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Al Jarreau during a concert (in West Germany) in early 1981. Jarreau was born in Milwaukee on March 12, 1940, [1] the fifth of six children. His father Emile Alphonse Jarreau was a Seventh-day Adventist Church minister and singer, and his mother Pearl (Walker) Jarreau was a church pianist.
Legendary jazz singer Al Jarreau died Sunday morning, according to a message on his website. He was 76.
The popular singer behind hits like "Moonlighting," died on Sunday in Los Angeles at age 76, just after retiring from his tour.
The album contains material recorded by Jarreau in 1965. Bainbridge Records acquired the rights to the recordings in 1968. Originally slated to be released in May 1982 under the tile My Favorite Things, Jarreau issued a temporary restraining order against the release of the album. The court initially favored Jarreau, but the label filed an ...
Jarreau is the sixth studio album by Al Jarreau, released in 1983. [3] It was his third consecutive #1 album on the Billboard Jazz charts, while also placing at #4 on the R&B album charts and #13 on the Billboard 200. In 1984 the album received four Grammy Award nominations, including for Jay Graydon as Producer of the Year (Non-Classical).
Soon after, Collins toured with Al Jarreau, after being featured on his L is for Lover album (1986), on a song called "Pleasure." She quickly found herself an integral part of the Jarreau set. While she was still on tour with Jarreau, Nile Rodgers suggested that she record an album with him and Philippe Saisse, in a trio
Tenderness is a live album by Al Jarreau, released in 1994 by Reprise Records. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Although officially a live album, it was recorded in studio in front of an invited audience . [ 3 ] The album is a compilation of some of Jarreau's older recordings like "We Got By" and "You Don't See Me", covers of artists such as Elton John and Carole ...
"'Weird Al' has come up in conversations," said Sykes, 69. "He’s a genius." The entertainment executive added of the "Eat It" singer, "He has made brilliant versions of the songs, but I’ll be ...