Podcast appearances and mentions of Jerry Moss

Ken Dashow sits down with the iconic Herb Alpert. Discover the fascinating story behind the Tijuana Brass, the creation of A&M Records with Jerry Moss, and the near-miss of signing The Beatles. Herb's musical journey is nothing short of extraordinary!

Join Tamara for an interview (actually, we're calling it a conversation!) with notable movie producer Andrew Meyer. What exactly does a movie producer do? You better believe we cover that in the first few minutes!  Andrew spent years in Hollywood, where he served as the President of Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss' A&M Films, Robert Redford's Wildwood Productions, and Norman Lear's Act All Productions. For the past 20 years, he has lived in Savannah and worked as a Professor of Film and Television at SCAD. Notable among the many films Andrew has produced are Fried Green Tomatoes, nominated for two Academy Awards; The Breakfast Club, which Entertainment Weekly named “The Best High School Movie of all Time;” Birdy, which won the Grand Prix Special Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival; and the iconic fan favorite Better Off Dead. He recently published his second book, Walking In the Fast Lane - purchase it online here for now, and it will come out in print later in January! https://tinyurl.com/3rdrcnku   Check out more of Andrew's work and follow him here: https://andrewmeyerentertainment.com/ https://www.instagram.com/andyhmeyer839/    Topics in their chat include: The different types of producers; how Andrew's best advice to become a producer is to option a book (acquire the rights); his early career as a music producer and a story of how the Police had to fight for "Roxanne" to be a single; his sabbatical year of traveling around the world, which ended when he received a telegram (!); the usefulness of learning the "Movie Magic" software; how The Breakfast Club went from being a small indie movie to a much larger-budget movie with a much better set; why authors are frequently not great at adapting their own work into a screenplay; the 2 different types of screenwriters; the fact that Stephen King sells the rights to some of his short stories for just $1, allowing aspiring filmmakers and students to adapt them into movies; and his job interview with Robert Redford that involved him traveling to Sundance and then being asked to ride horses through mountain territory together. Tune in and get all the details!

pWotD Episode 2781: Benny Blanco Welcome to Popular Wiki of the Day, spotlighting Wikipedia's most visited pages, giving you a peek into what the world is curious about today.With 358,439 views on Thursday, 12 December 2024 our article of the day is Benny Blanco.Benjamin Joseph Levin (born March 8, 1988), known professionally as Benny Blanco (stylized in all lowercase), is an American record producer, songwriter, record executive and author. He is the recipient of the 2013 Hal David Starlight Award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame. He also won the BMI Songwriter of the Year Award five non-consecutive times, and won the 2017 iHeartRadio Producer of the Year Award.Blanco was initially mentored by songwriter and producer Dr. Luke, who signed Blanco to his production company Kasz Money Productions. Under his tutelage, Blanco co-produced and co-wrote a multitude of hit singles in the late 2000s and thereafter. Blanco's work has led to sales of over 500 million album-equivalent units worldwide for artists including Ed Sheeran, BTS, Eminem, Justin Bieber, Halsey, Katy Perry, Maroon 5, Christina Aguilera, Kesha, Britney Spears, Rihanna, Sia, The Weeknd, Kanye West, Avicii, Selena Gomez, Adam Lambert, Charlie Puth, Keith Urban, OneRepublic, Wiz Khalifa, J Balvin, Ariana Grande, Kali Uchis, Juice Wrld, and SZA.In July 2018, Blanco released his debut single as a lead artist, "Eastside" (with Halsey and Khalid). The song peaked at number nine on the Billboard Hot 100—marking his 27th top-ten song as a writer, a sum which includes seven number one singles on the chart—while peaking the charts in four countries, and reaching the top ten in several others. It was followed by the singles "I Found You" (with Calvin Harris), "Better to Lie" (with Jesse and Swae Lee), "Roses" (with Brendon Urie and Juice Wrld), and "Graduation" (with Juice Wrld). His debut studio album, Friends Keep Secrets was released in December of that year to modest success. A deluxe issue of the album was released in March 2021, a date which coincided with the original receiving platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).Blanco has founded two labels as imprints of Interscope Records—Mad Love Records and Friends Keep Secrets—in 2014, through both of which he has signed artists including Tory Lanez, Jessie Ware, and Cashmere Cat, among others.After Friends Keep Secrets and Mad Love were dissolved in 2024, Blanco owns an imprint of Interscope, A&M Records (founded by Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss in 1962).This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 12:18 UTC on Friday, 13 December 2024.For the full current version of the article, see Benny Blanco on Wikipedia.This podcast uses content from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.Visit our archives at wikioftheday.com and subscribe to stay updated on new episodes.Follow us on Mastodon at @wikioftheday@masto.ai.Also check out Curmudgeon's Corner, a current events podcast.Until next time, I'm standard Emma.

  PULSARS mark the end of that era. Leader Dave Trumfio (vocals, guitar, synths production and most anything else) and his younger brother Harry (drums) grew up playing music in a suburban Chicago basement.  While still in his teens, Dave abandoned college-level music production and engineering studies to focus on songwriting and artist endeavors; his native talents soon found him an apprenticeship at Seagrape Studios working with talents as disparate as house music pioneer Mr Fingers, British first-wave stalwarts The Pretty Things and dub plate sessions with the legendary reggae producer / musician Niney The Observer . . . all within months of his first real go behind the mixing desk. Chicago's past musical glories felt far in the past then, replaced by a sea of skinny tie power pop bands, poofy hair metal combos of some timidity and a few rough-hewn exponents of sub-Buzzcocks punk and Fiorucci-ready new wave.  Ignoring it all, Dave ran a small studio in a shared house he rented with friends before taking the risky - and expensive - plunge into opening a 'real' studio on the northwest corner of Wicker Park, soon to burst into a degree of infamy due to a small contingent of cult heroes who lived there for cheap rent and cheaper bars - Liz Phair, Eleventh Dream Day, Big Black, Urge Overkill, Tortoise et al. Daves role in all of this was minimal by nature; he preferred to record acts from farther afield - Billy Bragg, then-recent Chicago transplants Wilco, The Mekons, Young Marble Giants guitarist and songwriter Stuart Moxham, Barbara Manning, Captain Beefhearts main man Gary Lucas, an array of other acts from Iceland, Australia and all corners of the UK.  Business was good, and it grew.  A quick writer of odd pop ditties, one day Dave called in his brother Harry and recorded - in a single afternoon session - a set of nine demos known.  The story's been related countless times, but within weeks the band was opening for Oasis and found itself being courted by a dozen labels. Their few local shows were undefinable. Dave played guitar and sang, Harry drummed triggered a reel of additional music, often with video backing . . . which dazzled spectators in that pre-laptop era.  After months of negotiations, the band signed a multi-million deal with Almo Sounds, a new label begun by A&M founders Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss and distributed by Geffen.  It was - and likely still is - the largest deal ever offered to an emerging Chicago musical act. The band engaged in numerous tours to support their self-titled debut, playing with Sean Lennon & Cibo Matto, Blur, Supergrass, and many others, as well as seemingly infinite jaunts to Japan, where Dave and Harry were hailed as heroes of subversive minimalist pop - the ecstatic screams of young fans at the first few notes of Submission To The Master& at first bewildering the brothers.  Suddenly, the Almo Sounds deal with Geffen fell apart at the start of a tour supporting then-current sensations Weezer.  Promotion was pulled; radio support for the first single from the album collapsed in a mere moment. Due to contractual vagaries, the band was allowed to complete a second (unreleased) album just before the label folded.  And that was it, until the news of the 2021 release of Pulsar Transmissions", a collection of unheard songs and versions that the band recorded before and during their short-term deal.  Rolling Stone offered their self titled debut ;Pulsars as one of the 40 greatest albums ever recorded by an act with one real album:     PULSARS's Info Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/pulsarsband/?hl=en X / Twitter:  https://x.com/PulsarsBand Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/pulsarsofficial/  

