Alwin Jarreau
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Alwin Lopez Jarreau (1940 - 2017)

Alwin Lopez "Al" Jarreau
Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United Statesmap
Ancestors ancestors
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married about 1964 (to about 1968) [location unknown]
Husband of — married 1977 [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died at age 76 in Los Angeles, California, United Statesmap
Profile last modified | Created 12 Feb 2017
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Al Jarreau was an American singer and musician.

Alwin Lopez Jarreau was born March 12, 1940 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States of America. Alwin was the fifth of six children, was born to [[Jarreau-8|Emile Alphonse Jarreau] and Pearl Walker. He was born into a musical and community-oriented family. Al's father was a Seventh-day Adventist Church minister and singer, and his mother was a church pianist. Together the family sang in benefits and church concerts. He and his mother would also perform at school PTA meetings.

Al married two times, with the first one lasting four years. That marriage, between 1964 and 1968, was to Phyllis Hall.[1] In 1977 Al married Susan Elaine Player (born 11 October 1954), a model. Together the couple has one son, Ryan.

Al is known as a famous American jazz singer. He preferred the genres of jazz, rhythm & blues and soul. He was also known for his expertise in instruments, vocals and vocal percussion. Over the course of his life he won seven Grammy awards and was nominated for around a dozen more. This contemporary jazz artist recorded more than two dozen albums over his career, becoming the first vocalist in music history to receive Grammy Awards in three separate categories (jazz, pop and R&B).[2] Between 1967 and 2017 when he died, Al actively worked under five different music labels including Reprise, Warner Brothers, GRP, Concord, Rhino.[3] Al received the coveted star on Hollywood's "Walk of Fame”, in March 2001. This award cemented his status as one of the best singers of his generation.[4]

He was critically ill in the years prior to his death. In his final days, he suffered pneumonia, resulting in seizures, and was hospitalized. Al Jarreau died February 12, 2017 in Los Angeles, California at the age of 76. His death came just weeks after announcing his retirement from touring.[3]

Sources

  1. "California Divorce Index, 1966-1984," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPR6-GCG : 15 May 2014), Phyllis J Hall and Alwin L Jarreau, Nov 1968; from "California Divorce Index, 1966-1984," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2007); citing San Francisco City, California, Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento.
  2. Al Jarreau on Biography.com, archived at Wayback Machine.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Wikipedia:Al_Jarreau
  4. aljarreau.com
  • Year: 1940; Census Place: Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Roll: T627_4546; Page: 5B; citing: Enumeration District: 72-142A; Alwin Jarreau age 1 month in household of father Emile Jarreau age 37 and mother Pearl Jarreau age 37, 1940 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.

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Acknowledgments

  • This profile was created by the generosity and kindness of the following individual: Cynthia Edgemon Rushing - created the profile, added available image, sources and the original bibliography.




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