We announced the death of Jerome Sheldon Moss aka Jerry Moss who was best known as an American recording executive, best known for being the co-founder of A&M Records, along with trumpet player and bandleader Herb Alpert.
Jerry Moss graduated with a degree in English from Brooklyn College and served in the United States Army after college. He began his music career by promoting “16 Candles”, a 1958 hit for the Crests on Coed Records. In 1960, he moved to California, where he teamed up with Alpert, forming Carnival Records in 1962 and running the company from an office in Alpert’s garage. Discovering that the name was already taken, they dubbed their newly-founded company A&M Records.
Jerry Moss’s cause of death: How did Jerry Moss die?
Jerry Moss died at his Bel-Air, California home on August 16, 2023, at the age of 88. At the time of his confirmation of his death, there was no cause of death recorded and according to sources, his death was as a result of a natural cause.
Source: Ghanafuo.com
