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Alwyn Lopez Jarreau (born March 12, 1940 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin), known popularly as Al Jarreau, is an American, Grammy Award–winning jazz singer. Versatile in his singing style, Jarreau is a six-time Grammy-nominated vocalist and the only vocalist in history to win a Grammy Award in three separate categories: jazz, pop, and R&B.
As the son of a vicar, he had his first singing experiences in a church choir. He attended Ripon College, where he also sang non-professionally with a group called the Indigos, and graduated in 1962. He went on to earn a master’s degree in Vocational Rehabilitation from the University of Iowa, and worked as a rehabilitation counselor in San Francisco before joining a small jazz club trio headed by George Duke and deciding that he would make professional singing his life.
He appeared in such Los Angeles hot spots as Dino’s, the Troubador and Bitter End West. Television exposure came from Johnny Carson, Mike Douglas, Merv Griffin and David Frost, while he expanded his nightclub appearances to include performing at the Improv between the acts of such rising-star comics as Bette Midler, Jimmie Walker, and John Belushi, among others.
He was spotted by Warner Bros. in 1975 and soon thereafter released his critically acclaimed debut album, We Got By, which catapulted him into international fame and garnered him a German Grammy Award. A second German Grammy would follow with the release of his second album, Glow.
As the son of a vicar, he had his first singing experiences in a church choir. He attended Ripon College, where he also sang non-professionally with a group called the Indigos, and graduated in 1962. He went on to earn a master’s degree in Vocational Rehabilitation from the University of Iowa, and worked as a rehabilitation counselor in San Francisco before joining a small jazz club trio headed by George Duke and deciding that he would make professional singing his life.
He appeared in such Los Angeles hot spots as Dino’s, the Troubador and Bitter End West. Television exposure came from Johnny Carson, Mike Douglas, Merv Griffin and David Frost, while he expanded his nightclub appearances to include performing at the Improv between the acts of such rising-star comics as Bette Midler, Jimmie Walker, and John Belushi, among others.
He was spotted by Warner Bros. in 1975 and soon thereafter released his critically acclaimed debut album, We Got By, which catapulted him into international fame and garnered him a German Grammy Award. A second German Grammy would follow with the release of his second album, Glow.
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Hayzi22 wrote:
Al Jarreau is my favorite.
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JNez wrote:
i love this guy, always have. his christmas cd is the best. what a catalog. al jarreau is a quiet king of r&b/funk jazz fusion.
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aysegorkem wrote:
take five.
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benedictum504 wrote:
super bueno!!!!
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pizzake wrote:
ehm.. i'm looking that song where he kinda sings trough his nose. Does anyone know the title??
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großer Künstler
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...einfach nur schön...
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patgoud wrote:
your song makes me smile.....
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quietlistner wrote:
i love this guy hes so positive
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He's AWESOME!!!
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Пидр!
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kkau72 wrote:
Maravilhoso!!!!
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dr_klimper wrote:
great - simply great
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alex-der-segler wrote:
beloved Al Jarreau... my most favourite! listen to "could you believe" and to "Your song"
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Yunus1 wrote:
great song, great singer!
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Orgy at my place!
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<3
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mp-inspiracion wrote:
Calidez, sencillez...me encanta¡
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Very nice song!
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