Today (Wednesday, April 18) would have been American Jazz guitarist Tony Mottola's 100th Birthday.
Biography highlights (from Wikipedia)
- Born in Kearny, NJ (April 18, 1918)
- Made recording debut (duets with Carl Kress) (1941)
- Music director for TV show, Danger (1951) Part of The Tonight Show Orchestra (1958-1972)
- Only charted single as a soloist, This Guy's in Love with You (No. 22 on Billboard magazine Easy Listening Top 40) (1968)
- Began performing live with Frank Sinatra (1980)
- Retired from music (1988)
- Died (August 9, 2004)
Video above courtesy of Valter Adonai
Video above courtesy of Enkigamesh
Video above courtesy of Radio 620 Coleccion & Collezione privata
Links: Tony Mottola, More 100th Birthdays
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