The 60th Anniversary of Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Bass debut on The Ed Sullivan Show
Sixty years ago, television audiences were swept away by the sun soaked sounds of Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass. When the group made their Ed Sullivan Show debut on November 7, 1965, they didn’t just bring a new band to American living rooms, they introduced a new sound, and a new kind of cool. At a time when British rock and Motown harmonies ruled the charts, Herb Alpert’s bright trumpet and the Tijuana Brass’s rhythms offered something refreshingly different. Something instantly catchy with an international flair. It was the sound of California bottled up in a three minute tune and America couldn’t get enough.