Alwyn Lopez "Al" Jarreau (born March 12, 1940, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States) is an American singer. A seven-time Grammy Award winner, he is the only vocalist in history to win in three separate categories: jazz, pop, and R&B.; He also won the Grammys within a span of four consecutive decades — the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s and 2000s.
Jarreau was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the fifth of six children. His web site refers to Reservoir, Inc. the n...
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Alwyn Lopez "Al" Jarreau (born March 12, 1940, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States) is an American singer. A seven-time Grammy Award winner, he is the only vocalist in history to win in three separate categories: jazz, pop, and R&B.; He also won the Grammys within a span of four consecutive decades — the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s and 2000s.
Jarreau was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the fifth of six children. His web site refers to Reservoir, Inc. the name of the street in Milwaukee he lived on. His father was a Seventh-Day Adventist Church minister and singer, and his mother was a church pianist. He and his family sang together in church concerts, and also performed in benefits. He and his mother performed at PTA meetings as well.
He was the president of the student council at high school, going on to receive a scholarship to Ripon College, where he also sang non-professionally with a group called the Indigos, While at Ripon he met David Lives. Al graduated in 1962 with a Bachelor Of...
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