Al Rex

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Born
July 15, 1921
Died
May 2020

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…

Biography

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. Rex appeared in two movies with the band before he quit in 1958. He continued to perform and record as a solo artist, and in the late 1970s he ran a group called Al Rex and the Sound of Haley's Comets.

Actor

Don't Knock the RockDon't Knock the Rock(1956)as Al Rex
Rock Around the ClockRock Around the Clock(1956)as Al Rex - Bill Hailey and the Comets

Music Department

Jóvenes y rebeldesJóvenes y rebeldes(1961)

Soundtrack

Don't Knock the RockDon't Knock the Rock(1956)

Self

The 2012 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction CeremonyThe 2012 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony(2012)as Self
American BandstandAmerican Bandstand(1952)as Comets Musician
Atlantic City Holiday(1956)as Self - Comets musician
Arthur Godfrey and His FriendsArthur Godfrey and His Friends(1949)as Self - Comets Musician
The Pied Piper of Cleveland: A Day in the Life of a Famous Disc Jockey(1955)as Self - The Comets

Archive Footage

20 to 120 to 1(2005)as Self - Musician
Ed Sullivan's Rock 'n' Roll Classics, Vol. 4: Elvis & Other Rock Greats(2003)as Self

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Credit Score: Al Rex

765
195519561957
Al Rex
Fri Dec 14 1956
#NameScoreYearWinNomKnown★WinsNomsVotes
1Don't Knock the Rock2.381956•5.700458