Alvino Rey and His Orchestra – Strip Polka / The Major and The Minor
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Alvino Rey and His Orchestra – Strip Polka / The Major and The Minor
Label: Bluebird (3) – B-11573
Record Company – RCA Manufacturing Co., Inc.
Format: Shellac, 10\", 78 RPM
Released: 1942
Genre: Jazz
A: Strip Polka
Vocals [Refrain] – The Four King Sisters Composer – Johnny Mercer
B: The Major and The Minor
Composers – Earl Bostic, Redd Evans
The King Sisters
Profile: American pop female group. Originally christened \"America's First Family of Song\" in the 1960's, The King Family, comprised of \"big band era\" greats King Sisters, guitar virtuoso Alvino Rey and 32 sisters, brothers, husbands, wives, aunts, uncles and children that made up their extended musical family, catapulted to fame following just two dazzling appearances on ABC-TV's The Hollywood Palace to become one of the most popular and beloved television, recording and concert acts of the 1960's and 70's
Alvino Rey
Real Name: Alvin McBurney
Profile: US-American swing era guitarist, musician, and bandleader.
Born : July 01, 1911 in Oakland, California.
Died : February 24, 2004 in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Alvino Rey is best known as the father of the pedal steel guitar. His inventive style helped popularize the amplified guitar for generations to come.
