Alwin Lopez Jarreau

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Alwin Lopez Jarreau, better known as Al Jarreau, was an American jazz and R&B singer celebrated for his versatile vocal style and multiple Grammy Awards across different musical categories.

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Al Jarreau 21
Alwin Lopez Jarreau canonical 1

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instanceOf Grammy Award winner
human
jazz singer
activeYearsEnd 2017
activeYearsStart 1960s
awardReceived Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Performance
Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance
Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance
causeOfDeath respiratory failure
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1940-03-12
dateOfDeath 2017-02-12
educatedAt Ripon College
University of Iowa
familyName Jarreau
genre R&B
contemporary jazz
jazz
pop
soul
givenName Alwin
knownFor scat singing
versatile vocal style
wide vocal range
languageOfWorkOrName English
nativeLanguage English
notableAchievement won Grammy Awards in jazz, pop, and R&B categories
notableWork album "Breakin' Away"
album "Glow"
album "We Got By"
song "We're in This Love Together"
theme song for TV series "Moonlighting"
numberOfChildren 1
occupation singer
songwriter
placeOfBirth Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
placeOfDeath Los Angeles, California, United States
recordLabel Reprise Records
Warner Bros. Records
religion Christianity
sexOrGender male
spouse Phyllis Hall
Susan Player
stageName Al Jarreau

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Al Jarreau birthName Alwin Lopez Jarreau
Tommy LiPuma workedWith Al Jarreau
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USA for Africa hasMember Al Jarreau
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Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration featuresPerformer Al Jarreau
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Take Five hasCoverVersionBy Al Jarreau
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Take Me to the Pilot hasCoverVersionBy Al Jarreau
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We Got By artist Al Jarreau
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We Got By mainPerformer Al Jarreau
subject linked to: album "We Got By"
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Glow artist Al Jarreau
subject linked to: album "Glow"
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Glow mainVocalist Al Jarreau
subject linked to: album "Glow"
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All Fly Home artist Al Jarreau
subject linked to: album "All Fly Home"
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Breakin' Away artist Al Jarreau
subject linked to: album "Breakin' Away"
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L Is for Lover mainVocalist Al Jarreau
subject linked to: album "L Is for Lover"
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L Is for Lover chronologyArtist Al Jarreau
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L Is for Lover hasCoverArtist Al Jarreau
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Heaven and Earth isInDiscographyOf Al Jarreau
subject linked to: album "Heaven and Earth"
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Tenderness vocalFocus Al Jarreau
subject linked to: album "Tenderness"
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Tenderness revisitsEarlierMaterialOf Al Jarreau
subject linked to: album "Tenderness"
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Accentuate the Positive artist Al Jarreau
subject linked to: album "Accentuate the Positive"
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After All artist Al Jarreau
subject linked to: "After All"
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After All performer Al Jarreau
subject linked to: "After All"
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Moonlighting themeMusicComposer Al Jarreau
subject linked to: TV series "Moonlighting"
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