I wake up in the morning, I do a little stretching exercises, pick up the horn and play.
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We finally got our big break when Ed Sullivan put us on his show.
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Birth: | 31st March, 1935 |
Nationality: | American |
Profession: | Trumpeter |
Herbert "Herb" Alpert was born in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is an American trumpeter most associated with the group variously known as Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass, Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass, or TJB. He is also a recording industry executive, the "A" of A&M Records, a recording label he and business partner Jerry Moss founded and eventually sold to PolyGram. He also has created abstract expressionist paintings and sculpture over two decades, which are publicly displayed on occasion. His musical accomplishments include five No. 1 albums and 28 albums total on the Billboard Album chart, nine Grammy Awards, fourteen platinum albums, and fifteen gold albums. He had sold 72 million records worldwide.
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