Al Caiola | |
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 Caiola in a 1961 DownBeat advertisement | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Alexander Emil Caiola |
| Born | September 7, 1920 Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | November 9, 2016 (aged 96) Allendale, New Jersey |
| Genres | Jazz, country, rock, pop |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, conductor, arranger, songwriter |
| Instrument | Guitar |
| Years active |
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| Labels | Atco, Chancellor, Coral, HMV, RCA, Roulette, Savoy, Time, United Artists, Durium |
| Formerly of | The Living Trio, Roy Ross and the Ragamuffins with Dizzy Gillespie, The Village Stompers, The Ragtimers |
Alexander Emil Caiola (September 7, 1920 – November 9, 2016) was an American guitarist, composer and arranger, who spanned a variety of music genres including jazz, country, rock, and pop.[1] He recorded over fifty albums and worked with some of the biggest names in music during the 20th century, including Elvis Presley, Ray Conniff, Ferrante & Teicher, Frank Sinatra, Percy Faith, Buddy Holly, Mitch Miller, and Tony Bennett.[2][3][4]
- ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1997). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (Concise ed.). Virgin Books. pp. 214/5. ISBN 1-85227-745-9.
- ^ Carlton, Jim (2012). "Al Ciola (A Career At The Top)". Conversations with Great Jazz and Studio Guitarists. Mel Bay Publications. pp. 5–18. ISBN 978-1-61911-052-6.
- ^ Sullivan, Steve (2017). "The Magnificent Seven (1960)—Al Caiola and His Orchestra". Encyclopedia of Great Popular Song Recordings. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 334–335. ISBN 978-1-4422-5449-7.
- ^ Roberts, Sam (24 November 2016). "Al Caiola, Guitarist With Top 40 Instrumental Hits, Dies at 96". The New York Times. ProQuest 1842929920.