Showing posts with label Al Jarreau. Show all posts
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Thursday, February 16, 2017

Al Jarreau, Singer, Dies at 76

Alwin Lopez Jarreau was born in Milwaukee on March 12, 1940, into a musical family. His father, a minister, was a fine singer; his mother played the piano in church. Young Al began singing at 4, harmonizing with his siblings. As a youth he sang in church, as well as with street-corner harmony groups and local jazz bands. NY TIMES OBIT

Alwin Lopez Jarreau (March 12, 1940 – February 12, 2017), better known by his stage name Al Jarreau, was an American singer and musician. He received a total of seven Grammy Awards and was nominated for over a dozen more. Jarreau is perhaps best known for his 1981 album Breakin' Away. He also sang the theme song of the late-1980s television series Moonlighting, and was among the performers on the 1985 charity song "We Are the World". WIKIPEDIA

VIDEO: Watch the official video for "We're In This Love Together" from seven-time Grammy Award winning American vocalist, Al Jarreau.

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