Lickers Jay and Deon wax poetic on ten of their favorite records from their respective collections which are filed under the letter J. Their choices lead to discussions on Blindboy Boatclub (he rules), the origins of their nicknames (do you even know these guys?), another blind-bought Burger Records beauty (Jay is a total Burger fanboy), Steve Albini (R.I.P.), and much more. Tune in and rock out! --- In the early 1970s, legendary collaborator and self-proclaimed non-musician Brian Eno famously designed a deck of 115 cards containing elliptical imperatives to spark in the user creative connections unobtainable through regular modes of work. He called his creation "Oblique Strategies." For the past half century, countless artists and professionals across the globe have benefited from utilizing the oblique strategies technique when attempting to overcome a lull in creative output. In 2024, idiotic, introverted yet somehow still award-winning* hobby podcasters and self-proclaimed Lightnin' Lickers Jay and Deon found themselves uninspired when contemplating the potential theme of their upcoming thirty-seventh episode. Together, they decided... to default back to the alphabet. Because they have a reasonably solid grasp of the alphabet and how it works. They had previously utilized the letters A thru I, so naturally, they went with J. Sonic contributors to the thirty-seventh episode of Lightnin' Licks Radio podcast include: Brothers Johnson, Holland-Dozier-Holland, Lee Moses, Steve Albini, L.L. Cool J, Patience, Prince Paul, De La Soul, Freddie King, Little Walter, Blinboy Boatclub, SHANNON, Cornbroom Jenkins, Mighty Mista Knapps, Lucy Givens, Sesame Street, Huey Lewis & the News, The Jesus Lizard, Jonathon Wolffe, Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff, The Three Degrees, EMINIM, Labi Siffre, Marilyn Manson, Hootie & the Blowfish, Drive Like Jehu, Led Zepplin, Helmet with David Yow, Junk Monkeys, Goo Goo Dolls, Syl Johnson, Howlin' Wolf, Wu-tang Clan, Kanye West with Jay-Z, Hank & Kieth Shocklee with Public Enemy, Charlie Rich, Cypress Hill, The Luniz, R2D2, Jessie Jones, Death Valley Girls, Pete Jolly, Art Pepper, Jessica McQuarter, Herb Alpert, Jerry Moss, Ugly Duckling, DJ Einstein, Jimmie & Vella, Bobby Womack, Dead Prez, J. Cole, Kendrick Lamar, Anthony Fantano, Drake, Timmy Thomas, Post-POTUS George W. Bush, Childish Gambino, Jobriath, David Bowie, Stephen Trask, Vernard Jonson, Peter C. Johnson, Paul Vance & Lee Pockriss, Cody Jinks, Shellac, the Radiolab archives, The Clockers. LLR “J” mixtape: [SIDE A](1) The Jesus Lizard - Mouth Breather (2) Jimmie & Vella - Well (3) Peter C. Johnson - Snowblind (4) J. Cole - No Role Modelz (5) Vernard Johnson - Soul Metamorphosis Medley MegaMix [SIDE B] (1) Pete Jolly - Springs (2) Junk Monkeys - Round and Round (3) Syl Johnson - Is It Because I'm Black (4) Jessie Jones - Sugar Coated (5) Jobriath - World Without You Thanks for listening. Tune in again sometime within a few weeks for another bonus episode. Have a great summer! *former REVIEW magazine best live streaming production --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/llradio/message

Herb Alpert: you'll never find a more beloved figure in the pop music world. A mensch. Did you think he was Latin? Nope. He IS an Angeleno, but….he was a Jewish kid, born in Boyle Heights; went to Fairfax High and USC. Before “cultural appropriation” became a dirty word, Herbie had a revelation while attending a bullfight in Baja - came back with “The Lonely Bull”, and ignited a career that has won him a Tony, 8 Grammies, and, a National Medal of Arts. He is the only musician to have #1 hits, both as a vocalist and instrumentalist. In his mid-sixties heyday he outsold The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, and Frank Sinatra. Always smiling behind his trumpet, the handsome Mr. Alpert became an unlikely pin-up, then he scored big-time as a record producer and mogul (with partner Jerry Moss), and today, at 88, as an artist of renown, crafting massive sculptural installations and paintings, he continues to thrive creatively. I guess you could say that in addition to being a dedicated, hard worker, that he also was blessed.The Mexican Shuffle, (or, as some may remember from the chewing gum commercials)- The Teaberry Shuffle, was ubiquitous. It was all over the tv. This is happy music, pure and simple. In the ad folks of all walks of life, just going about their business, start dancing whenever they pop in a stick of Teaberry gum. And, Herbie's percolating soundtrack conveys that propulsion perfectly. (I recommend YouTubing it). The record received a sizable boost of recognition from this exposure - as did A Taste Of Honey (from the Whipped Cream and Other Delights album) - as The Dating Game theme song. Along with Motown and The Beatles, Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass were the soundtrack of the 60s. 

Shawn's Picks: Herb AlpertHey Streetwalkers. THANK YOU SO MUCH for inspiring me to get to 400 episodes! As you may have guessed; lm taking March "off" from releasing new episodes. HOWEVER; all month long, l will be releasing some of my wife's very favorite episodes, in a "Best Of" style.So expect a re-release of an older favorite every weekday; with an all new intro from my wife, explaining why she chose each specific episode.Keep in mind that these are in no particular order, and l'll be back in April with all new episodes. Like, follow, subscribe and tell a friend!-Steve Owens Fascination Street Podcast Herb AlpertTake a walk with me down Fascination Street as I get to know Herb Alpert. Herb is a multi platinum selling recording artist, producer, multiple Grammy winner, record company executive, philanthropist, and founder of A & M Records. In this episode we chat about when Herb first knew he wanted to play music, why he started a record company (with Jerry Moss), and a few stories behind some of his biggest hits. Herb does let me play a couple of those hits before I talk about his new film Herb Alpert Is… available everywhere now.Follow Herb on social media:Twit: @HerbAlpertInsta: @OfficialHerbAlpertFB: Herb AlpertWebsite: HerbAlpert.com

This episode is a deep dive with Sean O'Hagan on Hawaii by The High Llamas. A long chat, bookended by stories about Arthur Lee and Love, Brian Wilson and The Beach Boys. In between we touch on everything from Cillian Murphy, The Coral, Mercury Rev, Sean's 2019 album - Radum Calls, Radum Calls, signing to V2 Records, Gideon Gaye, A&M's Jerry Moss and Herb Albert's Almo Sounds, Tim Gane and Stereolab, Cold and Bouncy, Cathal Coughlan, Microdisney and loads more. We also chat about the new High Llamas album - Hey Panda. Episode notes are ⁠here⁠.

We have created a new series of AMP Next Gen, in this spin off podcast we follow three multisport athletes on their quest to try and qualify to represent GB in their agegroup. We are delighted to introduce @triharry2022, Harrison King, @jerrymoss812,  Jerry Moss and @Daniela129.Dumitrescu. Daniela Dumitrescu Listen in and follow their weekly audio diaries and see how they are preparing to get ready for their qualification race. Find out how their training is going, the good and bad and highs and lows. #agegroup #duathlon  #run #bike#run #britishtriathlon #multisportFind us on Instagram @amp_1967X : agegroupmultisportpodcastFacebook : AMPGBfind all our episodes on our websiteWebsite is : https://agegroupmultisportpodcast.buzzsprout.com/email: agegroupmultisportpodcast@gmail.comif you are an agegroup athlete and would like to come on the pod, get in touch.

This week we are reflecting on some of our best interview episodes with giants of the music industry and, specifically, when they talked about how the megastars they've worked with became successful. The special guests in this episode include: -        Emma Banks: The representative for some of the world's top artists, including Red Hot Chili Peppers, Florence And The Machine, Katy Perry, System of a Down, Muse, Kraftwerk and many more. (full episode 17 Aug 2022) -        Carl Leighton-Pope: Starting out in the music industry at a similar time to host Chris Wright of Chrysalis Records, Carl has been a manager, promoter, and agent for some of the biggest names in music over the decades, including Van Morrison, Bryan Adams, Billy Ocean, and Michael Bublé. (full episode 7 Jul 2023) -        Sir Robin Millar: One of the most successful music producers in the world whose career ignited when he produced Sade's debut album "Diamond Life". (full episode 8 Sep 2023) -        Miles Copland: Former manager of the Police and Sting. In 1979, he founded the I.R.S. Records label, producing R.E.M., the Bangles, Berlin, the Cramps, Dead Kennedys, the Alarm, and the Go-Go's, to mention just a few. (full episode 27 Aug 2021)In this segment about Sting, Chris fondly remembers having Jerry Moss, co-founder of A&M Records, over for dinner shortly before the time of recording. Sadly, Moss passed away on the 15th of August this year aged 88. Sting has paid tribute by expressing how big an impact he had on his life and career. (full episode 27 Aug 2021) We'd love to hear what you think of the episode at email@wrightonthenail.fm, or get in touch if you just want to say hi! Yours faithfully WOTN Team 'I Hit The Nail Right On The Head' by Billy Bremner. © Fridens liljor/Micke Finell.Rock around the clock productions AB.www.rockaroundtheclock.co This episode was produced by Tom PlattsThis podcast is published by New Thinking: www.newthinking.com Explore New Thinking podcasts via our website: www.newthinking.com/podcasts

