Herb Alpert and his Tijuana Brass was one of the most successful music acts of the 1960s and he made a fortune as a result. And what young boy in the 1960s could forget this album cover?
Wikipedia sums up his and his band's accomplishments:
Wikipedia sums up his and his band's accomplishments:
Alpert and the Tijuana Brass won six Grammy Awards. Fifteen of their albums won gold discs, and fourteen won platinum discs. From the week ending October 16, 1965 through the week ending April 29, 1967, the group had at least one album in the Top 10, marking 81 consecutive weeks. For many of these weeks, more than one album registered in the Top 10. In 1966, over 13 million Alpert recordings were sold, outselling the Beatles. That same year, the Guinness Book of World Records recognized that Alpert set a new record by placing five albums simultaneously in the Top 20 on the Billboard Pop Album chart, an accomplishment that has never been repeated.
Even though his music had an unmistakable Latin stamp, he grew up in a Jewish family in Los Angeles. Some "Lonely Bull" for those who remember or would like to sample:
