Wisconsin Magazine of History

Wisconsin Magazine of History

Director, Wisconsin Historical Society Press

Kate Thompson

Executive Editor

Sara E. Phillips

Editors

Carrie Kilman, Elizabeth Wyckoff

Image Researcher

John H. Nondorf

Research and Editorial Assistants

Kaitlyn Hein, Ruth Thomas

Design

Huston Design

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Curio
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BOOK EXCERPT Never Givin’ Up
The following selection is from Never Givin’ Up: The Life and Music of Al Jarreau, which will be released this fall by the Wisconsin Historical Society Press. From his earliest days singing in the 1940s until his death in 2017, Al Jarreau defied cate

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