Thanks so much Les. It's really an amazing site. -- Janette Rogers Sarabia, Director of Artist Relations

I love that you're keeping our history alive. -- Mary Ann Johnson, Artist Relations

Thanks for this ambitious and remarkable site. Just bouncing around inside the site the other day brought back so many really wonderful memories of the time and place and people when magic was possible and all lights were green. -- Corb Donohue, National Director of Public Relations

...very fun to see this....Many thanks for your efforts....Best -- Juliea 'Jools' Clarke

Fantastic Site! Great Work! -- Jean Pierre Guilbert, V.P. Promotion & Artist Development (A&M Canada)

Going through this site reminded me of what I loved about working for A&M. -- Colin Sowa

Thanks so much for all you do for all of us!!!! -- Monique Augusta

Thanks so much for keeping in touch and keeping so many of us in the loop! I couldn't agree more that A&M's biggest 'hit' is the legacy of warm comraderie and real friendship that our collective years there engendered. -- Cheryl McEnaney

Thanks for all your hard work in gathering this fantastic web resource of one of the greatest companies that ever existed. -- Jim McCrary, Photographer

I have nothing but positive things to say about you and what you have done to help keep alive the spirit of A&M. -- Al Marks (Promotion, Artist Development)

Thanks for this site--best of luck with it! -- David Bradstreet

You sure have a buzz going. I've had 3 emails from A&Mers today alone. Good luck! -- Andy French, Director, Artist Relations & Artist Development

This is a great web site on A&M. -- Gary Mannon, A&M Studios

Fantastic Site! Great Work! -- Jean Pierre Guilbert, V.P. Promotion & Artist Development (A&M Canada)

Great site....brings back a lot of memories. -- Aaron Jacoves, Director of A&R

Congratulations on your internet site. I would like to be included on your staff list as I worked for A&M in Toronto and London. -- France Tetreault-Thomson, Assistant A&R

Thanks for this ambitious and remarkable site. Just bouncing around inside the site the other day brought back so many really wonderful memories of the time and place and people when magic was possible and all lights were green. -- Corb Donohue, National Director of Public Relations

Thanks Les, I've spoken with more old friends from A&M in the last week than in the last decabe. All because of your site -- Alan Oken

The website is Great! It really took me back down memory lane. Keep up the good work and thank you! -- Janice Hague, International Promotions Manager, A&M Records GB

Thank you so much for all of your help. It is a great site. Thank you for helping to keep these bands relevant. -- Andrea Bricklin (Bricklin)

I love the website! -- Jewell Kumjian, A&M Studios Concierge

Clyde Kaplan, Engineer, A&M Studios -- Thanks for putting together this great website about A&M Records.

This is totally great. Brings back great memories of my years in Canada. -- Charly Prevost

It's a pretty interesting looking site and I'll check it out further. -- Robin Kirby, Western Regional Sales/Marketing Director

Thank you so much!! I love the A&M site. -- Toni Tennille

It's a pretty interesting looking site and I'll check it out further. -- Robin Kirby, Western Regional Sales/Marketing Director

Thanks for doing such epic work on the site. Salut! -- Max Hutchinson

This is great to see all the names of all of the friends of such a very special place. Thank you! -- Leigh Jackson, Artist Development

This is a great site! Thanks for keeping the memories alive.... -- Jerimaya Grabher

Thanks Leslie for doing this. It's great to have this resource. You're awesome for keeping it going. -- Carmen DeVida

This is a great site! Thanks for keeping the memories alive.... -- Jerimaya Grabher

Keep up the great work on the site. -- Don Rodgers, Promotion Manager, Mid-Western Region, Canada

I love the website! -- Jewell Kumjian, A&M Studios Concierge

I'm always amazed every time I spend time on the site and imagine the enormous amount of work and time it has taken you to build this. It's a smorgasboard of history... -- Frann Altman

Thank you so much!! I love the A&M site. -- Toni Tennille

Your knowledge and research is both amazing, and from what I viewed, about 98% accurate. -- Randy Alpert (Capt. Badazz)

A&M Records was home to me in the '70s. Chuck, Brenda, Gil, Marsha, Rita Ross and family gave me my first intro to the music business and put me on the right track to my own family and an historic artistic career. Love to all. -- Ron Artis, Almo/Irving Music

