Ramon Ayala
| Ramon Ayala | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Ramon Benitez Ayala |
| Born | August 13, 1928 |
| Genres | Conjunto |
| Instruments | Bajo sexto, accordion, Drums |
| Years active | 1952–present |
| Labels | Falcon Records, Bego Records, Bronco Records, Cometa Records, Ideal Records, Ayala Records, Bernal Records, National Records, R y N Records |
| Associated acts | Pedro Ayala, Los Hermanos Ayala or Hermanos Ayala |
Ramon Ayala is a bajo sexto player from Donna, Texas, who currently resides in the Rio Grande Valley. He is the son of Pedro Ayala. His progressive style and technique has earned him the 2009 Bajo Sexto Player of the Year Award from the South Texas Conjunto Association.[1][2] In 2009 he celebrated his 45th career anniversary.[3]
[edit] 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. To date he has released 105 recordings.
