| Intro | American musician |
| Was |
Musician Jazz musician Saxophonist |
| From | United States of America |
| Type | Music |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 2 April 1953 |
| Death |
9 August 2001 (aged 48 years) |
Ray Arvizu (born Reynaldo Arvizu) (1953 – August 9, 2001), better known as Ray “Daddy” Arvizu, was a prolific blues and jazz saxophonist, working with famous musicians such as Charlie Musselwhite and Elvin Bishop. During the years of 1975 – 1976 Ray also worked and recorded [rock] saxophone with Richard Pinal in Bakersfield, California.
He died on August 9, 2001 from respiratory infection, resulting from a freak accident five years earlier when a piece of nightclub ceiling fell on him, broke his back, and led to pulmonary hypertension.