He was the M and A&M Records.

Variety says....

Jerry Moss, who turned A&M Records into one of America’s leading independent record labels with his business partner Herb Alpert, died Wednesday in Los Angeles. He was 88.

“They truly don’t make them like him anymore and we will miss conversations with him about everything under the sun. The twinkle in his eyes as he approached every moment ready for the next adventure,” his family said in a statement to the Associated Press.

“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,” said Rachel S. Moore, president-CEO of the Music Center. “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.”

Moss had also reentered the public eye in recent years with a popular documentary, “Mr. A & Mr. M: The Story of A&M Records,” that aired in two parts on Epix at the end of 2021.

A&M rose to prominence during the 1960s behind huge pop hits by trumpeter Alpert’s band the Tijuana Brass, whose worldwide sales are estimated in excess of 70 million albums.

After entering the rock business at Moss’ insistence in the late ’60s, the label witnessed booming sales during the ’70s and ’80s with such talent as Supertramp, Peter Frampton, the Police, the Go-Go’s, Bryan Adams and Janet Jackson.

RIP

Rest in Peace Jerry Moss!

There are heaps of artists I didn't realize were on the label until eleven years ago when I got the three-disc compilation A&M 50: The Anniversary Collection.

1-1 Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass– The Lonely Bull (El Solo Toro)
1-2 Sérgio Mendes & Brasil '66– Mas Que Nada
1-3 We Five– You Were On My Mind
1-4 Chris Montez– The More I See You
1-5 Rita Coolidge– (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher And Higher
1-6 Burt Bacharach– A House Is Not A Home
1-7 Carpenters– (They Long To Be) Close To You
1-8 Cat Stevens– Wild World
1-9 Captain & Tennille– Love Will Keep Us Together
1-10 Pablo Cruise– Whatcha Gonna Do
1-11 Lani Hall– Sun Down
1-12 Amy Grant– Baby Baby
1-13 Gino Vannelli– I Just Wanna Stop
1-14 Suzanne Vega– Luka
1-15 Extreme– More Than Words
1-16 Joan Armatrading– Love And Affection
1-17 Chris de Burgh– The Lady In Red
1-18 Brenda Russell feat. Joe Esposito– Piano In The Dark
1-19 Joan Baez– Diamonds And Rust
1-20 Herb Alpert– Rise
1-21 Sheryl Crow– All I Wanna Do
2-1 The Police– Roxanne
2-2 Joe Cocker– The Letter
2-3 Free– All Right Now
2-4 The Ozark Mountain Daredevils– Jackie Blue
2-5 Humble Pie– Thirty Days In The Hole
2-6 Joe Jackson– Steppin' Out
2-7 The Flying Burrito Brothers– Hot Burrito #1
2-8 Styx– Come Sail Away
2-9 Iggy Pop– Cry For Love
2-10 Squeeze– Tempted
2-11 Peter Frampton– Show Me The Way
2-12 Bryan Adams– Run To You
2-13 Nazareth– Love Hurts
2-14 David And David– Ain't So Easy
2-15 Supertramp– The Logical Song
2-16 Gin Blossoms– Follow You Down
2-17 .38 Special– Caught Up In You
2-18 Soundgarden– Black Hole Sun
2-19 Sting– If You Love Somebody Set Them Free
3-1 L.T.D.– (Everytime I Turn Around) Back In Love Again
3-2 Sonny Charles And The Checkmates LTD.– Black Pearl
3-3 Gato Barbieri– Europa
3-4 The Brothers Johnson– I'll Be Good To You
3-5 Aaron Neville– Everybody Plays The Fool
3-6 Billy Preston– Will It Go Round In Circles
3-7 Milton Nascimento– Bridges (Travessia)
3-8 Chuck Mangione– Feels So Good
3-9 Bell & James– Livin' It Up (Friday Night)
3-10 Antonio Carlos Jobim– Wave
3-11 Jeffrey Osborne– On The Wings Of Love
3-12 Paul Desmond– Summertime
3-13 Quincy Jones Feat. Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson & Chaka Khan– Stuff Like That
3-14 Atlantic Starr– Secret Lovers
3-15 Jesse Johnson Feat Sly Stone– Crazay
3-16 Stan Getz– Amorous Cat
3-17 CeCe Peniston– Finally
3-18 Barry White– Practice What You Preach
3-19 Herb Alpert & Hugh Masekela– Skokiaan
3-20 Janet Jackson– When I Think Of You