31:
837:
372:" device that modified the sound of his electric steel guitar to sound like words. For performances of his big band, he created an animated mechanical character he named "Stringy", shaped like a guitar, that "sang" the altered guitar sounds. A later commercial version of the talk box, using a different technology developed by
383:
Around 1959 to 1960, Rey collaborated with composer Euel Box of PAMS Productions of Dallas to bring his distinctive pedal steel guitar sounds to radio jingles. This jingle package was part of the new Top Forty radio format and was heard on such innovative radio stations as K-BOX in Dallas and W-FUN
340:
In the early 1990s, Rey moved with his wife Luise to her native Utah. In Salt Lake City, he formed a jazz quartet which played in local clubs, sometimes with Luise sitting in. He retired from performing in 1994. Luise died in 1997 after 60 years of marriage. In 2004, after breaking his hip and
187:
in the country. In his teens, he was given a banjo as a birthday present. His professional career began in 1927 when he got a job playing banjo with
Cleveland bandleader Ev Jones. During the following year, he became a member of the
317:
with the King
Sisters. Rey made frequent appearances on the show performing "The Alvino Rey Talking Guitar" which was in fact a pedal steel. He also played steel guitar in recording sessions with
384:
Miami. Rey is also credited with inspiring the later, ground-breaking "Sonosational" PAMS Jingles Series 18 in 1961 which featured the talking or singing instrument effects of Rey's "sonovox".
285:, where he worked on radar systems and directed a band. After his service, he formed an orchestra that had fifteen horns and recorded a cover version of "Cement Mixer" by
183:. Early in life he had a knack for music and electronics. When he was eight, he built his first radio, and within a couple years he was one of the youngest
333:, which combined Hawaiian music, Latin music, lounge jazz, and unconventional instruments from Burma and Indonesia. In 1978, he was inducted into the
975:
995:
920:
819:
885:
226:, where he became musical director at KHJ Mutual Broadcasting radio network. As leader of the house band, he recorded a version of "
980:
341:
suffering complications including pneumonia and congestive heart failure, Rey died at the age of 95 at a rehabilitation center.
935:
925:
1000:
617:
945:
955:
905:
357:
company in
Chicago, based on the one he developed for his banjo. The result was used for Gibson's first electric guitar
192:
Orchestra. He switched from banjo to guitar, then changed his name to Alvino Rey to take advantage of the popularity of
895:
990:
970:
965:
890:
770:
740:
950:
930:
274:
915:
900:
985:
960:
940:
910:
700:
227:
714:
477:
350:
334:
212:
208:
788:
645:
362:
326:
809:
329:, and the studio group the Surfmen. These musicians were associated with the short-lived genre
223:
184:
151:, was an American jazz guitarist and bandleader. He is also known for being the grandfather of
30:
294:
670:
880:
875:
485:
313:
305:
278:
203:
and His
Musical Knights. He drew attention to himself and the band when he started playing
85:
8:
172:
68:
859:
282:
613:
842:
537:
529:
216:
160:
111:
402:
354:
570:
377:
301:
251:
850:
869:
501:
418:
358:
318:
286:
263:
259:
189:
854:
491:
322:
290:
267:
204:
200:
123:
748:
515:
440:
235:
193:
156:
100:
519:
509:
255:
239:
152:
814:
247:
243:
176:
373:
369:
222:
In 1939, he formed his own band with the King
Sisters and moved to
792:
330:
231:
353:
hired him to develop a prototype pickup with engineers at the
147:(July 1, 1908 – February 24, 2004), known by his stage name
180:
96:
230:" that was a hit in 1942. During the same year he hired
344:
832:
215:for the guitar. In 1937, he married Luise King of
459:Dance With Me ...The Big Band Sound of Alvino Rey
867:
534:Frank Loesser's Broadway Hit 'Guys & Dolls'
747:. The Steel Guitar Hall of Fame. Archived from
571:"Alvino Rey "Wizard of the Steel Pedal Guitar""
349:Rey amplified his banjo in the 1920s. In 1935,
300:Beginning about 1957, Rey produced many of the
289:that became a hit. During the 1950s, he played
250:. In the 1940s he also worked with saxophonist
789:"The Alvino Rey big band, featuring "Stringy""
697:The Best of the Popular Piano Piano Concertos,
368:In 1939, Rey invented an early version of a "
311:During the 1960s, he was music director for
281:as a mechanic. In 1944, he enlisted in the
277:. The band broke up, and Rey found work at
273:The band did not record in 1943 due to the
706:
29:
732:
663:
639:
637:
635:
633:
631:
629:
612:. San Francisco: Backbeat. p. 163.
712:
603:
601:
599:
597:
595:
593:
591:
868:
976:Burials at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park
626:
607:
199:From 1932 to 1938 he was a member of
996:20th-century American male musicians
588:
568:
564:
562:
560:
558:
556:
554:
496:George Cates' Polynesian Percussion
482:The Riotous, Raucous, Red-Hot 20's!
