A trumpeter, bandleader and occasional singer who has sold an estimated 72m albums, and a music mogul whose label, A&M, signed the Carpenters, Carole King, Sting and dozens more, Herb Alpert is a true musical legend – and at 88, he is still releasing new music: his new album Wish Upon a Star will be released on 15 September. He’ll answer your questions about that, or anything else from across his magnificent career – post them in the comments below.
Born to highly musical Jewish immigrant parents in Los Angeles, Alpert picked up the trumpet at eight years old, graduating to USC’s marching band and then a US army band during the Korean war. He segued to songwriting – an early success came with Sam Cooke’s Wonderful World – and began a remarkable dual career, setting up A&M in 1962 while writing and performing his own distinctive music.