It's all Metallica tonight as we talk Metallica the band, Drew Estate Blackened M81 Cigars, and Blackened American Whiskey, and Metallica. We'll dive into the career of Metallica and go through some of our favorite and impactful songs by Metallica. We will do it while smoking M81 cigars and Coop will partake in some Blackened Whiskey. We pay homage to the careers of Gary Wright, Jerry Moss, and Jack Sonni.  We will also have our Developing Palates review of the week and Dave's New Music segment. In this episode, Dave smokes the Blackened M81 Corona Double and Coop smokes the Blackened M81 Toro. As always you can follow along with our Spotify Playlists: Episode 109 Playlist References ‘Dream Weaver' singer Gary Wright dead at 80 Jerry Moss, co-founder of A&M Records and Rock Hall of Fame member, dies at 88 Dire Straits guitarist Jack Sonni dies age 68 Dire Straits / Sting w/Jack Sonni - Money For Nothing (Live Aid 1985) Pennsylvania Bill Seeks to Remove Smoking Ban Exemptions Developing Palates:  Team Cigar Review: Artista Harvest Robusto  Prime Time Episode 259: Rob Dietrich, Blackened American Whiskey

It's all Metallica tonight as we talk Metallica the band, Drew Estate Blackened M81 Cigars, and Blackened American Whiskey, and Metallica. We'll dive into the career of Metallica and go through some of our favorite and impactful songs by Metallica. We will do it while smoking M81 cigars and Coop will partake in some Blackened Whiskey. We pay homage to the careers of Gary Wright, Jerry Moss, and Jack Sonni.  We will also have our Developing Palates review of the week and Dave's New Music segment. In this episode, Dave smokes the Blackened M81 Corona Double and Coop smokes the Blackened M81 Toro. As always you can follow along with our Spotify Playlists: Episode 109 Playlist References ‘Dream Weaver' singer Gary Wright dead at 80 Jerry Moss, co-founder of A&M Records and Rock Hall of Fame member, dies at 88 Dire Straits guitarist Jack Sonni dies age 68 Dire Straits / Sting w/Jack Sonni - Money For Nothing (Live Aid 1985) Pennsylvania Bill Seeks to Remove Smoking Ban Exemptions Developing Palates:  Team Cigar Review: Artista Harvest Robusto  Prime Time Episode 259: Rob Dietrich, Blackened American Whiskey

Our Current Events Show # 170 - Join your host Jan Landy and his amazingly knowledgeable panel of friends for an entertaining robust discussion offering opinions on current events and life in general.  It's more satisfying than seeing a therapist and it gives you a chance to laugh while learning about the latest of what is happening in our world and how it affects us.  Join the panel and offer your opinion with us on Zoom every Wednesday at 5 PM  - Pacific (UTC-7)/ 8 PM EDT   Sign up for our LinkedIn discussion group Friends of the RoundTable https://lnkd.in/gHE5vCC7 Topics Discussed (08/23/2023):  CURRENT EVENTS, NEWS, MUSIC NEWS, LOCH NESS MONSTER, MOVIEPASS, JERRY MOSS, A&M RECORDS, PRICE OF GASOLINE, BARBIE, COLOSSEUM AT CAESARS PALACE,  PARASOLS, SOLID-STATE SPEAKERS,  WORLD CUP and more..... Join in the conversation.

After two music book episodes, RSD Goes To The Movies, pointing our lens at two rock documentaries, each told from inside two different psychedelically-incinded music scenes.  Robert Schneider of The Apples in Stereo is here with Rob Hatch-Miller (Other Music) to discuss C.B. Stockfleth's film, The Elephant 6 Recording Co., but first, director Roddy Bogawa talks about the film he made with the late Storm Thorgerson (of Hipgnosis) called Have You Got It Yet? The Story of Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd.  Plus the return of RSD co-founder Carrie Colliton, back in Raleigh, NC, after running the RSD Summer Camp in New Orleans. Go to RecordStoreDay.com for the latest information about RSD. Written, produced, engineered, and hosted by Paul Myers, who also composed the theme music and selected interstitial music.  Sponsored by Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, Tito's Handmade Vodka, and Crosley turntables.  This episode is dedicated to the late Jerry Moss (1935-2023), who passed away on August 15 at the age of 88. Moss was the co-founder, with friend of the show Herb Alpert, of A&M Records. Please subscribe to our podcast, and by all means tell your friends about us, we love organic, word of mouth promotion.  

On the August 19 WBGO Journal, we look back at the amazing impact Clarence Avant and Jerry Moss had on the music and entertainment worlds

Bent News #70: -Mick Fleetwood leading the way as hearts, minds and wallets opening in aid of Maui after wildfires! -Bruce Springsteen postpones 2 Philadelphia shows suddenly, due to illness! -Foo Fighters take their running Michael Buble' joke to next level! -The Cult announces tour plans focused on early days! -The Glimmer Twins captured in bronze in hometown! -Tom Morello rocks the picket line for L.A. SAG-AFTRA strikers! -Talking Heads members to gather for first time in 2 decades for Stop Making Sense film Q&A with Spike Lee! -RIPs: Clarence Avant, The Godfather Of Black Entertainment, Jerry Moss (the "M" in A&M), and more sad losses! You can always find every episode of the podcast, wherever you get yours, or on our website!!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bent News #70: -Mick Fleetwood leading the way as hearts, minds and wallets opening in aid of Maui after wildfires! -Bruce Springsteen postpones 2 Philadelphia shows suddenly, due to illness! -Foo Fighters take their running Michael Buble' joke to next level! -The Cult announces tour plans focused on early days! -The Glimmer Twins captured in bronze in hometown! -Tom Morello rocks the picket line for L.A. SAG-AFTRA strikers! -Talking Heads members to gather for first time in 2 decades for Stop Making Sense film Q&A with Spike Lee! -RIPs: Clarence Avant, The Godfather Of Black Entertainment, Jerry Moss (the "M" in A&M), and more sad losses! You can always find every episode of the podcast, wherever you get yours, or on our website!!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The King's Plate at Woodbine and a tribute to the late Jerry Moss are featured this week on the Ron Flatter Racing Pod. Track announcer Robert Geller discusses Canada's biggest race and trends that have developed through the entire meet. A 2010 interview with Moss, owner of Zenyatta and Giacomo, has been brought back from the archives and will be played in honor of the man who was iconic in racing and in the music industry.  Super Screener creator Mike Shutty handicaps the Alabama (G1) and the Lake Placid (G2) at Saratoga, and there is listener and reader feedback. The Ron Flatter Racing Pod via Horse Racing Nation is available via free subscription from Apple, Google and Spotify as well as HorseRacingNation.com.

The guys talk about the lesser known names with BIG TIME influence who have passed on in the last few weeks - Detroit's "Sugar Man" and the "M" in A&M Records. SHOW NOTES: Songs played in this episode: "Crucify Your Mind" by Rodriguez and "The Lonely Bull" by Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass https://variety.com/2023/music/news/jerry-moss-dead-a-and-m-records-1235698242/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sixto_Rodriguez This episode brought to you in part by: Bourbon & Beyond Festival | A Perfect Blend of Bourbon, Food & Music In Louisville September 14-17, 2023 WIN TICKETS HERE! At Highland Festival Grounds At Kentucky Exposition Center Headliners Include: Bruno Mars, The Killers, Brandi Carlile, The Black Keys, Plus Duran Duran, Billy Strings, The Black Crowes, The Avett Brothers And Many More Acts From Rock, Americana, Bluegrass, Blues & Alt Rock GA, VIP, and Angel's Envy Beyond VIP Passes Plus Camping On Sale Now At BourbonAndBeyond.com  Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/rocknrollbedtimestories

Jerry Moss of A&M records is dead, he was worth 700 million...73-year-old Bruce Springsteen canceled a couple show due to illness...and what 2 crew members did to get fired from the show "Below Deck"

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Julia's Random Thoughts: Lettuce bouquets are the new trend! What State Fair Concerts will LOJ be going to? Music mogul Jerry Moss, co-founder of A&M Records, has passed away at the age of 88. Let's remember his legacy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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What do you get when you cross bossa nova with jazz and funk? You get Sergio Mendes and Brasil 66. Sergio performed with many artists through the years. He rerecorded Mas Que Nada in 2006 with the Black Eyed Peas. Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss recorded Mendes and Brasil 66 on Herb Alpert's A&M record label. One of the Brasil 66 singers was Lani Hall, later Herb Alpert's wife. Sergio was unhappy when Herb stole Lani away from the group. Mendes performed his biggest hit “The Look of Love” for Presidents Richard Nixon and Lyndon B. Johnson. In the 1970s his career stalled. I asked him about that. He had the hit Olympia which was used as the theme song for the Olympic games in 1984.

