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Alvino Rey and Stringy

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. For exotica fans, Rey's greatest fame is as one of the pivotal session men of exotica. The other worldly Theremin-like sounds he coaxed from his console guitar were sought out by Esquivel, George Cates, and others. Rey also played alongside Jack Costanzo, Irv Cottler, Emil Richards, and Jimmy Rowles in the Surfmen, a session-man supergroup that recorded three albums of killer Martin Denny knock-offs for budget labels Alshire and Somerset. more 01. Twelfth Street Rag 02. Temptation 03. Aloha Oe 04. Mama's Gone, Good Bye 05. Autumn Leaves 06. After You've Gone 07. The Peanut Vendor 08. The Man I Love 09. Sentimental Journey 10. Tenderly 11. Begin the Beguine 12. Blues in the Night http://rapidshare.com/files/296779253/Alvino_Rey_-_Ping_Pong.rar