Al Pearce

Al Pearce (Birthname: Albert Pearce d. June 2, 1961 in Newport Beach, California) was a singer and guitarist.

He shot to fame during the mid-1920s until his real estate had failed. Performing in vaudeville along with his brother, Cal Pearce, a radio executive, who worked for KFRC, they were hired for the station's program, The Happy Go Lucky Hour, making a hit show in 1929.

The program became increasingly popular throughout the West Coast. It soon became a nationwide show on CBS. In 1933, the show moved to NBC and the show changed the name to Al Pearce and His Gang. The show later then returned to CBS in 1939 under the sponsorship of Dole Pineapple until 1947.

Al Pearce was also a frequent guest on the poular Armed Air Force Radio Service during World War II on shows suich as Mail Call and Command Performance. He later starred in low-budget movies such as Hitchhike to Happiness in 1945 and The Main Street Kid in 1948.

In the late 1950s, for his work in radio, Pearce received a "Star" on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.