[1][2] After graduating from Brooklyn College with a degree in English and serving in the United States Army, Moss began his music career by promoting "16 Candles", a 1958 hit for the Crests on Coed Records.
In 1998, Alpert and Moss sued PolyGram for breach of the integrity clause, eventually settling for an additional $200 million payment in 2003.
[7] In 2004, Moss was appointed to the California Horse Racing Board, replacing longtime television producer Alan Landsburg.
[8] Moss was a longtime horse-breeder and owner who won the 2005 Kentucky Derby with Giacomo, the first horse he had ever entered in that race, and the 2009 Breeders' Cup Classic with Zenyatta.
[15][16] In 2020, Moss and his wife Tina donated $25,000,000 to the Music Center in downtown Los Angeles, the largest single contribution ever made to the venue.