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Friday, November 27, 2009

Al Alberts has died
Al Alberts on the Showcase.

Al Alberts, 87, who put countless singing kids on the air on his show Al Alberts Showcase, died this morning in Florida.

He and his wife, Stella, were married in 1953 and lived in Cape May for many years -- hence, his ditty "On the Way to Cape May."

They moved to Florida in 2001.

The show helped launch the careers of such Philly-bred performers as Andrea McArdle and Sister Sledge.

Born Al Albertini in Chester, he and friend Dave Mahoney founded The Four Aces, which sang such classics as "Three Coins in the Fountain" and "Love Is a Many Splendored Thing."

Besides his wife, he is survived by sons Al Jr. and Chris.

Funeral arrangements are not complete.

Did you appear on Al Alberts Showcase? E-mail mklein@phillynews.com.

Hear radio personality Sam Lit's interview, taped earlier this summer, here.


Posted by Michael Klein @ 11:34 AM  Permalink | 13 comments
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 12:21 PM, 11/27/2009
    He will be missed very much. I always enjoyed his interview/intro to the summer season with 'OGL's Breakfast Club and "On the Way to Cap May".
    — hcc-gone
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 12:21 PM, 11/27/2009
    He will be missed very much. I always enjoyed his interview/intro to the summer season with 'OGL's Breakfast Club and "On the Way to Cap May".
    — hcc-gone
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 12:27 PM, 11/27/2009
    Everything and everyone that once made our city great is either dead or dying....how sad and tragic. Follow Al's lead and get out while you still can.
    — fmbjogger
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 12:27 PM, 11/27/2009
    I went to school in Hershey in the 70's and loved seeing Uncle Al's show live in Hershey Park.
    — B4
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 12:30 PM, 11/27/2009
    I sat next to Al Alberts back in the early 80s when he brought my cub scout troop on the stage. He was very nice.
    — RandomX856
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 12:48 PM, 11/27/2009
    RIP Al. I too as a kid hated this show cause it was boring, but it was an innocent institution... It harked to a different era...Just my two cents!
    — The Truth
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 12:55 PM, 11/27/2009
    i'd cook a steak for mr. alberts after his last show in wildwood n.j. when i worked at gizmo's. good guy.
    — JACK V
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 12:55 PM, 11/27/2009
    It was a great show. God Bless!
    — BillyBob369
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 3:29 PM, 11/27/2009
    Last week, I was shocked to learn that Al had taken ill and was hospitalized. I am deeply saddened to learn of his passing this morning. Al was a true piece of Philly Americana, a local school boy, with professed talents that made him an international recording star and a Philadelphia Broadcast Television Pioneer. Al has always been one of my favorite local personalities and was unquestionably a local legend and genuine Philly favorite. Earlier this summer I was honored to conduct an interview with Al for the Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia. You can hear it here. http://hylitradio.com/alalberts
    — 1whoshudno
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 8:05 AM, 11/28/2009
    There will never be another "On The Way To Cape May." RIP
    — richw38
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 8:08 AM, 11/28/2009
    Great guy..always smiling
    — phillyblue234


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Michael Klein, the editor/producer of philly.com/Food, writes about the local restaurant scene in his Inquirer column "Table Talk." Have a question? Email it! See his Inquirer work here.
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