Today's Vinyl Vibrations podcast features the great trumpeter, arranger and producer, Herb Alpert. M1  The Lonely Bull, (Sol Lake), Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass, The Lonely Bull, A&M Records, 1962 (2:29). M2 South of the Border (Jimmy Kennedy and Michael Carr), Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass, South of the Border, A&M Records, 1964 (2:06)    M3 I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face (Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe), Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass, South of the Border, A&M Records, 1964 (2:25)    M4 A Taste of Honey, (Bobby Scott), Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass, Whipped Cream & Other Delights, 1965, (2:43). M5 More and More Amor (Sol Lake), Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass, Going Places, A&M Records, 1965 (2:44). M6 Mae (Riz Ortolani), Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass, Going Places, A&M Records, 1965 (2:27). M7 Shades of Blue (Julias Wechter), Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass, Sounds Like, A&M Records, 1967 (2:44 ). M8 Wade in the Water" (Traditional) - Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass, Sounds Like, A&M Records, 1967 (3:03). M9 "Treasure of San Miguel" (Roger Nichols), Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass, Sounds Like, A&M Records, 1967 (2:14) Herb Alpert was born in 1935, and is an American trumpeter who led the band “Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass” in the 1960s. He was born and raised in the Eastside Los Angeles. His parents were Tillie and Louis Alpert ---they were Jewish immigrants to the U.S., coming here from the Ukraine and from Romania. Alpert was born into a family of musicians. His father was a mandolin player and his mother taught violin. Herb's older brother was a drummer.  Herb began to play trumpet at the age of eight. While attending the University of Southern California in the 1950s, he was a member of the USC Trojan Marching Band for two years. In the 1960s Alpert co-founded A&M Records with Jerry Moss, A for Alpert and M for Moss. There are many, many measures of success in the area of popular music by which to measure the success of Herb Alpert - - ….here are just a few: He sold some 72 million records worldwide. And 28 of his albums landed on the Billboard 200 chart 5 of his albums became No. 1 albums He achieved #1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 as instrumentalist He has had 14 platinum albums (sold 1 million) and 15 gold albums (sold 500,000). He has received a Tony Award, eight Grammy Awards, and the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006…. and was awarded the National Medal of Arts by Barack Obama in 2013. One of the recording techniques Herb Alpert used in these early records was the overdubbing of the trumpet part, Starting with his first album, THE LONELY BULL, and the title track 1 on side 1.  According to Herb Alpert, he said that he had been trying to find the right trumpet voice. He tried emulating the trumpet styles of Harry James, Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis and Clifford Brown. Oddly enough, he got inspiration NOT from these famous trumpeters, but from a guitarist named …Les Paul. Les Paul had been using multitracking his guitar  recordings. So Alpert tried multitracking his trumpet … and that multitracking became one of the signature sounds we will hear. Here is an example of the overdubbed trumpet from the song A QUIET TEAR……. (Play an example of Herb's overdubbed trumpet on the song   A QUIET TEAR  song side 2 track 6) In this overdub Herb Alpert is recording each part with the same phrasing and time … but playing the second part in harmony. Additionally Alpert does a fair amount of overdubbing and playing both parts in unison. This double-recording of one part gives Herb's trumpet an even more rich and full sound, added resonance of the instrument and added reverb or echo of the room. So overdubbing while playing the trumpet part in unison or in harmony was a signature sound of Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass. Here is an example from THE LONELY BULL intro….

On Jan. 14, 2023, the Music Center (link is external)in Los Angeles had a celebration concert to honor Jerry Moss. Many artists participated, and today's Listening Lyrics  plays some of their music. In 1960, Moss moved from New York to Los Angeles, where he teamed up with Herb Alpert,(link is external) forming Carnival Records in 1962 and running the company from an office in Alpert's garage. Discovering that the name was already taken, they dubbed their new company A&M Records. In 1987, Moss and Alpert sold A&M to PolyGram Records for a reported $500 million. Both continued to manage the label until 1993, when they left because of frustrations with PolyGram's constant pressure to force the label to fit into its corporate culture. In 1998, Alpert and Moss sued PolyGram for breach of the integrity clause, eventually settling for an additional $200 million.

Dave Trumfio - The Pulsars - in conversation with David Eastaugh kingsizesoundlabs.com American record producer, mixer, engineer and musician, best known for his production work with artists such as Wilco and his recordings with his own band The Pulsars. Trumfio was the frontman in the 90's new-wave band The Pulsars, in which he did "everything but play the drums", his brother Harry acting as the band's drummer. After releasing their debut single, the band signed to Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss's post A&M venture Almo Sounds in 1995, and released an album and two EPs.

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Hey babes! Today my guest is Singer/Songwriter Sergio Mendes.Mendes is a singular artist who remains as vital and relevant today as when he exploded on the scene in the 1960s with his group, Brasil '66, played a huge role in popularizing Brazilian music around the world, and at the same time created his own genre by fusing Brazilian music with American pop. He continued to produce hits, decade after decade, staying current and relevant while staying true to his unique sound. One of the most internationally successful Brazilian artists of all time, Mendes is a three-time Grammy® Award winner with some 35 albums, including many gold or platinum, including the critically acclaimed Timeless, produced by will.i.am. Hit singles include Mas Que Nada, The Look of Love, Scarborough Fair, Night and Day, Never Gonna Let You Go and his unforgettable rendition of Fool on the Hill. In 2012, Sergio's Real in Rio from the animated film “Rio” was nominated for an Academy Award® as Best Original Song.We talk to him about his new PBS special called "Sergio Mendes and Friends | A Celebration".SERGIO MENDES & FRIENDS: A CELEBRATION features the singer telling much of his story in his own words. He is joined onscreen by such friends and collaborators as Herb Alpert, Common, Lani Hall (lead singer of Brasil '66), Quincy Jones, John Legend, Gracinha Mendes (Sergio's lead singer since 1971 and his wife of 46 years), Jerry Moss, Carlos Saldhana (Oscar®-nominated filmmaker of Rio) and singer/songwriter/producer will.i.am. These friends offer unique perspectives on the man and his music, with plenty of the latter, including recordings and performances from nearly every phase of Sergio's career. In addition to our guest I talk about how the PC movement (political correctness), the WOKE in our country and politics are destroying businesses and careers including some of the best Hollywood has to offer. My question is should we discuss this and voice our opinion on these topics when it could cause you to be boycotted or even cost you your position or career in the process. YOU must decide if it's worth it. When it comes to politics will your view change people's minds when you voice it?#itsemmasworld #sergiomendes #pbs #nevergonnaletyougo. #rioInstagram @itsemmasworldradioTwitter @itsemmasworldr1Website: https://itsemmasworld.com

Hey babes! Today my guest is Singer/Songwriter Sergio Mendes. Mendes is a singular artist who remains as vital and relevant today as when he exploded on the scene in the 1960s with his group, Brasil '66, played a huge role in popularizing Brazilian music around the world, and at the same time created his own genre by fusing Brazilian music with American pop. He continued to produce hits, decade after decade, staying current and relevant while staying true to his unique sound. One of the most internationally successful Brazilian artists of all time, Mendes is a three-time Grammy® Award winner with some 35 albums, including many gold or platinum, including the critically acclaimed Timeless, produced by will.i.am. Hit singles include Mas Que Nada, The Look of Love, Scarborough Fair, Night and Day, Never Gonna Let You Go and his unforgettable rendition of Fool on the Hill. In 2012, Sergio's Real in Rio from the animated film “Rio” was nominated for an Academy Award® as Best Original Song. We talk to him about his new PBS special called "Sergio Mendes and Friends | A Celebration". SERGIO MENDES & FRIENDS: A CELEBRATION features the singer telling much of his story in his own words. He is joined onscreen by such friends and collaborators as Herb Alpert, Common, Lani Hall (lead singer of Brasil '66), Quincy Jones, John Legend, Gracinha Mendes (Sergio's lead singer since 1971 and his wife of 46 years), Jerry Moss, Carlos Saldhana (Oscar®-nominated filmmaker of Rio) and singer/songwriter/producer will.i.am. These friends offer unique perspectives on the man and his music, with plenty of the latter, including recordings and performances from nearly every phase of Sergio's career. In addition to our guest I talk about how the PC movement (political correctness), the WOKE in our country and politics are destroying businesses and careers including some of the best Hollywood has to offer. My question is should we discuss this and voice our opinion on these topics when it could cause you to be boycotted or even cost you your position or career in the process. YOU must decide if it's worth it. When it comes to politics will your view change people's minds when you voice it? #itsemmasworld #sergiomendes #pbs #nevergonnaletyougo. #rio Instagram @itsemmasworldradio Twitter @itsemmasworldr1 Website: https://itsemmasworld.com

Sometimes you've just got to let the music move through you and dance...We can't help but move our feet on this episode as it is truly a celebration of music and film in general.'Sergio Mendes & Friends: A Celebration' features the singer telling much of his story in his own words. He is joined onscreen by such friends and collaborators as Herb Alpert, Common, Lani Hall (lead singer of Brasil '66), Quincy Jones, John Legend, Gracinha Mendes (Sergio's lead singer since 1971 and his wife of 46 years), Jerry Moss, Carlos Saldhana (Oscar®-nominated filmmaker of Rio) and singer/songwriter/producer will.i.am. These friends offer unique perspectives on the man and his music, with plenty of the latter, including recordings and performances from nearly every phase of Sergio's career. Check your local PBS listings to see this film, but before that please enjoy this extensive sit down we had with director John Scheinfeld as we talk about the idea behind the movie, the adjustments they've had to make to it in the COVID landscape, but most importantly being able to make something that is a pure celebration of music, of life and of living it to it's most which is something that we all need right now...

