LOS ANGELES – MARCH 3: Record exec and also founder of A&M Records positions for a picture at United Western Recorders workshops on March 3, 1967 in Los angeles, California. (Photo by Jasper dailey/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
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After information of the death of legendary music executive Jerry Moss on Wednesday (Aug. 16), most of the musicians he dealt with over the years shared remembrances and also homages.
Moss functioned closest with Herb Alpert, with whom he co-founded A&M Records in 1962 as an independent songs firm. The tag lagged traditional cds such as Alpert’s Whipped Cream & Other Delights, Carole King’s Tapestry and also Peter Frampton’s Frampton Comes Alive!, amongst lots of others. Alpert shared this straightforward declaration with Billboard on Wednesday: “I never met a nicer, honest, sensitive, smart and talented man then my partner Jerry Moss.”
Frampton shared his response to the information on X (previously Twitter), creating in component, “Jerry was a true gentleman and if it weren’t for him, so many lives might have turned out very differently.”
Below, discover homages from Amy Grant, Quincy Jones, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (which swore in Moss and also Alpert in 2006) and also a lot more.
Amy Grant: “My first awareness of A&M Records was seeing the iconic logo on the inside of a Carole King record. A&M Records was known by all to be the “artist label” and also it was a desire happened when they authorized me. In learning more about Jerry Moss for many years, I was surprised by the breadth of his passions. Whether it was songs, equine auto racing or hiking thru Africa, quality specified whatever in which he spent his skills and also enthusiasms. Jerry – I will certainly remember you.”
Herb Alpert: “I never met a nicer, honest, sensitive, smart and talented man then my partner Jerry Moss.”
Peter Frampton: “I am so sorry to hear Jerry Moss has left us. Jerry was a true gentleman and if it weren’t for him, so many lives might have turned out very differently. He loved great music and went out of his way to make a place where artists could find themselves and create with his lovely encouragement and patience. I love you, Jerry, and my thoughts are with wife Tina and the entire family. Rest now my dear friend.”
(2/2) He liked wonderful songs and also headed out of his method to make an area where musicians might discover themselves and also develop with his wonderful motivation and also perseverance. I like you, Jerry, and also my ideas are with other half Tina and also the whole household. Rest currently my bosom friend. pic.twitter.com/zZKXX4Kzfy
Quincy Jones: “Jerry Moss was the consummate music man, [whose] love of all genres of the art-form was unabashed. That was why when I decided to get off the soundstage and back into the recording studio in 1969, I knew there was only one record label for me to go to that would give me the creative freedom that I was seeking, and that record label was A&M with Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss. In my almost 70 years in the music business, I can say without a doubt that my time at A&M was one of the most artistically and professionally fulfilling times of my life and I attribute that in large part to the environment that Jerry created on that hallowed ground that was A&M Records. His spirit will live on forever through the great records that he helped bring to the world.”
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: “In Memoriam: 2006 Inductee Jerry Moss founded A&M Records in 1962 with partner Herb Alpert and led it to become the most successful independent record company in history. The company’s legendary culture focused on the artist first and became a home for many innovators to thrive, including fellow Inductees Janet Jackson, Quincy Jones, Cat Stevens, Carole King, The Go-Go’s, and the Police.”
The Music Center: “The Music Center mourns the loss of Jerry Moss, co-founder of A&M Records, who passed away on Tuesday. Jerry was an incredible inspiration for artists and had a keen ability to help them explore and hone their craft. His remarkable talent and his partnership with Herb Alpert led to the creation of one of the record industry’s most successful labels. The Music Center is very grateful for the longstanding support of Tina and Jerry Moss and honored to name our expansive plaza as Jerry Moss Plaza in 2020. Jerry was dedicated to giving back to the community by supporting arts experiences that resonate in the hearts and minds of all Angelenos and meaningfully impact their lives. His artistic influence and business savvy, along with the opportunities he provided for numerous extraordinarily talented artists, changed the course of music forever. That was his gift to us all. We offer our heartfelt sympathies to Tina and the entire Moss family.”
I’m so really depressing to see that Record Executive Jerry Moss has actually passed away…Jerry was really type to me when I had a document take care of ALMO seems which was the tag he had with Herb Alpert after A&M Records. After I was gone down from the tag, Jerry still provided me $ to make one more cd! pic.twitter.com/iTSYILdIvn
Flowers will certainly be put on the celebrity of songs exec and also Walk of Famer Jerry Moss tomorrow, August 17th at 11:30 a.m. The celebrity lies at 6933 Hollywood Blvd. pic.twitter.com/gjLnDsmKCs
