A Conversation With Jazz Icon Herb Alpert

At the age of eight, Herb Alpert was drawn to the trumpet in a music appreciation class in his elementary school. He went on to master the instrument, earning numerous awards along the way. He recorded his first hit song, "The Lonely Bull" in 1962. Since then, he has earned five #1 hits, 9 GRAMMY® Awards, 15 Gold albums, 14 Platinum albums and he has sold over 72 million records. He also started one of the most successful independent record labels in music history, A & M Records. He has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and named as one of the Grammy Museum’s ”Icons of the Music Industry” He joins us this week on Watching America to discuss his extraordinary career. https://herbalpert.com