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Al Rex

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Al Rex became the bass player for Bill Haley and the Saddlemen in 1949, and was also a featured vocalist and comedian with the group. Soon after recording "Rocket 88" with the band in 1951, Rex quit to pursue a solo career. In 1955 he was invited to join Bill Haley and the Comets to replace bass player Marshall Lytle... See full bio »

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Albert Piccirilli
in New York City, New York, USA
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1961 Jóvenes y rebeldes (musician: "See You Later Alligator" - uncredited)
 
1956 Don't Knock the Rock (composer: song "Goofin' Around")
 
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1956 Atlantic City Holiday (TV movie)
Comets musician
 
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1957 New American Bandstand 1965 (TV series)
Comets Musician
– Episode dated 27 November 1957 (1957) … Comets Musician
 
1956 Don't Knock the Rock
Himself (bass player, The Comets) (as The Comets)
 
1956 Arthur Godfrey and His Friends (TV series)
Himself - Comets Musician
– Episode dated 28 March 1956 (1956) … Himself - Comets Musician
 
1956 Rock Around the Clock
Himself (Comets bassist)
 
1955 The Pied Piper of Cleveland: A Day in the Life of a Famous Disc Jockey (documentary)
Himself - The Comets
 
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2006 20 to 1 (TV series documentary)
 
2003 Ed Sullivan's Rock 'n' Roll Classics, Vol. 4: Elvis & Other Rock Greats (video)
Himself (as Bill Haley and his Comets)
 

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Recorded with The Lifeguards (Comets spinoff group), 1958. See more »

Alternate Names:

Bill Haley and His Comets | Bill Haley and his Comets | The Comets
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