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==Career== |
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Ayala, the son of musician Emilio Ayala, began playing the [[accordion]] when he was 5 years old. By age fourteen, Pedro was playing a two-row button accordion and guitar and jamming with one of his favorite accordionists, Chon Alaniz. Over the course of his career, Ayala made 10 albums and numerous 78- and 45-rpm recordings that included polkas, chotes, valses, and redovas. In 1988 Pedro Ayala was inducted into the [[Smithsonian Institution]] for his contribution to the accordian arts. |
Ayala, the son of musician Emilio Ayala, began playing the [[accordion]] when he was 5 years old. By age fourteen, Pedro was playing a two-row button accordion and guitar and jamming with one of his favorite accordionists, Chon Alaniz. Over the course of his career, Ayala made 10 albums and numerous 78- and 45-rpm recordings that included polkas, chotes, valses, and redovas. In 1988 Pedro Ayala was inducted into the [[Smithsonian Institution]] for his contribution to the accordian arts. |
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==Life== |
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Pedro Ayala married Esperanza Ayala and had a total of nine children, two of which died several months after being born. |
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Hector Ayala |
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Elia Ayala |
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Pedro Ayala Jr. |
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Anita Ayala |
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Ramon B. Ayala |
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Pedro Ayala Jr. (Quito) |
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Olga Ayala |
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Magdalena Ayala |
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Emilio Ayala |
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==Recognition== |
==Recognition== |
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Revision as of 22:10, 26 July 2009
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Pedro Ayala El Monarca del Acordeón (born May 6, 1911 invalid month, died 1990) was an American accordionist and songwriter. Ayala defined much of modern conjuntomusic with his distinctive accordion playing.[citation needed]
Career
Ayala, the son of musician Emilio Ayala, began playing the accordion when he was 5 years old. By age fourteen, Pedro was playing a two-row button accordion and guitar and jamming with one of his favorite accordionists, Chon Alaniz. Over the course of his career, Ayala made 10 albums and numerous 78- and 45-rpm recordings that included polkas, chotes, valses, and redovas. In 1988 Pedro Ayala was inducted into the Smithsonian Institution for his contribution to the accordian arts.
Life
Pedro Ayala married Esperanza Ayala and had a total of nine children, two of which died several months after being born. Hector Ayala Elia Ayala Pedro Ayala Jr. Anita Ayala Ramon B. Ayala Pedro Ayala Jr. (Quito) Olga Ayala Magdalena Ayala Emilio Ayala
Recognition
National Endowment for the Arts [1]
PBS Accordion Dreams[2]
Texas Music Office - Texas Music Pioneers[3]
http://www.answers.com/topic/pedro-ayala [4]