Herb Alpert reflects on eight decades in music, new album ‘Wish Upon A Star’
Before playing Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry, the artist, composer, executive and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer discussed his landmark musical career
Marcus K. Dowling
Nashville Tennessean
Herb Alpert had done just about everything a titan of the music industry could do to cement his place as an essential architect, regardless of genre, of popular music. That is, apart from playing Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry.
The Grammy and Tony award-winning Rock & Roll Hall of Famer checked that box in mid-August. At 88, Alpert is still moving people with his music. He released a Billboard chart-topping jazz album four years ago and has over a half-dozen top-10 albums in the past decade.
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