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Al Jarreau
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American singer (1940–2017)
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Alwin Lopez Jarreau was an American singer, singer-songwriter, jazz musician, and social worker. Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1940, he studied at the University of Iowa and Ripon College. His professional career began in 1968, and he worked primarily in Los Angeles. He performed in genres including soul, smooth jazz, jazz, funk, and vocal jazz, utilizing instruments such as voice, percussion, marimba, and drum kit. His musical style was influenced by Johnny Mathis.
Jarreau received multiple Grammy Awards, including the Grammy Award for Record of the Year and the Grammy Award for Song of the Year. He was also nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance, Best Song Written for Visual Media, Best Male R&B Vocal Performance, and Album of the Year. He holds a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He died in Los Angeles in 2017 from natural causes, specifically respiratory failure, pneumonia, and seizure. He is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
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Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Alwin Lopez "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".
Known for
- The Greatest Night in Pop — Self (archive footage)2024
- Marcus — Self2015
- The Soul Man — Self2012
- Resto Umile World Show — Self2011
- O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar — Self (archive footage)2009
- Quincy Jones : 75th Birthday Celebration Live at Montreux — Self2008
- Lord Help Us — Brother Jarreau - Choir Director2007
- George Benson & Al Jarreau: Live at Montreux — Self - vocal2007
- The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: More 1978 — Self2007
- Best of Night of the Proms Vol. 2 — Self2007
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1940
- Active to
- 2017
Discography
- We Got By1975
- Glow1976
- Look to the Rainbow: Live in Europe1977
- All Fly Home1978
- Call Me1979
- Lonely Town, Lonely Street1979
- This Time1980
- Breakin’ Away1981
- 19651983
- Ain’t No Sunshine1983
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 412,147
- Total plays
- 4,307,385
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Alwin Lopez Jarreau (12 March 1940 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin - 12 february 2017, Los Angeles, California), known popularly as Al Jarreau, was an American, Grammy Award–winning jazz singer. Versatile in his singing style, Jarreau is a twelve-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. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Al+Jarreau
Key facts
- Born
- Alwin Lopez Jarreau , ( 1940-03-12 ) March 12, 1940, Milwaukee , Wisconsin, U.S.
- Died
- February 12, 2017 (2017-02-12) (aged 76), Los Angeles , California, U.S.
- Education
- Ripon College
- Genres
- R&B soul pop jazz
- Occupations
- Singer songwriter
- Instruments
- Vocals vocal percussion
- Years active
- 1961–2017
- Labels
- Reprise Warner Bros. Concord Rhino Verve
- Website
- Official website
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Milwaukee
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Occupation
- percussionist
- Languages spoken
- American English
- Award
- honorary doctorate
- Genre
- rhythm and blues
- Instrument
- drum kit
- Record label
- Verve Records
- Official website
- www.aljarreau.com
- Image
- AlJarreauEarly1980s (edited).jpg
- Work location
- Los Angeles
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- Commons category
- Al Jarreau
- date of birth
- 1940-03-12
- Commons gallery
- Al Jarreau
- influenced by
- Johnny Mathis
- date of death
- 2017-02-12
- start of work period
- 1968-00-00
- name in native language
- Al Jarreau
- manner of death
- natural causes
- place of burial
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park
- cause of death
- seizure
- social media followers
- 87900
- birth name
- Alwin Lopez Jarreau
- nominated for
- Grammy Award for Album of the Year
- end of work period
- 2017-00-00
- writing language
- English language
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Encyclopedic overview
Alwin Lopez Jarreau (March 12, 1940 – February 12, 2017) was an American singer. His 1981 album Breakin' Away spent two years on the Billboard 200 and is considered one of the finest examples of the Los Angeles pop and R&B sound. The album won Jarreau the 1982 Grammy for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. In all, he won ten Grammy Awards and was nominated 19 other times during his career.
Jarreau also sang the theme song of the 1980s television series Moonlighting and was among the performers on the 1985 charity song "We Are the World".
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