Al Rex
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. 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 and fathered eight children. On May 24, 2020, he died in his Norristown, Pennsylvania home from pneumonia.
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Al Rex
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. 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 and fathered eight children. On May 24, 2020, he died in his Norristown, Pennsylvania home from pneumonia.
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Al Rex (* 13. Juli 1928 als Al ...... aber auch eine Solo-Karriere.
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Albert Floyd Piccirilli (July ...... nsylvania home from pneumonia.
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أل ريكس (بالإنجليزية: Al Rex) ...... ي نيويورك في الولايات المتحدة.
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Bill Haley and the Saddlemen
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Al Rex in 1958
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Al Rex (* 13. Juli 1928 als Al ...... aber auch eine Solo-Karriere.
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Albert Floyd Piccirilli (July ...... nsylvania home from pneumonia.
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أل ريكس (بالإنجليزية: Al Rex) ...... ي نيويورك في الولايات المتحدة.
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Al Rex
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Al Rex
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أل ريكس
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Albert Floyd Piccirilli
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