Born Al Albertini in Chester, Pennsylvania, he went to South Philadelphia High School, whose alumni included many others who would become famous in show business, such as Joey Bishop, Buddy Greco, Al Martino, Mario Lanza, Chubby Checker, Jack Klugman, Eddie Fisher, Marian Anderson, Frankie Avalon, Charlie Gracie and Fabian. As a teenager, he appeared on the Horn and Hardart Children's Hour, a radio program. After graduating from South Philadelphia High, he went to Temple University and the United States Navy, where he met Dave Mahoney.
Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!