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Every day is Thanksgiving for me, man. Yeah, I still have an audience, and they ask the local promoter, “When is Al coming back?”

Al Jarreau

I sang do-wop on the street corner before it was called do-wop.I can sing some polkas. And proud of that.
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Call Corner Do Sang Street Wop
I really do see it as the start of the second half of my career.
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Career Chance Half Really Second Start
I know more polkas than Frankie Yankovic. I grew up next door to the Polka Tavern in Milwaukee.
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Country Door Grew Know More Next People
I think a singer is an athlete. I’ve always tried to stay fit.
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Always Athlete Fit Say Singer Think Tried
I was age six or seven, and singing, “Jesus wants me for her son, beep, to shine for him,” and people smiled and pinched my cheeks till the blood vessels broke, and I knew I was doing something right.
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Age Beep Blood Broke Cheek Do Jesus People Pinck Right Seven Shine Sing Six Smile Something Son Vessel Want
These songs are old friends I have entertained myself with when I’m washing the dishes, driving to the store and walking down the aisles.
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Dish Down Drive Entertain Friend Myself Old Song Store Walk Wash
I can sing some polkas. And proud of that.
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Can Polkas Proud Sing That
Jazz brought this sense of democracy where four guys come together and your name may be on the marquee, but in this moment, when you’re the soloist, it’s you, and we follow you. We follow you.
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Brought Come Democracy Follow Guy Jazz Name Sense Together
My eyes went blank, and I stared off, and the music started. It was raining, and the sun was shining at the same time.
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Blank Blue Eye Music Rain Same Shine Start Sun Time
I was crawling around inside of her. She was a church pianist. My dad was a brilliant singer. I was hearing it.
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Bench Church Dad Foot Happen Mother Next Piano Planet Set Something
It’s all background experience and listening and exposure.
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All Background Experience Exposure Listen
Al and Tommy and I sharing the biggest laugh because it was predicted by everything we did in the first three or four records in my career.
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Big Career Everything First Four Laugh Predict Record Share Three
The ones that you sing when you’re driving in the car and as a singer you always go back to them.
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Always Back Car Drive Go One Sing Singer
And there were these big bay windows, and there was the blue in the sky, and the sun on the trees, and it was drizzling.
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Bay Big Blue Dizzle Sky Sun Tree Window
I watched Elvis Presley become – I listened to Elvis Presley. I watched Chuck Berry become. I listened to Little Richard.
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Become Celebrity Listen Singer Watch
I would still be singing, because it’s part of my heart and my soul, and it lifts me up.
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Heart Lift Sing Soul Still Would

Every day is Thanksgiving for me, man. Yeah, I still have an audience, and they ask the local promoter, “When is Al coming back?”

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