death_date death_place notable_instruments birth_place name background birth_date genre image article_title birth_name occupation
2 february 2004 salt lake city , utah , u.s. banjo , pedal steel guitar oakland , california , u.s. alvino rey non_vocal_instrumentalist 1 july 1908 swing , jazz , exotica alvino rey billboard.jpg alvino rey
 alvin mcburney bandleader , musical director , guitarist , inventor
alvino rey

alvin mcburney -lrb- july 1 , 1908 -- february 2 , 2004 -rrb- , known by his stage name alvino rey , was an american swing era musician and pioneer , often credited as the father of the pedal steel guitar .
for the most part , he was associated with orchestral , big band and swing music , and towards the end of his career , jazz and exotica .
