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| ⚫ | '''Pedro Ayala''' El Monarca del Acordeón (born {{birth date|1911|29|06}}, died 1990) was an [[United States|American]] [[accordion]]ist and [[songwriter]]. Ayala defined much of modern [[conjunto]] music with his distinctive accordion playing recieving a [[National Endowment for the Arts]] Lifetime Honors Award, and being inducted into the [[Smithsonian Institution]] for his contribution to [[conjunto]] and [[folk music]]. |
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| ⚫ | </gallery>'''Pedro Ayala''' El Monarca del Acordeón (born {{birth date|1911|29|06}}, died 1990) was an [[United States|American]] [[accordion]]ist and [[songwriter]]. Ayala defined much of modern [[conjunto]] music with his distinctive accordion playing recieving a [[National Endowment for the Arts]] Lifetime Honors Award, and being inducted into the [[Smithsonian Institution]] for his contribution to [[conjunto]] and [[folk music]]. |
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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 conjunto music with his distinctive accordion playing recieving a National Endowment for the Arts Lifetime Honors Award, and being inducted into the Smithsonian Institution for his contribution to conjunto and folk music.
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. In 1957 his sons Ramon B. Ayala, and Pedro Ayala Jr. (Quito) joined his group Pedro Ayala y su Conjunto. By 1963 Pedro Ayala's youngest son joined the group renaming the group to Pedro Ayala El Monarca del Acordeón y Los Hermanos Ayala touring the entire United States for the next several years. 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, and Emilio Ayala.
Recognition
National Endowment for the Arts Lifetime Honors Award for Pedro Ayala[1]
PBS Accordion Dreams "Pedro Ayala"[2]
Texas Music Office - Texas Music Pioneers "Pedro Ayala"[3]
http://www.answers.com/topic/pedro-ayala [4]