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89-Year-Old Herb Alpert Announces 50th Album

The legendary trumpeter Herb Alpert has had one hell of a life in music. Consider: This guy co-wrote “Wonderful World” for Sam Cooke, and he did that 64 years ago. In the ’60s, Alpert and the Tijuana Brass, his big band, sold a whole lot of horny easy-listening instrumental music. Their album Whipped Cream And Other Delights was the biggest-selling LP of 1966. (Alpert actually had three of that year’s five most successful albums; his only competition was the Sound Of Music soundtrack ...

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23:34 on August 2 2024

89-Year-Old Herb Alpert Announces 50th Album

Stereogum — The legendary trumpeter Herb Alpert has had one hell of a life in music. Consider: This guy co-wrote “Wonderful World” for Sam Cooke, and he did that 64 years ago.... more info
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