It's a bit early for New Year predictions, but here's one: Al Jarreau
Vivien Goldman, Sounds, 13 December 1975
TO EVERYONE who's raved over Al Jarreau's Warner Bros album, We Got By, the identity of the man has remained an enigma that demanded solution. With the punctilious assistance of Dave at Warners over here, Al was finally tracked to his lair, an apartment somewhere in the heart of L.A.
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