Alvino Rey
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Alvin McBurney, known by his stage name Alvino Rey, was an American jazz guitarist and bandleader.
Rey in c.1942
The King Sisters
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The King Sisters were an American big band-era vocal group, appearing as a trio or quartet. Six sisters were in the group at one time or another: Alyce, Donna, Luise, Marilyn, Maxine, and Yvonne King.
Alvino Rey
…playing steel guitar. The Gibson corporation asked him to develop a pickup for the first electric guitar, the ES-150. In 1937, he married Luise King of the King Sisters. In 1939, he formed his own band with the King Sisters and moved to Hollywood, where he became musical director at KHJ Mutual Broadcasting radio network…
Seated from left: Yvonne, Alyce. Standing: Donna, Luise, Maxine, Marilyn, 1964.
Marilyn King in May 2009. At the time, Marilyn was one of the three sisters still living.