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LessAspin

(1,156 posts) Fri Mar 31, 2023, 09:29 PM Mar 2023

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Herb Alpert 88

Herb Alpert turns 88 today..

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Herb Alpert 88 (Original Post) LessAspin Mar 2023 OP

He is currently on tour. madaboutharry Mar 2023 #1

What a relief! For a second I thought this would be an obituary! eppur_se_muova Mar 2023 #2

Love his music chicoescuela Mar 2023 #3

My dad loved him. Phoenix61 Mar 2023 #4

madaboutharry

(40,217 posts)

1. He is currently on tour.

Reply to LessAspin (Original post)

Fri Mar 31, 2023, 09:43 PM

Mar 2023

He is also a very good man.

eppur_se_muova

(36,281 posts)

2. What a relief! For a second I thought this would be an obituary!

Reply to LessAspin (Original post)

Fri Mar 31, 2023, 09:43 PM

Mar 2023

A short biographical blurb: https://medium.com/@KevinPittack/beyond-music-herb-alperts-philanthropic-legacy-30ddccba2ae1

I never knew Alpert was the 'A' in A&M Records.

chicoescuela

(1,027 posts)

3. Love his music

Reply to LessAspin (Original post)

Fri Mar 31, 2023, 10:41 PM

Mar 2023

Phoenix61

(17,011 posts)

4. My dad loved him.

Reply to LessAspin (Original post)

Fri Mar 31, 2023, 10:44 PM

Mar 2023

We were camping out at Manatee Springs, waiting out a rainstorm and Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass was playing on my dads hi-tech 8 track player.

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