In the 60's, Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass challenged even The Beatles for album sales.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the 60's, Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass challenged even The Beatles for album sales. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Herb AlpertTake a walk with me down Fascination Street as I get to know Herb Alpert. Herb is a multi platinum selling recording artist, producer, multiple Grammy winner, record company executive, philanthropist, and founder of A & M Records. In this episode we chat about when Herb first knew he wanted to play music, why he started a record company (with Jerry Moss), and a few stories behind some of his biggest hits. Herb does let me play a couple of those hits before I talk about his new film Herb Alpert Is... available everywhere now.Follow Herb on social media:Twit: @HerbAlpertInsta: @OfficialHerbAlpertFB: Herb AlpertWebsite: HerbAlpert.com

With his trumpet he turned the Tijuana Brass into gold, earning 15 gold and 14 platinum records; He has won nine Grammys Awards between 1966 and 2014, and received the National Medal of Arts from President Barack Obama in 2012. Herb co-founded the indie label, A & M Records with his business partner, Jerry Moss, which recorded artists as varied as Carole King, Cat Stevens, The Carpenters, Janet Jackson, Peter Frampton, Joe Cocker, Quincy Jones, Sergio Mendes, and The Police. A&M would go on to become one of the most successful independent labels in history. He has shown his striking work as an abstract painter and sculptor, worldwide. And through the Herb Alpert Foundation, he has given significant philanthropic support of educational programs in the arts nationwide, from the Harlem School of the Arts and Los Angeles City College to CalArts and UCLA. John Scheinfeld’s documentary Herb Alpert is... profiles the artist, now 85, mostly from the perspective of colleagues like Questlove, Paul Williams, Sting, and Bill Moyers. In their words, the shy, unassuming trumpeter is a musical, artistic and philanthropic heavyweight. Director John Scheinfeld stops by to talk about many facets of Alpert’s personal and public life that make him the compelling and warm-hearted person he is. For news, screenings and updates go to: herbalpertis.com For more on the work and latest news go to: herbalpert.com

 This week I’m talking with my friend Bobby Rymer who owns the publishing company Writer’s Den Music Group in Nashville. He’s worked his way from the bottom to the top of record labels and publishing companies in the music industry and has a career that has spanned over 35 years. We are discussing the process of working your way up the ladder at publishing companies and record labels, the importance of knowing the history of the music industry, what publishers are looking for when signing new writers and the best venues to play in Nashville to get noticed by industry insiders.Show Notes:Sponsors: Edenbrooke Productions - We offer consulting services and are offering listeners a 1-hour introductory special. To request more info on consulting services, email Marty at contact@johnmartinkeith.com. Talking Points:*I own Writer’s Den Music Group. As a publisher I have a day gig and a night gig.*During the day I pitch songs and have meetings, etc. At night I go to showcases and meet writers and artists.*Spend money smartly.*Look over your options at what you want to accomplish and how.*You don’t have to have an office anymore if you have a laptop and a phone you can do most of your work that way.*I was doing social work and realized it was not my passion and I decided to go back to school to get a degree in the music business.*My friend got a job at Capitol Records in the mail room and called and asked if I would be interested in his old job at a record store. Then 9 months later he called saying he got promoted and asked if I wanted my name put in for the mail room job at Capitol.*The mail room at a record label is the bottom of the totem pole which is where most people have to start.*Get in anyway you can and prove your worth.*Ask yourself “how bad do you want it?”*Internships and a course called "Copyright Law" are worth their weight in gold.*You really don’t start to understand how the music industry works until you’re in it working everyday and making relationships and learning how things are done.*I got to sit in on meetings and learn how you find talent and find songs.*If you can, try to work out a smaller company because you will stand out more as opposed to a larger company that just churns interns out every semester.*After about a year and a half an opening came up in A&R and I was able to move up because the label looked within before looking out.*My main job in A&R was to go out and find songs for the artists on the label by meeting with the publishers in town.*If you want to consider the music business for a career, you better know your history.*When looking for songs for artists, I would sit with the label heads after they talked with the artists to know what they were looking for.*You go out and find songs you’re passionate about and the come back and see if there’s a home for it on the label.*You have to listen to songs and see if they are checking off the boxes of things you are looking for to fit an artist.*When you are reaching out to labels or publishers, you better know who they are and the history of people they’ve worked with and what they’ve done and you better know who they are working for now.*Get Billboard Magazine and make sure you know every artist, label, producer and writer and study the charts so it becomes second nature. That is where you start. You shouldn’t have to pause when someone asks who produced or wrote the latest hit is.*Before you knock on a door or make a phone call to a company, understand who you are talking to because if you don’t they will quickly realize that you don’t want this bad enough or you haven’t done your homework.*I was A&R for about 4 years at Capitol, then there was a regime change and lost that job.*Opportunity is not going to knock on your door, you have to go out and meet it.*I kept having meetings and eventually bumped into a publisher I knew who used to play me songs and he offered me a job as a tape copier at the music publisher Almo-Irving.*Even though it was a step back from where I had been, I wanted to stay in the industry and I got the job as the tape copy, which is the ground floor at a publishing company.*A tape copy made copies of 8-10 songs on a tape and put together lyrics and a label for publishers to take to pitch meetings.*The tape copy is the best place to start at a publishing company because that’s where you learn the catalog and the songs and writers.*The writers would come down with new songs and you would put the songs in the system so you get to spend time with the writers and build relationships.*I was tape copy for about 3 years learning until a vacancy came open and I naturally moved up to song plugger.*I realized that publishing is all I ever want to do because I get to work creators who make things out of thin air and I get to help find a home for it.*A song plugger is being aware of the labels in town, the artists in town and your job is to find a home for these songs. sometimes it’s find new writers and bringing them in to the company.*As a songwriter show up and do the work and always have your antenna up because you never know where a song idea will come from.*Some songs in a publishing catalog don’t see the light of day after a while because they have a time stamp on them using certain language and melodies from the time it was written and the language and melodies maybe different now than they were then and those things change.*Maybe the song is there but the demo is dated and will turn someone off even if it’s a great song.*If the song will take it, I like demos with acoustic instruments. Don’t go crazy with reverb. Maybe do a glorified work tape and the demo has the chance of having a longer shelf life because they aren’t dating it with certain tones and sounds.*The guitar/piano vocal demo is great because that’s the way I hear it when the writer plays it for me and there is nothing getting in the way of the lyric and the melody.*If you bring a fully produced demo and the producer knows they aren’t going produce it that way, then they have to sit with the artist and start subtracting what they don’t want and that is hard for artists to hear sometimes because they are hearing it one way and being told they are going to do it a completely different way. If you have a guitar/piano vocal and say I’m going to start adding this, they get it.*Some producers need to hear the full demo as it would be on the record.*The song will dictate what it needs as a demo ultimately.*resumes mean nothing in this business. It’s all relationship based.*I worked for Almo-Irving for 14 years and eventually ran the Nashville office. It got bought out by Universal Music Group so after a year off I started a publishing company called Writer’s Den Music Group.*Write what you know. Your story’s already been written. Tell it!*People say “no” to songs I think are hits because this is an art, not a science and everyone has their own opinion. Find people who have similar tastes to you and send them songs that fit you similar personalities. If people have different tastes than you, find out what they are.*This business is an educated guessing game.*You have to be careful to not create demos that are too much like an artist because if they pass on it and you pitch elsewhere, those artists or labels think it sounds like that particular artist and once they find out the previous artist passed on it, they think something is wrong with the song and it will not get cut.*Don’t pitch what they’ve done, pitch what they might be doing.*Write what’s familiar to all of us but unique to you.*It’s the music business, not the music I’ll do whatever I want and hope it works.*For tv/film sync music you have to stand out and offer something that no one else is.*We need the first you, not the second anybody else.*It’s about creating a mood.*Everything is negotiable.*Music supervisors only want songs that are pre cleared so they don’t have to wait 3-4 days to to get an answer from a publisher if they want to license a song.*As a publisher when I want to sign a new writer I’m looking for songs that have a good lyric and melody. If I can whistle it, I’m in.*I’m not looking the next whoever, I’m looking for the first you.*Great writers have a thumbprint like great singers do and you know within the first few seconds who wrote the song.*I’m looking for someone who can write a song told a thousand different times, told from a different angle.*If someone is reaching out to me wanting to get signed to a publishing deal, the best thing is to meet me at workshops and conferences where we can meet in person. That’s what I’m there for. Most of the time it’s by word of mouth from people I know or at songwriter nights when I go to listen to new writers.*I close my eyes when I listen to songs because I want to see the movie you’ve created. If I don’t like a song it’s because I’m seeing it and feeling it.*Maybe I’m not crazy about the song, but there are a couple of lines that are new and fresh and that will make me want to talk to the writer because that might be the tip of the iceberg for something greater.*I’m looking for potential.*Hone your craft so that when someone listens to it, there is nothing they can suggest to make it better.*You can’t control God given talent, but you can control work ethic.*I prefer to sign writers to long term contracts, not single songs because I want to build a relationship. I like to court a writer for period of time to get to know each other before I sign them.*I’m looking for a certain amount of talent and a work ethic.*Find people who will give you a leg up you do the same for others.*If we don’t see you, if we don’t hear you, you don’t exist.*Be out and play out. You need to play out 1 night and be out 4 or more. *You never know who you’re going to be standing next to or see on stage that you can develop a relationship with.*Play out so people can see you.*There are venues for tourists and venues for industry people. Play the venues such as The Local, Belcourt Taps, Douglas Corner, 3rd and Lindsley and The Bluebird where the industry people attend.*If you’re playing at these venues, you’re going to find your “class” of people to rise up with at that is usually at the earlier shows from 5-7pm. You want to be hanging around those people.*It’s about making smart decisions, hanging out at the right places at the right times, giving yourself opportunities and letting people see you are out and about and proactive. Eventually someone will take notice and you’re going to get invited to the next level. Bobby Rymer is the owner and general manager of the Nashville based music publishing company Writer’s Den Music Group.Writer’s Den was originally started in 2007 with Rymer at the helm. Among the cuts secured are multiple songs by Alan Jackson (including the 2013 Grammy nominated song, “So You Don’t Have To Love Me Anymore”), Lindsay Ell, Alabama, Chris Stapleton, Kesha, The Steeldrivers, Lee Ann Womack, Plumb, Ricky Skaggs, Olivia Newton-John, Trace Adkins, Randy Owen and Joe Nichols as well as several cuts by Bonnie Raitt. In addition, the company has landed a number of film/TV placements including numerous songs in the TV show, Nashville. They have also secured cuts in Canada, Europe, South America and Australia.Currently signed to the roster are Brennen Leigh, Noel McKay and Gordon Kennedy.Prior to Writer’s Den, Rymer was VP/GM of the Nashville office of Almo/Irving/Rondor Music, a company that was founded by Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss of A&M records fame. Some of the writers he was privileged to work with during that time were Bekka Bramlett, Peter Frampton, Patti Griffin, Nanci Griffith, Emmylou Harris, Paul Kennerley, Mark Knopfler, Kent Robbins, Annie Roboff, Anthony Smith, Marty Stuart, Gillian Welch and Craig Wiseman. Before joining the publishing side of the business, Rymer was at Capitol Records/ Nashville from 1985 to 1990. Initially starting in the mailroom and then moving to the A&R Dept., he worked with Garth Brooks, Barbara Mandrell, New Grass Revival, Marie Osmond, Kenny Rogers, Dan Seals and Tanya Tucker among others.He is an Alumnus of Leadership Music, class of 2002.

