Ramon Ayala
Ramon Ayala is a famous bajo sexto player from the Rio Grande Valley, Donna, Texas. He is the son of Pedro Ayala El Monarca del Acordeón, and has been referred to as the best Bajo Sexto player ever. His progressive style and technique has earned him the 2009 Bajo Player of the Year Award from the South Texas Conjunto Association[1][2]. He accompanied his father Pedro Ayala El Monarca del Acordeón and brothers (Los Hermanos Ayala) playing Bajo Sexto, singing, and composing music for over 30 years.[3]
Career
Ramon Ayala started playing the accordion in 1951. Ramon Ayala learned the drums 1954. In 1955, he picked-up the bajo sexto where his father Pedro Ayala El Monarca del Acordeón showed him his first two chords. By 1956 Ramon Ayala and his brother Pedro Ayala Jr., who played accordion, joined their father in Pedro Ayala y Su Conjunto. Since 1956 Ramon Ayala has gone on to record for over a dozen studios releasing 88 recordings in album, 45, cassette, and cd formats. Ramon Ayala recorded with Freddy Fender, Paulino Bernal, Esteban Jordan among others.
References
- ^ http://www.conjunto.org/
- ^ http://www.thev247.com/articles/conjunto-4618-awards-award.html
- ^ http://www.themonitor.com/news/ayala-3489-ramon-music.html
External links
- http://www.thev247.com/entertainment/ayala-1194-conjunto-pedro.html
- http://www.thev247.com/articles/conjunto-4618-awards-award.html
- The Arhoolie Foundation 1
- The Arhoolie Foundation 2
- The Arhoolie Foundation 3
- http://www.themonitor.com/news/ayala-3489-ramon-music.html
- http://gilbert27.websitetoolbox.com/post?id=2809299
Categories: 1943 births | American songwriters | Latin Grammy Award winners | Conjunto | People from Hidalgo County, Texas | Bajo sexto and bajo quinto players | Living people
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