al Rodriguez has been playing professionally for over thirty years, the last fourteen of which he has been a member of the group WAR.
Sal has also toured the world with such greats as The Duke Ellington Orchestra, Tom
Jones, Jose Feliciano, Tierra, El Chicano, Texas Mex Legend "Little Joe & La Familia",
Chuck Negron of Three Dog Night and many others. Sal has also had the privilege of
sharing the stage with some of his idles like Carlos Santana, Tony Bennett, The
Doobie Brothers, Tower of Power, Malo, Aretha Franklyn, Earth Wind And Fire, AWB,
Alice Cooper, Los Lobos and his all time favorite band Grand Funk, and the list goes
on.
Sal has appeared in movies and on television including such shows as Conan O'Brian,
Regis and Kelly, The Today Show on NBC, and Motown Live, the movie Mars Attacks staring Tom Jones, the television sitcom Full House staring John Stamos, television
series American family staring Edward James Olmos and Raquel Welch, in which Sal
gets his first speaking role with Raquel. And most recently The George Lopez TV
sitcom.
When Sal is not on tour with the group he stays busy in L.A. working the local club scene, producing, recording sessions, and organizing fundraisers for schools and
various non profit groups in the community along with being a family man raising two
kids; daughter Sheila age 15 and his son Little Sal "his best buddy" age 8 and his
beautiful wife Madeline.
Sal's inspiration is to become a full time comedian, play piano, sing his favorite Beatles songs and of course making people laugh.