Herb Alpert

Herbert "Herb" Alpert (born March 31, 1935) is an American musician most associated with the group variously known as Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass, Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass or just TJB. He is also a recording industry executive — he is the "A" of A&M; Records (a recording label he and business partner Jerry Moss founded and eventually sold). Alpert's musical accomplishments include five number one hits, twenty-eight albums on the Billboard ... more

Date of birth:

  • Mar 31, 1935 (age 74 years)

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Also known as:

  • Herb Albert
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Awards

Awards Won:

Year Award Award Winner Winning work Notes/Description
  • 1965
  • Herb Alpert received one Grammy for artist and one for producer for A Taste of Honey.
  • 1979
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Hall of fame inductions:

Date Hall of fame Category
  • 2006
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Company Founder

Companies Founded

A&M Records

A&M; Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group which operates through the Interscope-Geffen-A&M; division. A&M; Records was formed in 1962 by Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss. Their first choice for a name was “Carnival Records,” under which they released two singles before...
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