Herb Alpert

Herb Alpert
Alpert in 1966
Background information
Also known as	Dore Alpert, Tito Alpert
Born	(1935-03-31) March 31, 1935 (age 89) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres	Jazz Latin funk pop R&B
Occupations	Musician songwriter record producer arranger conductor painter sculptor theatre producer
Instruments	Trumpet piano vocals
Years active	1956–present
Labels	A&M Verve Almo Sounds Shout! Factory Herb Alpert Presents
Website	herbalpert.com

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).^[a]

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.

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