Herb Alpert

Herb Alpert (born March 31, 1935, Los Angeles) is the co-founder of A&M Records and the trumpeter/bandleader behind Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass, who scored a string of pop instrumental hits in the 1960s. The only artist to reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100 with both a vocal track ('This Guy's in Love with You,' 1968) and an instrumental ('Rise,' 1979), he holds eight Grammy Awards and has sold over 72 million albums worldwide. At 90, he continues to perform and paint as a visual artist.