Herb Alpert
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"Herbert" ""Herb"" "Alpert" is an American musician most associated with the group variously known as "Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass", "Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass", or "TJB". Alpert 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. Alpert has also created abstract expressionism/abstract expressionist paintings and sculpture over two decades, which are publicly displayed on occasion. Alpert and wife Lani Hall are substantial philanthropists through the operation of the Herb Alpert Foundation.

Alpert's musical accomplishments include five No. 1 albums and 28 albums total on the Billboard 200/Billboard Album chart, nine Grammy Awards, fourteen Music recording sales certification/platinum albums, and fifteen Music recording sales certification/gold albums. As of 1996, Alpert had sold 72 million albums worldwide. Alpert is the only recording artist to hit No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100/Billboard Hot 100 pop chart as both a vocalist ("This Guy's in Love with You", 1968) and an instrumentalist ("Rise (instrumental)/Rise", 1979).

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It's certainly an honor. When I got the call I didn't sure how to react, to tell you the truth. It wasn't until my wife's gynecologist called and congratulated me that I figured we were onto something.

There was a certain naturalness that was happening in the '60s and '70s that felt more like a happening, ... Production wasn't as clean and neat as I'm hearing these days. They're not perfect, but they have an honest feeling, which is what I was going for.

It's powerful. 'Whipped Cream' happened 40 years ago. It still resonates with people.

I haven't seen this many people since I played bar mitzvahs years ago.

My first instinct was not to do it. I didn't want to trample on ( Whipped Cream ).

Unfortunately, what they're playing on the radio now is not really fair to a lot of great musicians that are out there struggling to be heard.

Is there an audience for it? I don't know. I don't think it's the audience who bought it originally. But there's a younger audience that might appreciate it. These are good songs.