On October 20, 1979, “Rise” went to No. 1 in the U.S. after it was used in a scene featuring Luke Spencer and Laura Webber, “General Hospital’s” “Luke & Laura” lovebirds whose immense popularity would ...
Maybe the deja vu hits when you hear the bassline. Maybe it takes a little longer. Maybe you get three minutes and nine seconds of the way into "Rise," the flukey jazz-funk instrumental that hit #1 ...
Herb Alpert is still making waves even in his 80s. The iconic trumpeter -- who's scored nine Grammy Awards, 15 Gold albums, 14 Platinum albums, sold more than 72 million records and co-founded A&M ...
Odd fact about the 1960s pop-music scene: Herb Alpert, who with his Tijuana Brass instrumental group was one of the decade's most successful recording acts, had his only No. 1 single on a vocal: ...
How self-serving can one musical genius be to have a label he co-founded release a collection of his best-loved songs? But this is not just any self-serving genius. This is the guy who brought the ...
1. Lonely Bull - Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass 2. Mexican Shuffle - Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass 3. Whipped Cream - Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass 4. Lollipops and Roses - Herb Alpert & The ...
Herb Alpert seems to be everywhere. The six-time Grammy-winning trumpeter is recording, performing live and showing his artwork in a Palm Springs gallery. In addition, he owns a jazz club in Bel Air.
Herb Alpert laughs when he says that his sister Mimi — who at 98 is nine years his senior — often asks him, “Why are you doing these concerts? Why are you traveling? Why do you want to do that?” But ...
Herb Alpert had done just about everything a titan of the music industry could do to cement his place as an essential architect, regardless of genre, of popular music. That is, apart from playing ...