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I know more polkas than Frankie Yankovic. I grew up next door to the Polka Tavern in Milwaukee.

Al Jarreau

and I was listening. I started singing, warmer than a summer night, at seven or eight years old.
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Eight Listen Night Old Seven Sing Start Summer Warm Year
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
You have to make a decided effort to not get seduced by the Blues.
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Blue Decide Effort Jazz Music Seduce
I heard that music, and it was part of my upbringing.
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Hear Music Part
It’s all background experience and listening and exposure.
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All Background Experience Exposure Listen
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 know more polkas than Frankie Yankovic. I grew up next door to the Polka Tavern in Milwaukee.
AL JARREAU

Country Door Grew Know More Next People
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
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
Until my knee said, “Uh-uh,” I was jogging. Then I started walking. They don’t like walking a lot, but I’ll push them.
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Fit Jogging Kneww Lot Push Start Them Until Walk
Every living thing tends toward the good or we would have been gone a long time ago
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Ago Been Every Living Gone Good Long Tend Thing Time Toward
I kind of knew something was going on, and my older brothers and sisters were singing be-boppish kinds of stuff in the living room.
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Boppish Brother Go Kind Knew Live Older Room Sing Sister Something Stuff
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
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
You really have to count your blessings and you have to make a decided effort to not get seduced by the blues.
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Bless Blue Decide Effort Make Really Seduce Sound
I discovered is that I have a couple of valves that were leaky and had been giving, gave me a problem then. But I hadn’t noticed anything up until then.
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Anything Couple Discover Eight Give Giving Leaky Notice Problem Until

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