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Jerry Moss of A&M Records on His Career in Music, Part 6 of 7: Building Strong Partnerships
Jerry Moss
Jerry Moss is co-founder with Herb Alpert of the legendary A&M record label, for which he worked until 1994 – more than thirty years total. During that time he worked closely with a who’s who of American pop music - Burt Bacharach, The Carpenters, The Police and Janet Jackson among many, many others. He now runs the Almo Sounds label with Alpert, which has released albums by artists like Garbage, Ozomatli, Imogen Heap and Gillian Welch, as well by as Alpert himself. Moss is also an avid breeder of race horses – his horse Giacomo won the Kentucky Derby in 2005. In 2006, Moss was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a non-performer. |
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Description: Jerry Moss, cofounder of the legendary A&M label, discusses his working relationships with Herb Alpert, with A&M’s staff, and with artists signed to the label, and assesses how those relationships contributed to the company’s success and ultimately influenced the record industry at large.
Shoot Date: March 2007 |
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