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Al Jarreau is gone at 76 - vision63 - 02-12-2017
Which in my mind is still too young to leave us. I always try to catch him in concert. My favorite concert which is vague in my mind was he and Brenda Russell at I believe Dodgers Stadium in the 80's. He was a big part of my musical emergence. My high school girlfriend Pearl introduced this "Funkateer" to his smooth sounds. She listened to a more jazzy station than the rest of us kids, KJLH, owned by Stevie Wonder and stood for "Kindness, Joy, Love and Happiness." Jarreau was breezy and delightful. I was still into funk and rock primarily though at that time, in addition to many other strains of music that pleased me.
http://www.ebony.com/entertainment-culture/al-jarreau-dead#axzz4YUoyd3RS
I picked up this from Urban Ore in Berkley sometime last year. I also snagged that Lakeside album.
Re: Al Jarreau is gone at 76 - DP - 02-12-2017
No fscking way!... RIP....
Re: Al Jarreau is gone at 76 - DavidS - 02-12-2017
I saw him in 1989. He was the first concert at Atlanta's Lakewood amphitheater. He put on a great show in front of an audience filled with Atlanta politicians and dignitaries. R.I.P.
Re: Al Jarreau is gone at 76 - Ombligo - 02-12-2017
He is definately in the "how old!" category.. I never would have thought of him as being 76.
Tremendous talent. RIP
Re: Al Jarreau is gone at 76 - Rick-o - 02-13-2017
Aw, man!
For some reason, I thought he was younger. Such a great, unique voice! R.I.P.
Re: Al Jarreau is gone at 76 - NewtonMP2100 - 02-13-2017
.....wrote the lyrics to 'Moonlighting' theme......
remastered version.........?!
Re: Al Jarreau is gone at 76 - kj - 02-13-2017
Total bummer. I still have is autograph somewhere. I was lucky enough to see him in concert and at a workshop he did. Amazing dude.
Re: Al Jarreau is gone at 76 - Blankity Blank - 02-13-2017
vision63 wrote:Yikes, KJLH, there's a blast from the past. They lived on one of my car radio bottoms for a long time.
She listened to a more jazzy station than the rest of us kids, KJLH, owned by Stevie Wonder and stood for "Kindness, Joy, Love and Happiness." snagged that Lakeside album.
Re: Al Jarreau is gone at 76 - wurm - 02-13-2017
In my previous life in radio, he was a staple. Didn't have a ton of hits, but the ones he had got regular airplay and people loved his smooth voice (for good reason). I can still picture him in the We Are The World video (at about 2:05). He always seemed so happy.
R.I.P., Mr J.
Re: Al Jarreau is gone at 76 - vision63 - 02-14-2017
Blankity Blank wrote:Yikes, KJLH, there's a blast from the past. They lived on one of my car radio bottoms for a long time.
[quote=vision63]
She listened to a more jazzy station than the rest of us kids, KJLH, owned by Stevie Wonder and stood for "Kindness, Joy, Love and Happiness." snagged that Lakeside album.
They definitely did. So much good music back then.