Birth Name: Alwin Lopez Jarreau
Date of Birth: March 12, 1940
Place of Birth: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Date of Death: February 12, 2017
Place of Death: Los Angeles, California, United States
Ethnicity: African-American, possibly other
Al Jarreau was an American musician. His father, Emile Alphonse (Jarrow) Jarreau, was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. His mother, Pearl (Walker), was born in Punta Gorda, Florida. He was married to Phyllis Hall and model Susan Elaine Player.
Al’s paternal grandparents were Emile Jarrow (later Jarreau, the son of Neville Jarrow, later Jarreau, and of Louise Courat) and Ida Perry (the daughter of Melvin Perry and Edith).
Al’s maternal grandparents were Henry William Walker and Laura.
Sources: Marriage record of Al’s parents – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRCR-LGC
Al’s mother, Pearl Walker, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNYZ-FVL
Marriage records of Al’s paternal grandparents, Emile Jarrow and Ida Perry – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKJ4-QY28
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKJH-WZ9Q
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