caption death_date death_place years_active birth_place name background birth_date instrument genre image article_title birth_name occupation
viola in january 2007 21 february 2007 studio city , los angeles , california , u.s. 1940s -- 1980s brooklyn , new york , u.s. alfred viola non_vocal_instrumentalist 16 june 1919 guitar , mandolin jazz alviola07.jpg al viola
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alfred viola -lrb- june 16 , 1919 -- february 21 , 2007 -rrb- was an american jazz guitarist who worked with frank sinatra for 25 years and also played the mandolin on the soundtrack of the film `` the godfather . ''
