VINTAGE MILWAUKEE CREAM CITY BRICK FROM AL JARREAU'S CHILDHOOD HOME

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VINTAGE MILWAUKEE CREAM CITY BRICK
RECLAIMED FROM
AL JARREAU'S
CHILDHOOD HOME, I'M A LIFELONG BRICKLAYER WITH A LARGE BRICK COLLECTION,  I COLLECTED THIS BRICK AND OTHERS FROM THIS SITE AT THE TIME OF DEMOLITION, I LIVED 4 BLOCKS AWAY AT THE TIME
THE HOUSE WAS TORN DOWN IN THE 1970'S
IT STOOD ON RESERVOIR STREET-BETWEEN 3RD AND 4TH STREETS
MILWAUKEE WI
"
Al Jarreau
, in full
Alwyn Lopez Jarreau
, (born March 12, 1940,
Milwaukee
,
Wisconsin
, U.S.—died February 12, 2017,
Los Angeles
, California), American singer and songwriter who sang with almost acrobatic versatility and inventiveness, ranging from tenor crooning to scatting. His
music
contained influences of
jazz
,
rhythm and blues
,
soul
, and
gospel
without belonging precisely in any of those
genres
. Jarreau won seven
Grammy Awards
across three different musical categories.
As a child, Jarreau sang in church and at other
venues
in Milwaukee"
GREAT BRICK HAS THE INITIALS, "J F R (or B)
INSCRIBED INTO THE SIDE
BRICK HAS A FEW CHIPS FROM AGE AND USE
MEASURES 8" X 3 5/8" X 2 1/4"
ORIGINAL PAINT
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