Herb Alpert is 90

Alpert's fiftieth album, entitled 50, was released last fall.
From 1962 to 1969, he had 12 gold albums in a row,
5 of them reaching #1 on the Billboard chart.

Would you believe that at age 90, Herb Alpert is still touring around and blowing a horn?  Wow.  My truckbuddies of a certain age will recall that the TJB sound was the bright, breezy background to the 1960ts, the sound of youth having fun in the sun  - at least, until everything turned ugly and went to pot.  This CBS report catches us up on the man with the golden horn:

BTW, I wrote about that album cover here a couple of months ago.

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Cavalcade of Food: Winter 2025 Window Displays

THAT album cover, which Kevin displays in today's video, was mighty damn risque in 1965, and put Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass on the map.  I well recall the straight boys all lost their minds over this Playboy-style photo.

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Your Head Trucker spends a lot of time revisiting past eras, so I can relate to Kevin's interests in old recipes, appliances, furniture, and decor.  And what a collection of stuff he has in his private museum up in Croswell, Michigan!  So many things we or our parents used to own, but which in the course of time have slipped out of our hands.  Certainly brings back memories.

I don't necessarily share all of Kevin's interests in these antiques, but I do admire his presevationist spirit - and am astonished at all the energy he puts into redoing these big window displays throughout the year.  The latest items all have to do with music from the late 50s and early 60s.  Enjoy.

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Sunday Drive: South of the Border

Just because I like it:  Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass, 1964.

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Beach Mix, 8/26/18

Let's have a beach party!

Sunday Drive is on summer hiatus while I offer some favorites from the mid-sixties for fun in the sun and tans on the sands.

What memories do these songs bring back for you?


Barbara Ann, Beach Boys, Jack Benny Hour, 1965




Ain't That Peculiar Marvin Gaye, 1965




When You Walk in the Room, Jackie DeShannon, 1964




The Teaberry Shuffle, Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass, 1966




Cara Mia, Jay and the Americans, 1965

Sunday Drive: Spanish Flea

What better way to begin lusty May than with a little, um, Spanish flea?  From 1967 or so:




Say, whatever happened to Herb Alpert, anyway?  From 2011:




He's not Hispanic?? Who knew?