You sure have a buzz going. I've had 3 emails from A&Mers today alone. Good luck! -- Andy French, Director, Artist Relations & Artist Development

Congratulations Leslie on all the good work you do for the A&M community. -- Al Cafaro, President and CEO, A&M Records

I have nothing but positive things to say about you and what you have done to help keep alive the spirit of A&M. -- Al Marks (Promotion, Artist Development)

Your knowledge and research is both amazing, and from what I viewed, about 98% accurate. -- Randy Alpert (Capt. Badazz)

Wow, what an incredible site you've created! I can't believe you have not only the names of the Carpenters, but of even the real carpenters like the La Prell twins, etc. -- Jim McCrary, Photographer

Great site I just stumbled across, would appreciate my 'all access pass'. -- Jimmy Zisson, General Manager of A&M Records, New York

I'm so delighted to see it! Many of us have incredible memories and ongoing great comraderie from those years on The Lot....and I am so glad to see this happen now! -- Cheryl McEnaney, National Artist Development Manager

What a fabulous site! It certainly brings back a lot of memories… -- David Browde, College Promotions

Great site I just stumbled across, would appreciate my 'all access pass'. -- Jimmy Zisson, General Manager of A&M Records, New York

I've just discovered your web site. Holy smoke!!!!! -- Geoffrey B. Schulman, Director of A&R Administration, Los Angeles

Just a brief note to say thanks for ALL you do in keeping us A&M-ers consistently in the know. My years there were so wonderful and filled with fond memories. Thanks for keeping that alive. -- Miriam Heiman

Thank you for sharing with us and for your dedication to A&M Records. It's so wonderful to have a connection to my past. -- Sherry Jones Levy, A&M NYC

Thank you Leslie. -- Al Cafaro, CEO, A&M Records

This is totally great. Brings back great memories of my years in Canada. -- Charly Prevost

Thanks for all the work you do for the website. -- Gary Mannon, A&M Studios

Your website is absolutely ACE ACE ACE!!! It is great to see real top work and dedication towards a label that meant so much to many. -- Jay Schatz / Chris Skane, A&R / A&M Associated Labels

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The website is Great! It really took me back down memory lane. Keep up the good work and thank you! -- Janice Hague, International Promotions Manager, A&M Records GB

What a great site, lots of memories. -- Paul McKenna

It's good to see someone reminding us of the special organization A&M was -- John Hawkins (Edenstreet)

Your website is absolutely ACE ACE ACE!!! It is great to see real top work and dedication towards a label that meant so much to many. -- Jay Schatz / Chris Skane, A&R / A&M Associated Labels

Going through this site reminded me of what I loved about working for A&M. -- Colin Sowa

Thanks the site is awesome! -- David Abrahams, Audio Librarian

I have enjoyed the A&M website you created and visit it often. -- Chuck Beeson, Art Director

Thanks so much for keeping in touch and keeping so many of us in the loop! I couldn't agree more that A&M's biggest 'hit' is the legacy of warm comraderie and real friendship that our collective years there engendered. -- Cheryl McEnaney

I am genuinely so happy to see this site--my daughter's picture is on the cover of one of those catalogs -- Rob Gold, Executive Director of Advertising and Merchandising, A&M Records

Thanks, Les! It's so wonderful that you are so involved with the website. I have such fantastic memories of my time spent at A&M. It was definitely a magical place. -- Stacie Surabian, A&M Sales

Thanks for doing such epic work on the site. Salut! -- Max Hutchinson

You have made me feel like I have come home safely to family, exactly what the A&M spirit was all about. -- Babs Stock

Thanks for making the site and I'll be checking in to see what's happenin'. -- Richard Cottrell

I was just talking to Derek Alpert today...and we had a blast pawing around on this website together. I think it's so cool that you did this! -- Doreen Ringer-Ross

Thanks for making the site and I'll be checking in to see what's happenin'. -- Richard Cottrell

Thanks for putting together this great website about A&M Records. -- Clyde Kaplan, Engineer, A&M Studios

I had such a good time at A&M, so it's nice to still feel part of it. Keep up the good work with the website. -- Alex Hutchinson, A&M Records, Ltd., Art Department

Clyde Kaplan, Engineer, A&M Studios -- Thanks for putting together this great website about A&M Records.

