50 albums in, Herb Alpert rarely looks at the past : World Cafe Words and Music Podcast

Herb Alpert

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Herb Alpert

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Herb Alpert released his debut album, The Lonely Bull, in 1962. Forty-nine albums later, the title of his latest record marks the milestone proudly. It’s simply titled 50.

Alongside Jerry Moss, Alpert was the co-founder of A&M Records. He’s also a painter and sculptor.

In today’s conversation, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame member, Grammy and Tony Award-winning musician joins us to talk about making his 50th album, his relentless work ethic, and stories from his life as a record producer.

This episode of World Cafe was produced and edited by Miguel Perez. Our senior producer is Kimberly Junod and our engineer is Chris Williams. Our programming and booking coordinator is Chelsea Johnson and our line producer is Will Loftus.