211:corporation asked him to develop a
13:
921:Musicians from Oakland, California
643:
345:Pioneer of electrified instruments
14:
1012:
828:
738:
551:
886:20th-century American guitarists
862:NAMM Oral History Program (2001)
835:
741:"The Steel Guitar Hall of Fame/"
455:(Steel Guitar Record Club, 1977)
437:Alvino Rey! ...His Greatest Hits
175:, United States, but grew up in
675:Google Books/Billboard magazine
376:, was made famous by guitarist
361:. The prototype is kept in the
981:Jazz musicians from California
781:
763:
689:
387:
196:in New York City at the time.
1:
936:Deaths from pneumonia in Utah
926:Musicians from Salt Lake City
544:
471:
411:(Sacred, 1958; reissued 1976)
1001:American male jazz musicians
810:Jazz Journalists Association
392:
293:in small groups, often with
7:
946:King family (show business)
171:Alvin McBurney was born in
16:American swing era musician
10:
1017:
956:Guitarists from California
906:American Latter Day Saints
803:
569:Popa, Christopher (2004).
228:Deep in the Heart of Texas
159:and grandfather-in-law of
896:American jazz bandleaders
677:. 4 April 1942. p. 4
610:The Great Jazz Guitarists
453:The Big Band Steel Guitar
335:Steel Guitar Hall of Fame
166:
129:
118:
106:
92:
75:
55:
45:
40:
28:
21:
991:Jazz musicians from Ohio
971:Musicians from Cleveland
966:American male guitarists
891:American jazz guitarists
701:Collectors' Choice Music
524:Stan Kenton! Tex Ritter!
363:Experience Music Project
951:American jazz banjoists
931:Capitol Records artists
916:Pedal steel guitarists
695:Todd Everett, (2004),
465:The Greatest Jazz Band
297:, his brother-in-law.
41:Background information
901:Converts to Mormonism
713:Unterberger, Richie.
608:Yanow, Scott (2013).
304:piano recordings for
163:, Win Butler's wife.
986:Guitarists from Ohio
961:Guitarists from Utah
941:Amateur radio people
911:Big band bandleaders
860:Alvino Rey Interview
447:As I Remember Hawaii
314:The King Family Show
306:Warner Bros. Records
51:Alvin Henry McBurney
751:on October 14, 2018
431:That Lonely Feeling
409:Refreshing Melodies
365:museum in Seattle.
185:ham radio operators
173:Oakland, California
771:"Electro-Harmonix"
478:Joe "Fingers" Carr
71:, California, U.S.
703:, CD, Liner Notes
619:978-1-61713-023-6
275:musicians' strike
139:
138:
79:February 24, 2004
1008:
845:
843:Biography portal
840:
839:
838:
797:
796:
785:
779:
778:
775:Electro-Harmonix
767:
761:
760:
758:
756:
745:scottysmusic.com
736:
730:
729:
727:
725:
710:
704:
693:
687:
686:
684:
682:
667:
661:
660:
658:
656:
641:
624:
623:
605:
586:
585:
583:
581:
575:Big Band Library
566:
530:Kirby Stone Four
355:Lyon & Healy
258:, and arrangers
217:the King Sisters
161:Regine Chassagne
132:
112:musical director
82:
65:
63:
48:
33:
19:
18:
1016:
1015:
1011:
1010:
1009:
1007:
1006:
1005:
866:
865:
841:
836:
834:
831:
815:SpaceAgePop.com
806:
801:
800:
787:
786:
782:
769:
768:
764:
754:
752:
739:Scott, DeWitt.
737:
733:
723:
721:
711:
707:
694:
690:
680:
678:
669:
668:
664:
654:
652:
644:Ankeny, Jason.
