ALVINO REY
Alvin McBurney (July 1, 1908 - February 2, 2004), known by his stage name Alvino Rey, was an American swing era musician and bandleader often considered the father of the pedal steel guitar.
In the early 1990s, Rey moved with his wife Luise to her native Utah, where, in Salt Lake City, he formed a jazz quartet which played clubs locally with Luise sometimes sitting in. The couple finally retired in 1994 and his last public appearance was the same year, but he retained his interests in music and electronics into his mid-nineties. Luise died in 1997, after 60 years of marriage with Alvino Rey.
In 2004, after breaking his hip and suffering complications including pneumonia and congestive heart failure, Rey, a widower, died at age 95, at a rehabilitation center in Utah. He was still an amateur radio operator, holding the call W6UK.
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30 окт 2024
