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- ACome with me my honey
- BLittle on the lonely side
Guy Lombardo, the Canadian bandleader famous for his 'Sweetest Music This Side of Heaven', was one of the most commercially successful dance band leaders of the 1930s–40s. This Brunswick recording pairs two popular standards from his peak era.AI summary
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- ACorn silk
- BTaking a chance on love
Guy Lombardo and his orchestra performing 'Corn Silk' and 'Taking a Chance on Love' on Brunswick 03187. Lombardo was the leading exponent of the sweet-jazz 'Lombardo sound' and remains one of the most recorded bandleaders of all time.AI summary
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- AEverything's been done before
- BRestless
Guy Lombardo's Royal Canadians, one of the most commercially successful dance orchestras, recorded two standards on Brunswick's RL series.AI summary
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- AHarbor lights
- BPetite waltz
Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians on Decca, catalogue 27208, with 'Harbor Lights' and 'Petite Waltz'. Lombardo was the leading exponent of the sweet-dance style and one of the most commercially successful bandleaders of the era.AI summary
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- AIn an 18th century drawing room
- BBlues serenade
Guy Lombardo's orchestra—the "Sweetest Music This Side of Heaven"—recorded "In an 18th Century Drawing Room" and "Blues Serenade" for Brunswick in 1946. Lombardo was one of the most successful dance-band leaders of his era.AI summary
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- AIt's easy to remember
- BSoon
Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians on Decca, catalogue F5485. Lombardo was a hugely successful American bandleader famous for orchestral dance music and New Year's Eve broadcasts; his records are extremely common.AI summary
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- ALittle kiss each morning
- B(Golden)You're my silver lining of love
Guy Lombardo's orchestra, the 'Royal Canadians', performing 'Little Kiss Each Morning' and 'You're My Silver Lining of Love' for Columbia, representing the smooth ballroom dance style that made Lombardo a household name.AI summary
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- ALover I cry over you
- BLights are low the music is sweet
Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians perform 'Lover, I Cry Over You' and 'Lights Are Low, the Music Is Sweet' on Brunswick. Lombardo's orchestras were the best-selling dance bands of the 1930s–40s.AI summary
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- AOn a little dream ranch
- BKitchy mi koko isle
Guy Lombardo and his band with On a Little Dream Ranch and Kitchy-Mi-Koko Isle on Victor 25560.AI summary
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- ATake it easy
- BIt's love
Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians, one of the biggest and most commercially successful dance orchestras of the 1920s–1950s, performing two novelty numbers on Brunswick. Lombardo's orchestra was prolific and mass-produced; surviving stock is enormous and the band is widely collected.AI summary
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- AThanks a million
- BI'm sitting high on a hill yop
Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians, the hugely successful 'sweetest music this side of heaven' orchestra, on Brunswick; this is a popular hit from their peak 1930s era.AI summary
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- AWhat's the reason
- BDown by the river
Guy Lombardo's Royal Canadians were the most commercially successful orchestra of the 1930s–50s, known for their refined 'sweetest music this side of heaven' style. This Decca F-series side pairs 'What's the reason' and 'Down by the river', typical of their polished dance-band approach.AI summary
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- AWhy the shy little violets grow
- B(Band)Pagan love song
Guy Lombardo's Royal Canadians recorded 'Why the Shy Little Violets Grow' and 'Pagan Love Song' for Columbia 5542. Lombardo was one of the most commercially successful bandleaders of the swing era, and his sweet-style orchestra recordings define the period.AI summary