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"We had no idea that what we were doing was groundbreaking or revolutionary": Read our classic interview with Wrecking Crew legend Hal Blaine

"We got the job done, and we made a hell of a lot of money doing it"

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The man Neil Peart called his "six favourite drummers": Wrecking Crew legend Hal Blaine

"We got the job done, and we made a hell of a lot of money doing it"

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“Karen manages to get across both sadness and silliness”: How the Carpenters wowed Lennon and McCartney with an emotive yet absurd No 1 hit

Macca’s verdict: “The best female voice in the world”

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Brazilian musician best known for his hit Mas Que Nada who popularised bossa nova worldwide

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“By far, the most stressful day of my entire life": The unexpected story of a Burt Bacharach and Hal David classic that reduced Noel Gallagher to a nervous wreck

How a sublimely dreamy, easy-listening love song captured the collective minds of middle America during one of the nation’s most turbulent years

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"We got the job done, and we made a hell of a lot of money doing it": Words of wisdom from Wrecking Crew legend Hal Blaine, Neil Peart's "six favourite drummers"

Drum Heroes: "Doing a TV show in the morning, a Beach Boys track or a Phil Spector session in the afternoon, then working with Frank Sinatra or Simon & Garfunkel after that – that was normal to us"

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"I owe him an apology. I'd like to sit down with him and have a beer": Extreme's Nuno Bettencourt on upsetting a member of Guns N' Roses and the guitar solo that broke the internet

In 2023, Extreme released their first new album in 15 years, Six. Guitarist Nino Bettencourt also found time to play at the Super Bowl with Rihanna and bust his knee playing basketball

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Herb Alpert leans into Disney, Beatles and Jerry Reed for eclectic new album mix

Trumpeter and his wife, vocalist and Chicago native Lani Hall, are set to perform Sept. 16 at the Vic Theatre.

Chicago Sun-Times

Herb Alpert on 80 years in music: ‘Mozart, Thelonious Monk ... all of us have the same 12 notes’

The trumpeter and co-founder of A&M Records answers your questions on writing a Bond theme, selling 72m albums and signing Janet Jackson, Karen Carpenter and the ‘appalling’ Sex Pistols

The Guardian - UK

Post your questions for music legend Herb Alpert

The musician and mogul sold tens of millions of albums spanning everything from mariachi to disco, and is still releasing new music at 88 – ask him anything about his astonishing career

The Guardian - UK

Jerry Moss obituary

American record company executive who co-founded the A&M label with the trumpeter Herb Alpert

The Guardian - UK

Jerry Moss, music exec behind Peter Frampton and Janet Jackson, dies at 88

With Herb Alpert, Moss co-founded A&M Records and released blockbuster albums by Carole King, the Carpenters and the Police.

Chicago Sun-Times

Jerry Moss, co-founder of A&M Records and Rock Hall of Fame member, dies at 88

Music industry giant Jerry Moss has died at age 88

The Independent UK

What links Berry Gordy and Herb Alpert? The Saturday quiz

From Mexican rescuers to vintage cars, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz

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Burt Bacharach: 10 of his greatest songs

Recording with Hal David, Dionne Warwick and Aretha Franklin, the late songwriter’s discog includes some of the best pop songs ever written

The Guardian - UK

Burt Bacharach: an astonishing creator of impermeable classics and supersmooth pop

He was dubbed ‘easy listening’ but this was nonsense. His dazzling music, a result of classical tuition and nights in bebop clubs, defied categories – and made stars of soul singers, rock bands and mum-friendly crooners

Tribune News Service

He thought William Shatner was his dad for years. Now, he’s met blood family.

CLEARWATER, Fla. ― His license plate still says “Shatner.”

The Independent UK

Herb Alpert: ‘I was rich, I was famous and I was miserable’

The iconic Sixties trumpeter talks to Kevin E G Perry about his hit-filled career with the Tijuana Brass, writing ‘Wonderful World’ for Sam Cooke, signing the Carpenters to his record label and releasing a new album with his wife of 49 years, Lani Hall

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