Al Caiola
Birth name	Alexander Emil Caiola
Born	September 7, 1920 (1920-09-07) (age 87) Jersey City, New Jersey
Genre(s)	Jazz, country, rock, pop
Occupation(s)	Guitarist, arranger, composer
Instrument(s)	Guitar
Years active	1955 – 1969; 1980 – present
Label(s)	United Artists

Al Caiola (born Alexander Emil Caiola, September 7, 1920, Jersey City, New Jersey) is a guitarist who plays jazz, country, rock, western, and pop music. Events 1251 BC - A Solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes Greece. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Jersey City is a city in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States Country music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure A guitarist is a Musician who plays the Guitar. Guitarists may perform solo pieces or play with ensembles and bands of a wide variety of genres In Music, an arrangement refers either to a rewriting of a piece of existing Music with additional new material or to a fleshing-out of a compositional sketch such A composer (literally meaning 'one who puts together' is a person who creates Music, usually in the medium of notation, for Interpretation and Performance A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music United Artists Records was a Record label founded by Max E Youngstein of United Artists in 1958 initially to distribute Soundtracks Events 1251 BC - A Solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes Greece. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Jersey City is a city in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. A guitarist is a Musician who plays the Guitar. Guitarists may perform solo pieces or play with ensembles and bands of a wide variety of genres Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States Country music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. Country music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure He has been both a studio musician and stage performer. He has recorded over fifty albums and has worked with some of the biggest stars of the 20th Century, including Frank Sinatra, Percy Faith, Buddy Holly, Mitch Miller, and Tony Bennett. Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra (December 12 1915 &ndash May 14 1998 was an American singer and actor Percy Faith ( April 7, 1908 – February 9, 1976) Canadian-born band-leader Orchestrator and Composer, known for his lush Charles Hardin "Buddy" Holley (September 7 1936 – February 3 1959 was an American Singer-songwriter and a pioneer of Rock and roll. Mitchell William Miller (born July 4, 1911) is an American Musician, Singer, conductor, Record producer, Tony Bennett (born Anthony Dominick Benedetto; August 3 1926) is an American Singer of popular music, standards During World War II Caiola played with the U.S. Marine Corps 5th Marine Division (United States) Band that also included Bob Crosby. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The 5th Marine Division was an infantry division in the United States Marine Corps. Bob Crosby ( August 23, 1913 Spokane Washington &ndash March 9, 1993 La Jolla California) was an American ^[1] Caiola served in the Battle of Iwo Jima as a stretcher bearer. The Battle of Iwo Jima ( February 19, 1945 &ndash March 26, 1945) was the United States capture of the island of Iwo Jima ^[2]

Contents 1 Career 2 United Artists Albums 3 Sample 4 References 5 External links

Career

Caiola was an active studio musician in the 1950s centered in the New York area. The City of New York He released some minor records under his own name in that decade. A gramophone In addition, he performed under the musical direction of John Serry, Sr. on an album for Dot Records in 1956 (Squeeze Play). John Serry Sr ( January 29, 1915 &ndash September 14, 2003) was a distinguished Concert Accordionist, Arranger Dot Records was an American Record label and company that was active between 1950 and 1977. Squeeze Play is an Ultra High Fidelity monoral phonographic album (33 1/3 RPM which was released on the Dot Records label in 1956 (DLP-3024 featuring the In 1960 he became a recording star on the United Artists (UA) label for at least ten years. A celebrity is a widely-recognized or famous person who commands a high degree of public and media attention This article is about the film studio Previously it was affiliated with a cinema chain bearing its name now owned by Regal Entertainment Group. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music He had prominent pop hits in 1961 with "The Magnificent Seven" and "Bonanza". A Hit record is a Sound recording, usually in the form of a single or Album, that sells a large number of copies or otherwise becomes broadly popular or The Magnificent Seven is a 1960 Western film directed by John Sturges about a group of hired gunmen protecting a Mexican village from Bonanza is an American television series that ran on NBC from September 12 1959 to January 16 1973 The style was inspired by Duane Eddy's twangy bass guitar sound. Duane Eddy (born April 26, 1938) is a Grammy Award -winning American Guitarist. The arrangements were typically by Don Costa using a large orchestral backing. In Music, an arrangement refers either to a rewriting of a piece of existing Music with additional new material or to a fleshing-out of a compositional sketch such Don Costa ( July 10 1925 – January 19 1983) was an American Pop music arranger and Record producer Caiola continuously released singles and albums throughout the 1960s and beyond, though no others appeared on the charts except for an entry in 1964 with "From Russia With Love". An album or record album is a collection of related audio or Music tracks distributed to the public UA used him to make commercial recordings of many movie and television themes. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic The phrase theme music usually refers to that of a radio program, Television program, or Movie. A popular and sought-after album is 1961's Hit Instrumentals From Western TV Themes which included "Wagon Train (Wagons Ho)", "Paladin", "The Rebel" and "Gunslinger". It has been reissued in other forms since then. Solid Gold Guitar, probably his most impressive album, contained exciting big arrangements of "Jezebel", "Two Guitars", "Big Guitar", "I Walk the Line" and "Guitar Boogie". For the 1964 album see I Walk the Line (album. For the 1970 soundtrack album see I Walk the Line (soundtrack album.

The Magnificent Seven album, other than the title track, consisted of a variety of pop songs with a jazzy bent. Guitars Guitars Guitars was similar. There was a wide variety to his albums - soft pop, Italian, Hawaiian, country, jazz. The 1960s were his heyday. In the early 1970s he continued on the Avalanche Records label, producing similar work including the album Theme From the 'Magnificent 7 Ride' '73. Later, on other labels, came some ethnic-themed instrumental albums such as In a Spanish Mood in 1982, and Italian instrumentals. An instrumental is a Musical composition or recording without Lyrics or any other sort of Vocal music; all of the Music is produced by

United Artists Albums

Sample

References

External links

• Al Caiola Page at Guitar Masters
• Al Caiola Page at Space Age Pop
• A Fan's Website
• Song Clips at All But Forgotten Oldies Web Page
• http://www.geocities.com/shakin_stacks/alcaiola.txt
• Caiola's singles discography

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