Birth name Albert Piccirilli Name Al Rex Occupation(s) Bassist Role Music performer | Instruments Bass Genres Jazz, Country Years active 1949–present | |
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Born July 13, 1928 (age 95)
New York City, New York ( 1928-07-13 ) Associated acts Bill Haley and the Saddlemen
Bill Haley & His Comets Music group Bill Haley & His Comets (1955 – 1958) Albums Rock Around the Clock, Rockin' Around the World, Rock 'n Roll Stage Show, Rockin' the Oldies, Rock with Bill Haley and the C Similar People Billy Williamson, Johnny Grande, Franny Beecher, Marshall Lytle, Al Rappa | ||
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Al Rex (born Albert Piccirilli; July 13, 1928) was a bass player for Bill Haley & His Comets and its predecessor Bill Haley and the Saddlemen. He started playing for them in 1949 and became noted for "wild antics" on stage. When the band began to wane he formed his own Al Rex and the Regaleers in 1960, but this was not successful and he ultimately left the music industry. Although he still performed on occasion. He later had a wife and fathered eight children.
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