Al Rex
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| Background information | |
| Born | Albert Floyd Piccirilli[1] Script error: No such module "person date". Black Horse, Pennsylvania, U.S.[1] |
| Died | Script error: No such module "person date". Norristown, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Genres | Rock and roll, jazz, country |
| OccupationTemplate:Pluralize from text | Bassist |
| InstrumentTemplate:Pluralize from text | Bass |
| Years active | 1949–1960 |
| Formerly of | Bill Haley and the Saddlemen Bill Haley & His Comets |
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Albert Floyd Piccirilli (July 13, 1928 – May 24, 2020), also known by his stage name Al Rex, was an American bass player for Bill Haley & His Comets and its predecessor Bill Haley and the Saddlemen.[2][3]
Background
He started playing for them in 1949 and became noted for "wild antics" on stage. He formed his own band, Al Rex and the Regaleers in 1960. He left the music industry soon after, although he continued to perform on occasion. He later had a wife[1] and fathered eight children.[4] On May 24, 2020, he died in his Norristown, Pennsylvania home from pneumonia.[5]
Film appearances
He appeared as a member of the band in the 1950s films Rock Around the Clock (1956) and Don't Knock the Rock (1957).
References
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- ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Clipped From The Philadelphia Inquirer". Newspapers.com. October 27, 1991. p. 311.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The Comets Timeline at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame". Rockhall.com.
- ^ Swenson, John. Bill Haley (London: W.H. Allen, 1982).
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Bill Haley. Wagner Verlag sucht Autoren. ISBN 9783862795376 – via Google Books.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Puleo, Gary. "Pioneering bass player for the Comets passes away". Swathmore, PA: The Times Herald. Archived from the original on June 4, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
External links
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