Pedro Ayala Musical artist

Pedro Ayala (June 29, 1911 – December 1, 1990), called "El Monarca del Acordeón", was an American accordionist and songwriter from Donna, Texas. Pedro Ayala lead the birth of conjunto music with his distinctive accordion playing, receiving a National Endowment for the Arts National Heritage Fellowship Award for his contribution to conjunto and folk music.

Personal facts

Birth dateJune 29, 1911
Date of deathDecember 01, 1990

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Musical artist

Career started1935
Career ended1989
BackgroundNon vocal instrumentalist
genre
Conjunto
instrument
Accordion
record label
Arhoolie Records

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Pedro Ayala on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.answers.com/topic/pedro-ayala
  2. http://www.arhoolie.com/news/2001june.html
  3. http://www.pagepoint2.com/artists/show/1054645
  4. http://www.pbs.org/accordiondreams/pioneers/index_alt.html
  5. http://www.tejanorootshalloffame.org/visitor.html
  6. http://www.themonitor.com/news/ayala-3489-ramon-music.html