“Gem O’ My Heart”
Date1930
Dimensions31.2 x 23.3 cm
Credit LineCollection of Museum London, 2016
Object number2016.052.022
Label TextThis sheet music features Guy Lombardo (1902-1977). Lombardo had studied with Pasquale Venuta, a musician hired by London’s Italian community to train its youth. Lombardo established his band in 1916. He and his Royal Canadians entered the American market in 1923. It took a couple of years but once they finessed their sound, they became a sensation. Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians sold more than 300 million records over a span of 50 years.
NameMusic, Sheet
