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.
Also recorded as Albert Piccirilli · Albert Floyd Piccirilli
Al Rex
Govt. of Brazil · "Brasil, Cartões de Imigração, 1900-1965," database with images, FamilySearch (https: 7 August 2017), Albert Floyd Piccirilli, Immigration · Public domain
- Birth Name
- Albert Floyd Piccirilli
- Born
- 13 July 1928
- Birthplace
- Black Horse, Pennsylvania, U.S.
- Died
- 24 May 2020
- Place of death
- Norristown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
- Occupation
- Bassist
- Full name
- Albert Floyd Piccirilli.
- Nationality
- United States.
- Fields
- jazz.
- Languages
- English.
VALÉORINE Encyclopedia
VALÉORINE documentary reading
Documentary summary
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.
Admitted source layer · organised and presented by VALÉORINE
Reference Check
Propose documentary evidence for Al Rex. A contribution is never written directly as fact: identity, source, rights and evidence gates still decide.
Sign in to contribute
World of VALÉORINE
Documentary connections
Only confirmed graph relationships appear here. Images are shown only when their identity and reuse rights both pass the documentary gate.
In this article
Key facts
Key facts
• Birth Name — Albert Floyd Piccirilli • Born — 13 July 1928 • Birthplace — Black Horse, Pennsylvania, U.S. • Died — 24 May 2020 • Place of death — Norristown, Pennsylvania, U.S. • Instrument — Bass • Genre — Rock and roll, jazz, country • Occupation — Bassist • Years Active — 19491960 • Past Member Of — Bill Haley and the Saddlemen Bill Haley & His Comets • Illustration — Bill Haley and His Comets in 1956. Left to right: Rudy Pompilli, Billy Williamson, Al Rex, Johnny Grande, Ralph Jones, Franny Beecher. Top: Bill Haley.
Background
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 and fathered eight children. On May 24, 2020, he died in his Norristown, Pennsylvania home from pneumonia.
Places
Named by the record
Places
Only places the record itself states, plotted where the house gazetteer settles their coordinates. Nothing is inferred from a name or a nationality.
New York City.
Birth place
Norristown.
Death place
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).
Photo of Bill Haley and his Comets. Decca Records issued the ad without any copyright marks or notations. The photo is a larger version of that in the Decca ad. US Copyright Office page 3-magazines are collective works (PDF) "A notice for the collective work will not serve as the notice for advertisements inserted on behalf of persons other than the copyright owner of the collective work. These
Decca Records This larger version shows the photographer was James Kriegmann, New York. · Billboard page 55
Cited by Wikipedia
Notes from the source article
These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 18 August 2026.
Elsewhere in Music memorabilia
42,934 published records in this field, each with its sources named.
- Al McKayPerson
- Al PiantadosiPerson
- Al PitrelliPerson
- Al PorcinoPerson
- Al SearsPerson
- Al StewartPerson
- Al ViolaPerson
- Al WilsonPerson
Best supported in this field
For owners
Own a work by Al Rex?
A specialist will read what you send and tell you what the house can establish, what it cannot, and whether the object is suited to sale. There is no charge and no obligation. The object stays with you throughout; nothing is shipped to us unless it is arranged in writing beforehand.