HERB ALPERT
Black and white publicity photograph of Herb Alpert playing a
trumpet.
Photograph signed: "Herb Alpert". B/w, 8x10 overall, image
7x7½ (one surface). A&M Records publicity photo. Trumpet player, occasional
vocalist (most notably Burt Bacharach's "This Guy's In Love With You", which was
a No. 1 hit in 1968) and leader of The Tijuana Brass, Herb Alpert had his
first big hit, "The Lonely Bull", in 1962. The Tijuana Brass was the fourth
leading album seller of the 1960s, after Elvis, The Beatles and Sinatra.
Alpert, the co-founder of A&M Records (1962), has also co-written
songs (with Lou Adler) for Sam Cooke (including Cooke's hits, "Wonderful
World" and "Only Sixteen"), exhibited his paintings, co-produced Broadway
shows and founded the Herb Alpert Foundation, which funds
educational, artistic and environmental programs for children. Fine
condition.
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