Herb Alpert
American musician (born 1935) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Herb Alpert (born March 31, 1935) is an American trumpeter who led the band Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass (sometimes called "Herb Alpert and the TJB") in the 1960s. During the same decade, he co-founded A&M Records with Jerry Moss. Alpert has recorded 28 albums that have landed on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, five of which became No. 1 albums; he has scored 14 platinum albums and 15 gold albums. Alpert is the only musician to hit No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 as both a vocalist ("This Guy's in Love with You", 1968) and an instrumentalist ("Rise", 1979).[lower-alpha 1]
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Also known as | Dore Alpert, Tito Alpert |
Born | (1935-03-31) March 31, 1935 (age 89) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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Years active | 1956–present |
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Website | herbalpert |
Alpert has sold an estimated 72 million records worldwide.[1] He has received many accolades, including a Tony Award and eight Grammy Awards,[2] as well as the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2006, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Alpert was awarded the National Medal of Arts by Barack Obama in 2013.