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The only vocalist in history to net Grammy awards in three different categories (jazz, pop, and R&B, respectively), Al Jarreau was born in Milwaukee, WI, on April 12, 1940. The son of a vicar, he earned his first performing experience singing in the church choir. After receiving his master's degree in psychology, Al Jarreau pursued a career as a social worker, but eventually he decided to relocate to Los Angeles and try his hand in show business, playing small clubs throughout the West Coast.
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Alwyn Lopez "Al" Jarreau (born March 12, 1940) 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 won the aforementioned Grammys within a span of four consecutive decades — the '70s, '80s, '90s and '00s.
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Al Jarreau may be known as a jazz singer, but that doesn’t begin to describe this versatile vocal performer and five-time Grammy Award winner. Jarreau is a true crossover artist, with jazz and pop hits, Broadway parts and television appearances to his name. His latest album is a collaboration with jazz guitarist George Benson. “Givin’ It Up” was released in October by Concord Music Group in conjunction with Monster Cable’s Monster Music Division. The Monster SuperDisc offers higher, audiophile-grade bit-rate sampling in multiple mixes, including 5.1-channel High Definition Surround (HDS).
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Al Jarreau began singing at the age of four, and was soon harmonizing with his brothers and performing solo at a variety of local events in his hometown of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. At the respected Ripon College in Wisconsin, Jarreau performed locally with a group called The Indigos on weekends and holidays before graduating with a B.S. in Psychology. After moving on to the University of Iowa to earn his Master´s Degree in Vocational Rehabilitation, Jarreau relocated to San Francisco to begin a career in rehabilitation counseling. It was there that Al´s natural musical gifts began to shape his future.
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In 1976 Jarreau released his second album, Glow, and toured Europe for the first time. That tour was a watershed event in his life, for it was on that continent that he would enjoy some of his most enduring popularity. His third album, 1977's Look to the Rainbow, was a live album recorded in Europe, and it included a song that would become one of his trademarks, a vocal version of the Dave Brubeck standard "Take Five." That album won Jarreau his first Grammy.
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