Ramón Ayala

{{Short description|Mexican accordion player-songwriter and accordion player}}

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{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2019}}

{{BLP sources|date=September 2010}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Ramón Ayala

| image = Ramón Ayala.jpg

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| caption = Ayala in 2012

| birth_name = Ramón Covarrubias Garza

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1945|12|08}}

| alias =

| birth_place = Valle Hermoso, Tamaulipas, Mexico

| relatives = Ramon Ayala Jr.

| occupation = {{hlist|accordion player|songwriter|record producer}}

| boards =

| years_active = 1963–present

| children = 4

| spouse = {{marriage|Linda Ayala|1970}}{{cite web|author=Stephanie Dube Dwilson|url=https://heavy.com/entertainment/2018/05/ramon-ayala-children-family/amp/|title=Ramon Ayala's Children & Family: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know|publisher=Heavy.com|date=1 May 2018|access-date=13 November 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=IqlmIdmc6LM&t=8s |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/IqlmIdmc6LM |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Ramón Ayala on How long He'll Continue to Perform & He invites Big Boy to Everything!|via=YouTube|date=2 November 2019|access-date=13 November 2019}}{{cbignore}}

| module = {{Infobox musical artist

| embed = yes

| background = solo_dancer

| origin =

| instrument = {{hlist|accordion}}

| website =

| genre = Norteño

| label = {{hlist|Tex-Mex|Freddie Records{{cite book|last=Barkley|first=Roy R.|title=The handbook of Texas music|year=2003|publisher=Texas State Historical Association|isbn=978-0-87611-193-2|pages=261|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=N2JaAAAAMAAJ&q=%22ramon+ayala%22+grammy}}}}

| current_member_of = Los Bravos del Norte

| past_member_of = Los Relámpagos del Norte

}}

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Ramón Covarrubias Garza (born 8 December 1945), known by his stage name Ramón Ayala, is a Mexican accordion player, composer and songwriter of Norteño music.{{Cite web |title=Ramón Ayala Biography, Songs, & Albums |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/ram%C3%B3n-ayala-mn0000865440/biography |access-date=2022-03-06 |website=AllMusic |language=en}} He is also known as the "King of the Accordion".{{Cite web |last=Ballí |first=Cecilia |author-link=Cecilia Ballí |date=2004-04-01 |title=King of the Accordion |url=https://www.texasmonthly.com/arts-entertainment/ramon-ayala-accordion-king/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230725130539/https://www.texasmonthly.com/arts-entertainment/ramon-ayala-accordion-king/ |archive-date=2023-07-25 |access-date=2023-07-25 |website=Texas Monthly |language=en}}

Awards and recognition

Ayala has won four Grammy Awards and received other recognitions for his career. In 2018 he received the keys to the city of Lynwood, CA.{{Cite web |last=García |first=Diana |date=15 February 2018 |title=Ramón Ayala recibe Estrella y Llaves de la Ciudad de Lynwood, California |url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/entretenimiento/tvymas/2018/02/15/ramon-ayala-recibe-estrella-y-llaves-de-la-ciudad-de-lynwood-california/341025002/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230725125750/https://www.azcentral.com/story/entretenimiento/tvymas/2018/02/15/ramon-ayala-recibe-estrella-y-llaves-de-la-ciudad-de-lynwood-california/341025002/ |archive-date=2023-07-25 |access-date=2023-07-25 |website=The Arizona Republic |language=en-US}}

Discography

Studio albums (Ramón Ayala Y Sus Bravos Del Norte)

  • La Pura Maña (1971)
  • Estrenos (1971)
  • Ojitos Soñadores (1972)
  • Corazón Vagabundo (1973)
  • Por Que?? (1973)
  • Lindo Tampico (1973)
  • El Amor Que Me Falta (1974)
  • Amor Eterno (1974)
  • Cumbias! Cumbias! Cumbias! (1974)
  • Contrabando Y Traicion (1975)
  • Consuelo (1976)
  • El Triunfador (1977)
  • El Soldado Raso (197
  • Mi Piquito De Oro (1978)
  • Dos Hojas Sin Rumbo (1979)
  • Pistoleros Famosos (1980)
  • Con Las Puertas En La Cara (1981)
  • En Amo De La Musica Norteña (1983)
  • El Corrido del Tuerto (1984)
  • Corridos Norteños (1985)
  • 15 Aniversario (1986)
  • Damelo (1987)
  • La Rama De Mezquite (1989)
  • Chiflando En La Loma (1993)
  • Dime Cuando Volveras (1994)
  • Casas De Madera (1998)
  • Quémame Los Ojos (2000)
  • Cruzando Fronteras (2007)

References

Notes

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Bibliography

  • {{cite book|last=Ragland|first=Cathy|title=Música norteña: Mexican migrants creating a nation between nations|year=2009|publisher=Temple UP|isbn=978-1-59213-747-3|page=[https://books.google.com/books?id=8U_K4-rBbGkC&pg=PA193 193]}}
  • {{cite book|last=San Miguel|first=Guadalupe|title=Tejano proud: Tex-Mex music in the twentieth century|year=2002|publisher=Texas A&M UP|isbn=978-1-58544-188-4|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=k1vjDCQ6WkcC}}