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Quincy Delight Jones Jr. (born March 14, 1933) is an American record producer, songwriter, composer, arranger, and film and television producer. His career spans over 70 years, with 28 Grammy Awards won out of 80 nominations, [2] and a Grammy Legend Award in 1992.
Apr 2, 2014 · Quincy Jones is best known as a composer and record producer for legendary musicians such as Frank Sinatra, Michael Jackson, Celine Dion and Aretha Franklin.
Jun 12, 2024 · Quincy Jones, American musical performer, producer, arranger, and composer whose work encompasses virtually all forms of popular music. He was perhaps best known for producing the all-time best-selling album, Michael Jackson’s Thriller (1982), and the television series The French Prince of Bel-Air (1990–96).
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- Quincy Jones is an American musical performer, producer, arranger, and composer whose work encompasses virtually all forms of popular music. He beg...
- Quincy Jones was born on the South Side of Chicago on March 14, 1933.
- Quincy Jones grew up in Chicago, where he was born, and in Bremerton, Washington, where he moved at the age of 10 with his family. He spent the res...
- In the early 1950s Quincy Jones studied briefly at Schillinger House (now Berklee College of Music) in Boston before leaving to tour with Lionel Ha...
- Quincy Jones has had a prolific career that spans 70 years and includes significant achievements in multiple artistic mediums, such as becoming one...
- In addition to producing three of Michael Jackson’s best-selling solo albums—Off the Wall (1979), Thriller (1982), and Bad (1987)—Quincy Jones has...
Sep 28, 2018 · Quincy Jones, in a rare moment, is relaxing. He lounges on an overstuffed sofa in his home screening room while sipping from his frequent drink of choice these days — a protein-rich smoothie...
Quincy Jones. Producer: The Color Purple. Considered to be one of the greatest minds in music and television history, Quincy Delight Jones, Jr. was born on March 14, 1933 in Chicago, Illinois. He is the son of Sarah Frances (Wells), a bank executive, and Quincy Delight Jones, Sr., a carpenter.
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Sep 16, 2018 · From bebop to hip hop, Quincy Jones has made an indelible imprint on the sound of generations. And based on the plans he shares with CBC in this interview, the 85-year-old is not slowing down.
The saying goes “Jack of all trades, master of none,” but Quincy Jones excelled at every role he took on. A record producer, arranger, trumpeter and more, Jones has achieved distinction in practically every facet of the music industry.
