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| Al Jarreau: Seven-time Grammy-winning jazz singer dies at 76 | Al Jarreau: Seven-time Grammy-winning jazz singer dies at 76 |
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| Seven-time Grammy Award-winning jazz and pop singer Al Jarreau has died in Los Angeles at the age of 76, his publicist says. | |
| The cause of his death was not immediately clear. He was in a hospital being treated for exhaustion. | The cause of his death was not immediately clear. He was in a hospital being treated for exhaustion. |
| Earlier this month, he retired from touring after more than 50 years. | Earlier this month, he retired from touring after more than 50 years. |
| A rare artist to have won a Grammy in jazz, pop and R&B categories, Jarreau was famed for writing the theme to hit television show Moonlighting. | |
| He was acclaimed for his versatility and after receiving awards as a jazz singer, he crossed over into pop. | |
| In 1981, he launched Breakin Away, which included the hit We're in This Love Together, which catapulted him to fame. | |
| According to a post on the star's Twitter profile, his son had recently caught Jarreau singing Moonlighting to one of the nurses in hospital. | |
| A statement on his website read: "His 2nd priority in life was music. There was no 3rd. His 1st priority, far ahead of the other, was healing or comforting anyone in need. | |
| "Whether it was emotional pain, or physical discomfort, or any other cause of suffering, he needed to put our minds at ease and our hearts at rest." |