Rudy Pompilli
Rudolph Clement Pompilii (April 16, 1924 – February 5, 1976) was an American musician best known for playing tenor saxophone with Bill Haley and His Comets. He was usually credited under the alternate spelling Rudy Pompilli and occasionally as Rudy Pell. |
Birth and Death Data: Born April 16, 1924 (Chester), Died February 5, 1976 (Pennsylvania)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1955 - 1964
Roles Represented in DAHR: tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decca | 88690 | 9/22/1955 | R-O-C-K | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 88691 | 9/22/1955 | Rock-a-beatin' boogie | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 88692 | 9/23/1955 | The Saints rock 'n' roll | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 88693 | 9/23/1955 | Burn that candle | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 88995 | 12/12/1955 | See you later, alligator | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 88996 | 12/12/1955 | The paper boy (on Main Street, U.S.A.) | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 89594 | 3/23/1956 | Goofin' around | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 89595 | 3/23/1956 | Rudy's rock | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 89596 | 3/23/1956 | Hide and seek-1 | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 89597 | 3/23/1956 | Hey then, there now | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 89598 | 3/23/1956 | Tonight's the night | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 89599 | 3/23/1956 | Hook, line and sinker | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 89611 | 3/27/1956 | Blue comet blues | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 89612 | 3/27/1956 | Calling all comets | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 89613 | 3/27/1956 | Choo choo ch'boogie | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 89614 | 3/30/1956 | A rockin' little tune | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 89615 | 3/30/1956 | Hot dog buddy buddy | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 89616 | 3/30/1956 | Rockin' through the rye | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 100316 | 7/12/1956 | Teenager's mother | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 100317 | 7/12/1956 | Rip it up-1 ; Rip it up-2 | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 100702 | 10/4/1956 | Don't knock the rock | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 100703 | 10/4/1956 | Forty cups of coffee | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 102888 | 7/15/1957 | How many? | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 102889 | 7/15/1957 | Move it on over | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 102890 | 7/15/1957 | Rock the joint | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 103635 | 11/8/1957 | Me rock-a-hula | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 103636 | 11/8/1957 | Rockin' Rita | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 103637 | 11/8/1957 | Jamaica D.J. | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 103652 | 11/12/1957 | Piccadilly rock | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 103653 | 11/12/1957 | Pretty alouette | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 103654 | 11/12/1957 | Rockin' rollin' schnitzlebank | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 103677 | 11/15/1957 | Rockin' Matilda (Waltzing Matilda) | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 103678 | 11/15/1957 | Vive le rock and roll | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 103725 | 11/19/1957 | It's a sin | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 103726 | 11/19/1957 | Mary, Mary Lou | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 103727 | 11/19/1957 | El rocko | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 103728 | 11/19/1957 | Come rock with me | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 103733 | 11/21/1957 | Oriental rock | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 103734 | 11/21/1957 | Wooden shoe rock | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 104284 | 2/6/1958 | The walking beat | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 104285 | 2/6/1958 | Skinny Minnie | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 104286 | 2/6/1958 | Sway with me | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 104287 | 2/7/1958 | Lean jean | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 104288 | 2/7/1958 | Don't nobody move | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 105063 | 6/3/1958 | Joey's song (stereo) ; Joey's song (mono) | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 105064 | 6/3/1958 | Chiquita Linda (Un poquito de tu amor) | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 105118 | 6/9/1958 | Dinah | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 105119 | 6/9/1958 | Ida, sweet as apple cider | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 105120 | 6/12/1958 | Whoa Mabel! | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 105121 | 6/12/1958 | Marie | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 105126 | 6/12/1958 | Eloise | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 105127 | 6/12/1958 | Corrine, Corrina-1 ; Corrine, Corrina-2 | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 105174 | 6/18/1958 | B.B. Betty | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 105175 | 6/18/1958 | Sweet Sue, just you | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 105176 | 6/18/1958 | Charmaine | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 106322 | 1/7/1959 | The dragon rock | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 106323 | 1/7/1959 | A.B.C. rock-1 | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 106324 | 1/7/1959 | The cat walk (Instrumental) | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 106416 | 1/29/1959 | I got a woman | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 106417 | 1/29/1959 | (Now and then) There's a fool such as I | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 106418 | 1/29/1959 | Be by me | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 106419 | 1/29/1959 | Where did you go last night? | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 107440 | 4/27/1959 | Caldonia-1 | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone | |||
| Decca | 107441 | 4/27/1959 | Shaky (instr. ) | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 107643 | 6/19/1959 | Ooh! Look-a-there, ain't she pretty-1 | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone | |||
| Decca | 107644 | 6/19/1959 | (Thanks for the) Summer souvenir | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 108122 | 9/17/1959 | Puerto Rican peddler | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
| Decca | 108123 | 9/17/1959 | (Put another nickel in the jukebox) Music, music, music! | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
| Decca | 108124 | 9/23/1959 | Skokiaan | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
| Decca | 108125 | 9/23/1959 | Drowsy waters | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
| Decca | 108126 | 9/24/1959 | Two shadows | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
| Decca | 108127 | 9/24/1959 | In a little Spanish town ('Twas on a night like this) | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
| Decca | 108128 | 9/24/1959 | Strictly instrumental | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
| Decca | 108129 | 9/24/1959 | Mack the knife | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
| Decca | 114940 | 6/16/1964 | The green door | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 114941 | 6/16/1964 | Yeah, she's evil! | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Pompilli, Rudy," accessed May 8, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/208056.
Pompilli, Rudy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 8, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/208056.
"Pompilli, Rudy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 8 May 2024.
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