Tony Mottola

Anthony C. "Tony" Mottola (April 18, 1918 – August 9, 2004) was an American jazz guitarist who released dozens of solo albums.

[9] Subsequently in 1948, Mottola's trio collaborated with Carole Coleman and Danny Daniels on the CBS program "Make Mine Music".

During the course of his career, Mottola also emerged as a freelance composer for several luminaries within the world of entertainment including: Rosemary Clooney, Bing Crosby, Burl Ives and Mitch Miller.

[1] Mottola worked often on television, appearing as a regular on shows hosted by vocalist Perry Como and comedian Sid Caesar.

He composed music for the TV documentary Two Childhoods, which was about Vice President Hubert Humphrey and writer James Baldwin, and won an Emmy Award for his work.

Mottola was music director for the television series Danger in 1954. He used a copy of the script with notations and watched a television monitor to provide the right music.