642:
627:
620:
606:
589:
579:
577:
567:
552:
547:
526:(Capitol, 1962)
474:
433:(Capitol, 1960)
427:(Capitol, 1960)
395:
390:
347:
246:, and arranger
169:
142:
130:
84:
80:
67:
61:
59:
46:
36:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1014:
1004:
1003:
998:
993:
988:
983:
978:
973:
968:
963:
958:
953:
948:
943:
938:
933:
928:
923:
918:
913:
908:
903:
898:
893:
888:
883:
878:
864:
863:
857:
847:
846:
830:
829:External links
827:
826:
825:
821:New York Times
817:
812:
805:
802:
799:
798:
780:
762:
731:
715:"Martin Denny"
705:
688:
662:
625:
618:
587:
549:
548:
546:
543:
542:
541:
527:
513:
499:
489:
473:
470:
469:
468:
462:
456:
450:
444:
434:
428:
422:
412:
406:
399:Swingin' Fling
394:
391:
389:
386:
378:Peter Frampton
346:
343:
302:George Greeley
252:Herbie Steward
168:
165:
145:Alvin McBurney
141:Musical artist
140:
137:
136:
133:
127:
126:
120:
116:
115:
108:
104:
103:
94:
90:
89:
86:Salt Lake City
83:(aged 95)
77:
73:
72:
57:
53:
52:
49:
43:
42:
38:
37:
34:
26:
25:
22:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1013:
1002:
999:
997:
994:
992:
989:
987:
984:
982:
979:
977:
974:
972:
969:
967:
964:
962:
959:
957:
954:
952:
949:
947:
944:
942:
939:
937:
934:
932:
929:
927:
924:
922:
919:
917:
914:
912:
909:
907:
904:
902:
899:
897:
894:
892:
889:
887:
884:
882:
879:
877:
874:
873:
871:
861:
858:
856:
852:
849:
848:
844:
833:
824:
822:
818:
816:
813:
811:
808:
807:
794:
790:
784:
776:
772:
766:
750:
746:
742:
735:
720:
716:
709:
702:
699:(Re-release)
698:
692:
676:
672:
666:
651:
647:
640:
638:
636:
634:
632:
630:
621:
615:
611:
604:
602:
600:
598:
596:
594:
592:
576:
572:
565:
563:
561:
559:
557:
555:
550:
539:
535:
531:
528:
525:
521:
517:
514:
511:
507:
503:
502:Elvis Presley
500:
497:
493:
490:
487:
483:
479:
476:
475:
467:(Alysa, 1979)
466:
463:
461:(Alysa, 1978)
460:
457:
454:
451:
448:
445:
442:
438:
435:
432:
429:
426:
423:
420:
416:
413:
410:
407:
404:
400:
397:
396:
385:
381:
379:
375:
371:
366:
364:
360:
356:
352:
342:
338:
336:
332:
328:
324:
320:
319:Jack Costanzo
316:
315:
309:
307:
303:
298:
296:
292:
288:
287:Slim Gaillard
284:
280:
276:
271:
269:
265:
264:Johnny Mandel
261:
260:Nelson Riddle
257:
253:
249:
245:
241:
237:
233:
229:
225:
220:
218:
214:
210:
206:
202:
197:
195:
191:
190:Phil Spitalny
186:
182:
178:
174:
164:
162:
158:
154:
150:
146:
134:
128:
125:
121:
119:Instrument(s)
117:
113:
109:
107:Occupation(s)
105:
102:
98:
95:
91:
87:
78:
74:
70:
58:
54:
50:
44:
39:
35:Rey in c.1942
32:
27:
20:
855:Find a Grave
820:
783:
774:
765:
753:. Retrieved
749:the original
744:
734:
722:. Retrieved
718:
708:
696:
691:
681:16 September
679:. Retrieved
674:
671:"Alvino Rey"
665:
653:. Retrieved
649:
646:"Alvino Rey"
609:
578:. Retrieved
574:
533:
523:
505:
495:
492:George Cates
486:Warner Bros.
481:
464:
458:
452:
446:
436:
430:
424:
414:
408:
398:
382:
367:
348:
339:
323:George Cates
312:
310:
299:
291:steel guitar
272:
268:George Handy
221:
205:steel guitar
201:Horace Heidt
198:
170:
148:
144:
143:
131:Years active
124:steel guitar
88:, Utah, U.S.
81:(2004-02-24)
66:July 1, 1908
881:2004 deaths
876:1908 births
724:17 February
655:17 February
516:Stan Kenton
506:Blue Hawaii
498:(Dot, 1961)
449:(Dot, 1962)
388:Discography
236:Ray Conniff
194:Latin music
157:Will Butler
870:Categories
851:Alvino Rey
580:10 January
545:References
520:Tex Ritter
510:RCA Victor
472:As sideman
425:Ping-Pong!
415:My Reverie
295:Buddy Cole
256:Dave Tough
254:, drummer
240:Neal Hefti
153:Win Butler
149:Alvino Rey
114:, inventor
110:Musician,
62:1908-07-01
47:Birth name
23:Alvino Rey
393:As leader
283:U.S. Navy
248:Billy May
244:Zoot Sims
224:Hollywood
177:Cleveland
135:1927–1994
823:obituary
719:AllMusic
650:AllMusic
538:Columbia
374:Bob Heil
370:talk box
327:Esquivel
279:Lockheed
122:Guitar,
804:Sources
793:YouTube
540:, 1962)
512:, 1961)
488:, 1961)
443:, 1961)
421:, 1959)
405:, 1958)
403:Capitol
331:exotica
232:Al Cohn
69:Oakland
755:May 6,
616:
359:ES-150
351:Gibson
266:, and
213:pickup
209:Gibson
207:. The
167:Career
93:Genres
419:Decca
101:swing
757:2021
726:2017
683:2017
657:2017
614:ISBN
582:2017
518:and
181:Ohio
155:and
97:Jazz
76:Died
56:Born
853:at
441:Dot
872::
791:.
773:.
743:.
717:.
673:.
648:.
628:^
590:^
573:.
553:^
532:,
522:,
504:,
494:,
480:,
380:.
337:.
325:,
321:,
308:.
270:.
262:,
242:,
238:,
234:,
219:.
179:,
99:,
795:.
777:.
759:.
728:.
685:.
659:.
622:.
584:.
536:(
508:(
484:(
439:(
417:(
401:(
64:)
60:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
