Herb Alpert

Gil Friesen dies at 75; longtime president of A&M recording label

2012-12-14 19:59:00

A&M Records spent much of the 1960s, '70s and '80s as one of the leading independent labels in the music business, buoyed by a remarkably consistent string of hits from superstar acts, beginning with label co-founder Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass and...

Hal David dies at 91; songwriting partner of Burt Bacharach

2012-09-02 00:00:00

Hal David, the renowned pop music lyricist whose prolific collaboration with composer Burt Bacharach produced a wealth of enduringly memorable hits in the 1960s and early '70s, including "Walk On By," "What the World Needs Now Is Love" and the Oscar-...

Jim McCrary dies at 72; photographer shot Carole King 'Tapestry' cover

2012-05-06 00:00:00

Photographer Jim McCrary was on the verge of shooting one of his most famous images when he stopped to ask singer Carole King if the cat sleeping across the room could be part of the tableau. He remembered the results of a Kodak survey that found...

Dillard & Clark: Celebrating an unsung L.A. country rock classic

2012-05-18 16:37:38

Sarah Jessica Parker, others join Obama arts education push

2012-04-25 08:30:00

The Obama administration has enlisted a handful of prominent screen actors -- including Sarah Jessica Parker, Kerry Washington, Forest Whitaker and Alfre Woodard -- to help promote Turnaround Arts, an initiative launched this week to incorporate arts...

Burt Bacharach and Hal David to receive Gershwin Prize

2011-09-29 16:35:44

Andre Ethier, All-Star, Latin rap aficionado, swings to Delinquent Habits

2011-07-13 16:35:44

Buddy Holly score card -- Hollywood star: 1; Grammy awards: 0

2011-09-12 16:36:07

For Herb Alpert, a buyer would be music to his ears

2010-09-25 00:00:00

Grammy-winning trumpeter Herb Alpert and his wife, singer Lani Hall, have listed a house in Pacific Palisades at $2.6 million, the Multiple Listing Service shows. The restored Spanish-style home, built in 1928, has handmade doors, stenciled beams, fresco...

Herb Alpert, Lani Hall put Pacific Palisades home on the market

2010-09-22 12:23:00

Multi-Grammy winner Herb Alpert and his wife, singer Lani Hall, have listed a house in Pacific Palisades at $2.6 million, the Multiple Listing Service shows. The restored Spanish-style home, built in 1928, sits on a bluff with ocean views. The two-...

Scene & Heard: A Sondheim soiree at the Bergmans

2010-11-14 00:00:00

Supporters of the ASCAP Foundation paid tribute to Stephen Sondheim at an intimate Nov. 7 gathering at the Beverly Hills home of Marilyn and Alan Bergman, the Academy Award-winning lyricists for such classic songs as "The Way We Were" and "The Windmills...

Stan Ross dies at 82; producer-engineer co-founded Gold Star studio

2011-03-17 00:00:00

Producer-engineer Stan Ross, who co-founded Hollywood's Gold Star Recording Studio, which has a storied place in rock history as the home of Phil Spector's innovative "Wall of Sound" technique, has died. He was 82. Ross died Friday at Providence St....

COLLEGE ENDOWMENT: Herb Alpert and his wife, Lani Hall Alpert, have a long-range plan for music education

2008-04-08 17:06:00

Herb Alpert, left, and Jerry Moss will be honored by The Recording Academy with the President's Merit Award.

2007-01-05 14:28:12

Herb Alpert, left, and Jerry Moss.

2007-01-05 05:57:57