- 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.
- 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, initially from the Roosevelt Hotel and, later, the Waldorf-Astoria.
- 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.
- Bandleader
- 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.
- Prolific recording artist, primarily for the American Decca and Capitol labels.
- 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.
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