Wow Leslie!! Lots of great work here... Love what you did! -- Randy Alpert (Captain Badazz)

A friend forwarded the link to your site, it's amazing! -- Monique McGuffin, Graphics Coordinator

This site is AMAZING! THANK YOU! As a fan...and as someone humbled and honored to be ON this list. Outstanding. -- Monte Warden

Congratulations on a great web site. Thanks for all your efforts in making this site. -- Bill Morgan, Director, Technical Engineering, A&M Studios

Congratulations on your internet site. I would like to be included on your staff list as I worked for A&M in Toronto and London. -- France Tetreault-Thomson, Assistant A&R

I came across the site by co-incidence - congratulations! A great initiative and nicely done. -- Russ Curry, VP European Operations

I just saw the A&M website, very impressive. -- Larry Weintraub, Vice President of A&R

Kudos to you for recognizing possibly the ultimate artist/people friendly label. -- Ed Rivadavia, Northern Midwest Promotion Manager

Your site is being passed around and mentioned to all ex A&M employees. Your site is great and I'd love to be a part. Thanks for your time and good luck. -- Joe James, Technical Manager, A&M Studios

...very fun to see this....Many thanks for your efforts....Best -- Juliea 'Jools' Clarke

It is great to have a site for the A&M family. -- Mary (Sukkestad) Mack, Executive Secretary, International Dept.

Glad to know that you have set up this site. What a neat way to stay in touch. Great job! -- Xander Smith (Other Star People)

Thanks so much Les. It's really an amazing site. -- Janette Rogers Sarabia, Director of Artist Relations

I was just talking to Derek Alpert today...and we had a blast pawing around on this website together. I think it's so cool that you did this! -- Doreen Ringer-Ross

Great site...thanks Leslie. -- J. B. Brenner

Wow, what an incredible site you've created! I can't believe you have not only the names of the Carpenters, but of even the real carpenters like the La Prell twins, etc. -- Jim McCrary, Photographer

Thanks for all your amazing work with keeping us all connected. -- Doria Leong

Your site is being passed around and mentioned to all ex A&M employees. Your site is great and I'd love to be a part. Thanks for your time and good luck. -- Joe James, Technical Manager, A&M Studios

Pretty cool site. Nice to see that the history of the label - which was its greatest asset - has not been forgotten. -- Brandon Costas, Sales Coordinator

Thanks, this is a great site. -- Barbara West, Sr. Director of Business / Legal Affairs

You're right about the specialness of A&M. It's so hard to explain, but it really was unique. A Camelot, if you will. Thanks for your efforts -- Richard Pachter, Promotions

What a great site - Thank you for organizing it. You have continued the family spirit that Herb and Jerry worked so hard to create - and that is so hard to find otherwise. -- Sharon Steeley, Music Video Promotion

Herb Alpert TV Show Appearances

Herb Alpert made 86 guest appearances on television programs around the world. You can sort the table by the name of the television show, the date it aired or by country.

