Tony Mottola

Tony Mottola

Tony Mottola (18 April 1918 – 9 August 2004) was an American guitarist who released dozens of solo albums. Mottola was born in Kearny, New Jersey and died in Denville, New Jersey.

Career

Like many of his contemporaries he started out learning to play the banjo and then took up the guitar. He got his first guitar lessons from his father and by the late 1930's he was playing in George Hall's orchestra in a rhythm section that included Johnnie Guarnieri and Nick Fatool. Mottola was one of the most sought after and respected studio musicians in the recording and music industry. He worked extensively with Frank Sinatra and Perry Como. He has orchestrated albums for Burl Ives as well. He also played with Doc Severinsen's Orchestra on "The Tonight Show" and composed music for the films "Running on Empty" and "Violated" (1953) as well as the 1950s television series "Danger", which starred Yul Brynner.

Death

Motolla was interred in Gate of Heaven Cemetery in East Hanover

External links

* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:ltxuak6kgm3p~T1 Tony Mottola] at Allmusic
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