Alwin Lopez Jarreau was an American singer and musician.
25 Facts About Al Jarreau
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Al Jarreau was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on March 12,1940, the fifth of six children.
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Al Jarreau's father Emile Alphonse Jarreau was a Seventh-day Adventist Church minister and singer, and his mother Pearl Jarreau was a church pianist.
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Al Jarreau was student council president and Badger Boys State delegate for Lincoln High School.
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Al Jarreau went on to attend Ripon College, where he sang with a group called the Indigos.
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Al Jarreau graduated in 1962 with a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology.
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Al Jarreau worked as a rehabilitation counselor in San Francisco, and moonlighted with a jazz trio headed by George Duke.
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In 1969, he and Martinez headed south, where Al Jarreau appeared at Dino's, The Troubadour, and Bitter End West.
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Al Jarreau expanded his nightclub appearances, performing at The Improv between the acts of such rising stars as Bette Midler, Jimmie Walker, and John Belushi.
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In 1975, Al Jarreau was working with pianist Tom Canning when he was spotted by Warner Bros.
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Al Jarreau won the 1982 Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for Breakin' Away.
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Al Jarreau took an extended break from recording in the 1990s.
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Al Jarreau toured and performed with Joe Sample, Chick Corea, Kathleen Battle, Miles Davis, George Duke, David Sanborn Rick Braun, and George Benson.
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Al Jarreau performed the role of the Teen Angel in a 1996 Broadway production of Grease.
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In 2006, Al Jarreau appeared in a duet with American Idol finalist Paris Bennett during the Season 5 finale and on Celebrity Duets singing with actor Cheech Marin.
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In 2010, Al Jarreau was a guest on a Eumir Deodato album, with the song "Double Face" written by Al Jarreau, Deodato, and Nicolosi.
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On February 16,2012, Al Jarreau was invited to the famous Italian Festival di Sanremo to sing with the Italian group Matia Bazar.
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Al Jarreau married his second wife Susan Elaine Player in 1977.
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Ryan and Susan Al Jarreau appear as background vocalists on Tomorrow Today.
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Susan provided photography for several of Al Jarreau's albums, including Glow, All Fly Home, This Time, and Breakin' Away.
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Al Jarreau was conscious, in a stable condition and in the cardiology unit of La Timone hospital in Marseille, the Marseille Hospital Authority said, and he remained there for about a week for tests.
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In June 2012, Al Jarreau was diagnosed with pneumonia, which caused him to cancel several concerts in France.
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Al Jarreau made a full recovery and continued to tour extensively for the next five years until February 2017.
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On February 8,2017, after being hospitalized for exhaustion in Los Angeles, Al Jarreau canceled his remaining 2017 tour dates.
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Al Jarreau is interred in Forest Lawn Memorial Park.