Ramon Ayala
Birth name	Ramon Benitez Ayala
Born	August 13, 1943(1943-08-13)
Genres	Conjunto
Instruments	Bajo sexto, accordion, Drums
Years active	1951 - 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

Not to be confused with the accordion Norteño player, Ramón 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]

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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.

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[edit] 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