TV Show	Date Sort ascending	Notes
CBS Mornings	2025-7-4
CBS Mornings	2025-4-25
Made In Hollywood	2020-10-3
Home & Family	2017-11-3
Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon	2017-9-12
West Wing Week	2013-7-12
Legends	2010-9-17	BBC Four interview
Breakfast	2010-9-17
Later 250 with Jools Holland	2010-9-15	BBC2 interview
American Masters	2010-1-11
Tonight Show with Jay Leno	2006-3-15	performs with Ozomatli
KTLA Morning News	1997	T.K.O./Spanish Flea
Great Performances: Burt Bacharach This Is Now	1997-5-17
Entertainment Tonight	1992	Midnight Sun
Entertainment Tonight	1992	Someone to Watch Over Me/Midnight Sun
Tonight Show	1992-8-31	Taste of Honey/Someone to Watch Over Me
BET, Video LP	1991	Interview and video clips
Entertainment Tonight	1991	North on South St. interview
Live From LA	1991	Interview plus Brenda Andrews interview
VH-1 Top 21 Video Countdown	1991	Host, introduces videos, improvises, introduced Sting, Extreme, Amy Grant
Special Olympics	1991	Fanfare/Torch Run
NAACP Image Awards	1990-12-9
My Abstract Heart VH-1	1990-2-7	3 O'clock Jump/Romance Dance/Magic Man/Rise/Interview
Grammy Awards	1989-2-22
Viva Miami!	1989-1-21	Host/America the Beautiful/Noche De Copas
Today Show	1989-9-8	Career, overview of songs, talk about Cat Stevens, Carole King, Carpenters, Joe Cocker
Later with Bob Costas	1989-10-9	Interview
A&E's Evening At the Improv	1989	Host
Good Day New York	1989
American Music Awards	1988-1-25	Presenter/Accepts award for Janet Jackson
VH-1 On Stage	1988	Symphony Tour
Listen commercials	1988
Entertainment This Week	1988	Symphony Tour, Fragile, Under a Spanish Moon
Entertainment Tonight	1988-11-11	Listen Perfume
CBS News Nightwatch	1988-10-11	Interview
Entertainment Tonight	1988-7-8	Symphony Tour, Taste of Honey
Grammy Awards	1988-2-22	Presenter (with Diana Ross)
Super Bowl XXII	1988-1-31	National Anthem
UNCF	1987-12-26	Appeal for funds from A&M lot
Entertainment Tonight	1987-11-19	NARAS Award/Our Song clip
Top Of the Pops	1987-4-16	Keep Your Eye on Me
Top Of the Pops	1987-4-2	Keep Your Eye on Me
NBC Nightly News	1986-2-26	Record Piracy Interview
VH-1	1985-7-19	Host from July 19 through 21, 1985
Mexico Earthquake Victims Telethon	1985-9-28
Brothers	1985
Solid Gold	1984	Rise
Soul Train	1984-11-3	Bullish/Struttin' On Five
Bitte Umblattern	1984-1-23
Soul Train	1983	Rise
Granada--Portrait Of a Legend	1982	Lonely Bull/Taste of Honey/Work Song/This Guy's in Love with You/Rise/Beyond/Work Song/Lonely Bull/Spanish Flea/Taste of Honey/This Guy's in Love with You/Mame/Rise/Rotation/Magic Trumpet/Mexican Shuffle
Panorama (Ch. 5, Washington, DC)	1982-6-7	Interview (Fandango)
NewsCenter 4 (Washington, DC)	1982-6-7	Interview (Fandango)
Entertainment Tonight	1981-10-19	Interview
Grammy Awards	1981-2-25
20/20	1980-3-13
Grammy Awards	1980-2-27
Mike Douglas Show	1980-2-1
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade	1979
Top Of the Pops	1979-11-22	Rise
Soul Train	1979-11-10	Rise
Top Of the Pops	1979-11-8	Rise
20/20	1979-1-31	Interview--Hugh Downs narrates bio; unreleased outtakes of Alpert, Carpenters. Alpert on why he stopped playing, Rise
Tomorrow with Tom Snyder	1978-10-17	Interview
Midnight Special	1978-4-7	Tribute to Herb Alpert
American Music Awards	1977-1-31	Presenter
Mike Douglas Show	1977-1-10
Grammy Awards	1975-2-23	Presenter
Grammy Awards	1972-3-24
Make Your Own Kind Of Music	1971-7-20	This Guy's in Love with You/Summertime (Lani Hall)
This Is Your Life	1971-2-18	Profile of the Carpenters
This Is Your Life	1971-2-18
Primetime Emmy Awards	1969
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In	1968-9-23
Golden Globe Awards.	1967-2-15	Alpert was a presenter.
American Bandstand	1966-3-19	Interview
America's Top 10
Dean Martin Show
Dinah Shore Show
Herb Alpert Retrospective		Route 101/Tijuana Taxi/Lonely Bull/Taste of Honey/Zorba the Greek
Midnight Special		Salute To Herb Alpert--song clips and Alpert's comments on his sound and songs; meeting Jerry Moss, Lani Hall, Hugh Masekela
Public Service Announcement		Scholarship
Red Skelton Show
Today Show
NFAA PSA
Very Special Christmas Salute

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