Jerry Moss is a titan in the music industry. He, along with his partner Herb Alpert, was responsible for finding and signing some of the most influential artists ever to record music. Listen in as he talks about his early life, how he got started in the industry, and shares so many amazing stories about his time scouting for talent.  To say that Jerry's influence in finding and promoting his artists changed the face and sound of music would be a gross understatement. He is responsible for signing artists such as Joe Cocker, Humble Pie and Peter Frampton, The Police and Sting, Janet Jackson, The Carpenters, Carole King, Quincy Jones, and the list goes on and on. By relying on his gut instincts, listening for impactful lyrics, and looking for great performances, he found some of the most iconic acts in rock and roll. Have you heard of Soundgarden? Styx? Nazareth and Bryan Adams?  His long standing presence in the industry is not just a happenstance of fate. He and Herb made it a point to build their business with integrity first. They took care of their artists, respected the creative process, and made working with them a treat rather than a hardship. Andy and Jerry dig deep into generations of the world's musical past to discuss the changes in the industry, the glory days of music, and what made Jerry finally decide to leave the business behind. Listen to the end to hear about Jerry's foray into horse racing and what it felt like to win the Kentucky Derby. If you love and respect the history of music, then you will not want to miss this episode.  Show Highlights: [00:22] Learn a bit of history about Andy's guest, music icon Jerry Moss.  [02:25] Jerry discusses growing up in the Bronx, New York in the 1930's and 1940's. [03:33] What motivated Jerry to go into the music industry and how'd he get his start?  [06:59] Jerry shares what his style was in promoting artists and why integrity was so important to him. [09:23] How did Jerry and Herb begin their partnership and become so successful?  [13:16] Learn the secret sauce between Jerry and Herb that helped them stay friends and business partners. [16:17] Where did Jerry's ear for music come from?  [18:44] Jerry shares how he and Herb split up their responsibilities in the business. [21:35] How did festivals and rock and roll change Jerry's sense of their label and the artists he wanted to sign? [27:10] What was Jerry looking for when he was looking at an artist?  [30:10] A&M created some big names in music. What did it feel like when they took off on their own success?  [32:18] Learn the philosophy Jerry and Herb stuck to when growing and evolving their business. [33:56] Why did Jerry specifically look for “performers” when signing new talent?  [36:11] Jerry shares why he enjoyed finding international talent.  [37:33] Listen as Jerry reminisces about finding and developing Peter Frampton's sound.  [40:14] What was it like to work for A&M after he and Herb sold to PolyGram? [43:26] Jerry shares why he jumped back into the scene after leaving PolyGram and winning his fight against prostate cancer. [45:26] Dream big! [46:40] Hear about Jerry's experience with The Carpenters. [48:33] Did Jerry experience any fear when building the business?  [50:39] Jerry sounds off on several artists that he worked with from The Police, Sting, Carole King, Sheryl Crow, Janet Jackson, and Cheech & Chong. [01:03:18] Andy and Jerry discuss their love of Maui and Shep Gordon. [01:04:00] Hear Jerry's thoughts on the future of music. [01:06:15] What drew Jerry to thoroughbred racing?  [01:07:18] Jerry shares the philanthropic organizations he is working with and how you can help. [01:09:58] How does Jerry define success?    LINKS & RESOURCES   Follow The Music Makers:    Sponsor: Kushner Entertainment    Jerry Moss:Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2006 Inductee   Mentioned during the interview:Roy Yamaguchi on Extraordinary Ordinary People Remote Area Medical - Stan Brock The Music Makers podcast theme song was written and produced by Andy Kushner with help from the rhythm section and horn players of the band, SoundConnection: Elliot Jefferson, Lamonte Silver, Keith Hammond, Roy Lambert, Joe Herrera, and Craig Alston. 

One of the most successful instrumental performers in pop history, trumpeter Herb Alpert was also one of the industry's shrewdest businessmen.The A&M record label he co-founded with business partner, Jerry Moss, ranks among the most prosperous artist-owned companies ever established.On hearing a mariachi band at a Mexican bullfight, Alpert found a way to express musically what he felt while watching the wild responses of the crowd.He adapted the flavor of the occasion to music and created the multiple trumpet sound for which he then became famous.

On episode 38, a music legend and owner of a Kentucky Derby-winning horse and Breeders' Cup champion, Jerry Moss talks to Kenny Rice on The Horse Racing Show about the Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame, the groundbreaking A&M records, and the thrill Giacomo and Zenyatta brought to racing fans. Kenny's friend and former “Today at the Races” co-host Jeannine Edwards discusses that show and her 22 year ESPN career of horse racing, college football and basketball coverage. The only person to ever—and we predict the only who will—win the Kentucky Derby with Giacomo, the Breeders' Cup Classic with Zenyatta, and be inducted into the Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Fame, Jerry Moss talks in depth about his career in music and racing, the early days of independent A&M Records with Herb Alpert, working with legends like Peter Frampton, The Carpenters, Cat Stevens, The Police, the Flying Burrito Brothers, Billy Preston, and Carole King, his long friendship with Sting naming horses after his family and albums, giving out $100 win tickets that paid $5,000 when Giacomo won the Derby, the joy Zenyatta brought to race fans, and the only filly to win the Breeders' Cup Classic.

