Milwaukee’s Great Al Jarreau

Al Jarreau was one of the great singers of the latter 20th and early 21st century. Born in 1940 and raised in central Milwaukee, by the age of four he was singing in public and was soon performing concerts in Milwaukee with his parents and five siblings. At Lincoln High School, he starred in the annual Follies shows, while playing basketball, running cross country and becoming an all-city baseball player. Al attended Ripon College and the University of Iowa before heading to the West Coast, where eventually he won six Grammy awards in three different categories, and became one of the most revered musicians of his generation. This lecture follows Jarreau’s life, career and music, complete with musical examples.