February 12, 2017

Singer Al Jarreau's music spanned R&B, pop and his first love, jazz. Over his career he won seven Grammy Awards and was nominated for over twice as many.

Al had been hospitalized for exhaustion the past two weeks. He passed away today at the age of 76 years old.

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