Ayers Rock were the first Mushrooms Records band to sign an international recording contract. And not just with any old 'Mickey Mouse' American record label either - no less than A&M Records run by the legendary Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss. The extraordinary musical journey of former lead vocalist of The Delltones and also The Crescents, Col Loughnan, is an amazing tale. A bona fide singing pop star, with a swag of hit records - Col gave it all away to play the saxophone - in a short space of time he would go on to become a member of the famed Daly-Wilson Big Band, before joining Ayers Rock, a band that would go onto make some incredible rock soundscapes. Ayers Rock were the first Australian band to tour the American stadium circuit, playing before massive crowds in the years prior to the Aussie onslaught by the likes of LRB, AC/DC, INXS etc. - We sure do love to abbrev. down under. The Col Loughnan story includes playing and touring with the very best in the business, Frank Sinatra, Peter Allen, Shirely Bassey, Georgie Fame and Sammy Davis Jr.  Thanks for Listening - please like our Facebook page - All Australian Music Stories. Guest Suggestions are more than welcomed. Hail, Hail, Australian Rock n Roll.

Rita Coolidge was one of the staples of Top 40 and Adult Contemporary radio in the 1970s and early 1980s. She’s back with a new album entitled 'Safe in the Arms of Time,' which takes a unique look at love, life and relationships. The songs on the album reflect the maturity of someone who has already gone through the highs and lows of love and is now experiencing what the emotion is like at this stage of her life. Coolidge gives voice to the realization that relationships and romance don’t end after you reach a certain age, but that they are filtered through years of experiences. Legendary Delta blues musician Keb Mo is featured on the album. He co-wrote two of the songs and sings a duet with Coolidge on “Walking on Water.” The album was produced by Ross Hogarth and is on Blue Ělan Records, a company quietly gaining a reputation as an artists’ label, because of the way it embraces performers of all ages and genres. Coolidge says Blue Ělan reminds her of her days at A&M Records, when Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss were running the independent label as an artist friendly, family company. Included in the review is a brief look at Coolidge’s career in the 70s and 80s.

Today, we present the story of a legend who facilitated incredible change in the music business. I’m sitting down with the one-of-a-kind Jerry Moss, Co-founder of A&M Records. If you’ve heard of artists like The Police and Sting, Janet Jackson, Quincy Jones, Peter Frampton, Cat Stevens, The Carpenters, Chet Baker, Bryan Adams, Carole King, Sheryl Crow, and Cheech and Chong, then you’ve listened to some of  the products of Jerry’s keen ear for good sound. Founded together with iconic trumpet playing recording artist, Herb Alpert, A&M records has signed artists with astounding careers and lasting legacies. You will get to hear all the history of the world’s largest independent record label, as well as some of the coolest stories of Jerry’s personal journey. His story is truly remarkable. He’s worked with some of the best artists in the world, been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and even won the Kentucky Derby! Jerry Moss has led an extraordinary life and humbly tells us how lucky he feels. Starting with a dream to sit at the entertainer’s table in the Catskills, Jerry’s career in music began with a series of fortunate acquaintances and opportunities taken. Although not an actual musician, he has a keen musician’s ear and has made many brilliant signings based on experiencing artists perform, as well as influencing some of the greatest recordings. “We hired great people, and we didn’t stand for any corruption in any way.” – Jerry Moss  You’ll hear stories of working with Sting and the Police, as well as incredible discoveries made with international artists like Soundgarden. Artists like The Carpenters and Garbage also found their advocate and supporter in Jerry. Everything he chooses to be a part of is intentional, and good things are manifested from his honorable actions. Jerry has paved a path through a notoriously shady industry with integrity and honor. Episode Highlights:  Discover how Jerry’s upbringing in the Bronx has influenced his career choices and opportunities. Learn what motivated Jerry to get into the music business. In spite of the challenges, Jerry maintained the highest sense of integrity throughout Partnering with Herb Alpert was true magic. Learn the decision process behind signing current pop artists, and then why he made the switch to Rock n’ Roll. Why the lyrics and delivery matter most to Jerry. Developing artists was part of the process at A&M Jerry particularly loved signing artists with great performance ability. Jerry has a huge passion for horse racing. Suggested Reading: Broken Music by Sting     

Herbert "Herb" Alpert Goldberg (Los Ángeles, California, EEUU, 31 de marzo de 1935) es un trompetista y cantante estadounidense conocido por formar parte del grupo Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass, Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass o simplemente TJB. También es famoso por ser un ejecutivo de la industria fonográfica -es la letra "A" de A&M Records, un sello de grabación fundado junto a Jerry Moss-. Los logros musicales de Alpert incluyen cinco números uno, veintiocho álbumes en las listas de Billboard, ocho Premios Grammy, catorce discos de platino y quince discos de oro. En 1996, Alpert había vendido 72 millones de álbumes en todo el mundo.

Herbert "Herb" Alpert Goldberg (Los Ángeles, California, EEUU, 31 de marzo de 1935) es un trompetista y cantante estadounidense conocido por formar parte del grupo Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass, Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass o simplemente TJB. También es famoso por ser un ejecutivo de la industria fonográfica -es la letra "A" de A&M Records, un sello de grabación fundado junto a Jerry Moss.Los logros musicales de Alpert incluyen cinco números uno, veintiocho álbumes en las listas de Billboard, ocho Premios Grammy, catorce discos de platino y quince discos de oro. En 1996, Alpert había vendido 72 millones de álbumes en todo el mundo.

Herbert "Herb" Alpert Goldberg (Los Ángeles, California, EEUU, 31 de marzo de 1935) es un trompetista y cantante estadounidense conocido por formar parte del grupo Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass, Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass o simplemente TJB. También es famoso por ser un ejecutivo de la industria fonográfica -es la letra "A" de A&M Records, un sello de grabación fundado junto a Jerry Moss.Los logros musicales de Alpert incluyen cinco números uno, veintiocho álbumes en las listas de Billboard, ocho Premios Grammy, catorce discos de platino y quince discos de oro. En 1996, Alpert había vendido 72 millones de álbumes en todo el mundo.

With eight albums selling over two million records and worldwide hits like "Jackie Blue" and "If You Want To Get To Heaven" the Ozark Mountain Daredevils have come a long way from the Missouri bars and porches where their music was born. It all began for the Daredevils in 1971 when a collection of singer songwriters from the Springfield area put together a band as an outlet for their songwriting. They Played their first gig near the end of 1971 and, in the spring of the following year, went into the studio to make a demo tape. The tape came to the attention of David Anderle at A&M Records, who liked what he heard and passed the tape on to A&M president, Jerry Moss. This resulted in the band signing to A&M with Anderle and Glyn Johns producing, thus the Daredevils were off to London to Make their first album at the famed Olympic Studios. This first album contained the smash hit "If You Wanna Get To Heaven" written by Cash and Dillon, and produced a gold album. The pop"Jackie Blue", written by Cash and Larry Lee, came from the second album "It'll Shine When It Shines", and was a top-five worldwide record. The band has made subsequent albums, and continues to build their audience through records and touring across the U.S. and Canada, performing for their large cult following. The band was described by Rolling Stone Magazine as "A mixture of Country, Appalchia, the south, and Rock & Roll". Michael Granda chats with Slacker.

Agnes De Mille once wrote, “No trumpets sound when the important decisions of our life are made. Destiny is made known silently.”Agnes was right about most of us, but she was completely wrong about Herbert. Herbert sculpts and paints. Abstract expressionism is his thing. “It's like jazz,” he says. “Art is a feel. I like to journey into a world where words don't exist.”Edgar “Yip” Harburg, the lyricist who wrote Judy Garland's wistful Somewhere Over the Rainbow, once made a similar observation. “Words make you think thoughts.Music makes you feel a feeling.But a song makes you feel a thought.”But now we're getting ahead of ourselves. The story of Herbert and the bullfight begins in 1930, when Louis, a mandolin-playing Ukrainian Jewish tailor, comes to America and falls in love with Tillie Goldberg on New York's Lower East Side. They get hitched, move to L.A. and have two little boys and a girl. In 1955, first-son David is a well-known drummer and second-son Herbert is a trumpet player in the marching band at USC. Daughter Mimi is learning to play piano. In 1962, Herbert is in the garage recording a trumpet song called “Twinkle Star” when he decides to take a break and drive to Mexico. He recently told the story on CBS Sunday Morning. “Tijuana had some world-class matadors, and this trumpet section in the stands, you know, they would announce the different programs, the different events in the bullfight. “Ta-Dahh! Pa-Da Dattle-Da-Dattle Da-Dahhh. I got kind of, uh, chill bumps from all that stuff and I tried to translate the feelings of those afternoons to a song.”Herbert returns home, flavors “Twinkle Star” with the soft and spicy taste of a Tijuana afternoon, and renames it, “The Lonely Bull.” He mails his record to some radio stations and the song becomes a Top Ten hit. Encouraged, Herbert hires some other musicians to play alongside him. Their exotic, jazzy groove is often described as “blithe, Latin-over-lilt,” so it's easy to understand why everyone thinks Herb and his boys are Hispanic. But not one of them has a drop of Spanish blood. Herb describes his band as, “four lasagnas, two bagels, and an American cheese.” Audiences know them as “Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass.” In 1966, they sold more records than the Beatles.Herbert goes on to score five No. 1 hits, 15 gold albums, 14 platinum albums and win eight Grammy Awards. No one but Herb has ever had 4 albums simultaneously in the Top 10. Seventy-two million record albums is quite a few to sell, don't you think? But Herbert is just getting started. Immediately following the success of The Lonely Bull, he convinces Jerry Moss to become his business partner. Alpert and Moss produce and distribute their fantastically successful Tijuana Brass albums under their own record label, A&M. In 1969, Herb discovers a brother/sister duo that becomes fantastically successful as well: Richard and Karen Carpenter. Soon A&M is producing 400 different bands and artists, many of whom will see the stars align to spell their names in the midnight sky. In 1989, Herb sold A&M Records to Polygram for 500 million dollars. And it all began when the son of a Ukranian tailor decided to http://mondaymemo.wpengine.com/newsletters/the-price-of-creativity/ (push himself beyond his comfort zone) and go on a road trip to Mexico. Roy H. Williams

