada
ⓘ
linked to:
London, Ontario
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| placeOfDeath | Houston, Texas, United States ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Brunswick Records
ⓘ
Decca Records ⓘ |
| residence |
Freeport, New York, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Freeport
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| sibling |
Carmen Lombardo
ⓘ
Lebert Lombardo ⓘ Victor Lombardo ⓘ |
| style | smooth, sweet dance-band sound ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Guy Lombardo Description of subject: Guy Lombardo was a Canadian-American bandleader and violinist famed for his smooth dance-band style with the Royal Canadians and for popularizing "Auld Lang Syne" as a New Year's Eve tradition.
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W. C. Handy’s “Saint Louis Blues”
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