Attack of the Killer Soundtrack - Episode 29 This week we are coming to you from VinylFest where on this the 50th anniversary of the hugely successful album Whipped Cream & Other Delights, we sit down and talk with Dolores Erickson. Delores is the woman featured on the cover of the album that eventually became a pop culture phenomena - as well as being one of the most recognizable (and often parodied) photographs in the world. And along the way, we also celebrate the amazing career of Herb Alpert as we build a soundtrack from his abundance of songs featured in movies over the years. Plus this week's co-host Yoko also works in some of her favorite soundtrack picks as well. And as we try to figure out if it's legal in this state to make love to the camera, we also discuss... Eileen Ford, a class at Warner Brothers, cats sitting on your turntable, being introduced to Elvis Presley, lectures on swearing, I was just standing in my brassiere, choosing one girl from every high school, Stella Stevens, I won a contest, the art director for Capitol Records, brighten up your day with this band, a Bull Terrier, sometimes you've gotta squint on a roller coaster, I love his little quiff and his big chin, a lovable curmudgeon, Jerry Moss, predestined, a little bit of a heartbreak, skiing down a mountain, men like cats sometimes, The Everly Brothers, try not to fall in love when you hear this song, constructing the cotton, Steve Katz, being an art teacher, it seemed like in L.A., everyone had their businesses in their garages... they always made-over their garages... including Herb, I definitely learned rejection, It was just a lovely afternoon, a catamaran in a storm, very avant-garde records, being groomed, quit picking on Bill, he's such a sentimental person and for years... no one knew my name.  "It's unusual. It's like a little ghost... that follows me around. It's extraordinary really." For more on VinylFest, go to: http://www.vinylfest.net/

In an episode first aired on March 11, 2013, host Andrew Sandoval conducts an exclusive discussion with the late producer/composer/artist, Larry Marks. The interview includes details on composing "Shadows And Reflections" with Tandyn Almer, a song covered by The Action (as produced by George Martin). Larry's fascinating entree into the world of songwriting and production in the Los Angeles music scene of the mid-1960's. Composing for Frank Sinatra and signing with his publishing company (including a collaboration with Sammy Cahn). Producing at the famed Gold Star Studios and collaborating with the "wrecking crew" of session musicians (such as Leon Russell). Composing the song "Glass" as covered by Sagittarius and produced by Gary Usher. How Larry collaborated with other songwriters, like Ernie Sheldon and Sammy Cahn. Marks role as a staff producer at Columbia. His early releases for the label such as Sonny Oceans (a.k.a. Gary Weiss - director of The Rutles) and Keith Allison's "Action, Action, Action." Recording at Columbia Square on Sunset Blvd. with engineer Ray Gerhardt. Producing British duo Chad & Jeremy's hit "Distant Shores" (and meeting their bassist/songwriter/manager Jim Guercio). Producing Gene Clark's solo debut single, the masterpiece "Echoes" (including Leon Russell's mesmerizing orchestral arrangement). Songwriter/producer/artist Johnny Walsh's fantastic one-off single for Columbia, "The End," composed by Ian Whitcomb. Jamie And The Jury (a group that recorded for a few labels) and their catchy 45, "This Too Shall Pass." Larry Marks' forced move from Columbia to A&M and signing the Merry-Go-Round. The generosity and culture of Herb Albert & Jerry Moss. Producing Emitt Rhodes & The Merry-Go-Round recordings such as "She Laughed Loud" and "Missing You" (which he composed). Studio aggregation The Garden Club's "Little Girl Lost-And-Found" (which featured songwriter Ruthann Friedman as vocalist). The Merry-Go-Round's lack of national success. Producing Southern California's West Coast Branch for their A&M release, "Colors Of My Life." Working with Phil Ochs and producing his Pleasures Of The Harbor album (selections of which are presented in rare mono mixes), which represented a stylistic shift for the singer-songwriter. Working at A&M studios and mastering with Bernie Grundman. Phil's fascination with Lenny Bruce. Larry Mark's own single on A&M: "L.A. Break Down (And Take Me In)." Producing the Flying Burrito Brothers seminal debut album with engineer Henry Lewy (and the fuzz pedal steel sound of Sneaky Pete). A reunion with Gene Clark and producing the albums of Dilllard & Clark and the single "Why Not Your Baby." Larry Marks' departure from A&M to focus on his family and his amp company Acoustic, as well as eventual move to Warner Bros. pictures. Larry Marks passed away on February 24, 2013 - his music lives on. A full playlist of this program is available @ http://www.cometothesunshine.com/id122.html

Originally aired March 31, 2008 - "Come To The Sunshine" episode #40 explores the world of A&M records in the 1960's. Founded by Herb Alpert & Jerry Moss, A&M was a stomping ground for a coterie of creative producers, arrangers, songwriters and performers. A&M nurtured so many fine talents that it would be impossible to capture them all in one show. This edition of "Come To The Sunshine" was culled from a survey of more than 300 of A&M's single releases to present you with a banner show of 50 fine specimens. Each and every single was painstakingly transferred from the original MONO vinyl pressings in order of actual release to illustrate the full impact and arc of the La Brea sound. Come with us on a journey from single #770 to #1118 featuring singles by: We Five/Two People/The Sugar Beats/The Grads/The Magic Mushrooms/Tommy Boyce/Roger Nichols Trio/The Merry-Go-Round/The Parade/Claudine Longet/The Garden Club/The Wanted/Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart/Eternity's Children/The Golden Bough/West Coast Branch/The Light/A Small Circle Of Friends/The Full Treatment/Phil Ochs/The Move/Tommy & The True Blue Facts/Fairchilds/Michael Brewer & Tom Shipley/Lee Michaels/Larry Marks/The Bottom Line/Doug Dillard & Gene Clark/London Phogg/The Ronettes Featuring the voice of Veronica/The Flying Burrito Bros/Ike & Tina Turner Listen, Listen! A full playlist is available at www.cometothesunshine.com

A Word from Ms Chelly K: I am native Detroiter, my father Joseph Bell Norris, (or Geno, or Ditty some called him), worked at Motown and because of him I grew up around excellence like going over Marvin Gaye..s house or having different Temptations members come over, because he was there personal engineer and went on tour with them. I was five years old when I first started performing in Down town Detroit..s Kennedy Square, the Rita Bell show, bars that would let me and my three brothers in and out, after performances. I have had the privilege to perform great legends such as, the late great Rudy Robinson, late great Dr. Teddy Harris, and the late great Harold McKinney, and have shared the stage with Marcus Belgrave, Milton and Philip Hale, John Douglas, Ron Carter, Martha Reeves, Bill Meyer, Spider Web, Hubie Crawford, Raysee Biggs, Romona Collins, Sky Covington, Big John, Willie Jones of the Royal Jokers, and TP Coleman, Terry Thunder, Tonya Hudd, Cubie, Willie Wooten, Terry Wheeler, Altemese, Mike Jellick, The Matthew Twins, Ashaki, Ola Hemphill, Diva D, Terry T, and presently working with John Glover and the list goes on and on, especially down at Bert..s Marketplace where we have Jam sessions. I have opened for such great entertainers as Marlena Shaw, Marion Meadows, Temptations Review, The Spinners, and Background vocals for Luther Ingram, Melvin Van Peoples, and performed with great bands like Gordon Camp, the V.I.P..s with Jerry Moss, on the piano, and David Brandon on Drums, and John Bass on bass, and Jimmy Witherspoon, on sax, and Clarence Jackson, of whom I..m working with presently also as a featured vocalists. I want to work with as many talented people that will continue to encourage and educate, inspire, and help to make my dream come true, and that..s to be able to touch people internationally. Thanks in advance for so many comments, encouragement and pushes in the right directions.