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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. [1] . His career spans over 70 years, with 28 Grammy Awards won out of 80 nominations, [2] and a Grammy Legend Award in 1992.
2 Apr 2014 · Quincy Jones is a record producer, musician and film producer who was convinced at an early age to explore music by his teenage friend Ray Charles. He played in various bands through...
28 Sep 2018 · On the night of his birthday, March 14, Jones was up until 8 a.m. the following morning, holding court with several 20-something friends of his son Quincy Jones III — immigrants from Sweden...
12 Jun 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).
Quincy Jones is a legendary producer, composer, and musician who has shaped the sound of popular music for over six decades. Explore his life, work, and legacy on his official website.
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.
20 Jun 2022 · Explore Quincy Jones' impactful, seven-decade career in this episode of Black Sounds Beautiful, which details how the industry mogul helped define and promote Black music worldwide.
22 Jun 2005 · Learn about the iconic Quincy Jones, from his early life to his prolific career as a musician, composer and music producer.
Quincy Jones’s enormous success in the 1980s was the culmination of an extraordinary career. A classically trained musician who grew up in Seattle, Washington, he was a gospel singer at age 12, a jazz arranger in New York City in his early 20s, and musical director of Barclay Records in France soon.
Quincy Jones is one of those rare individuals whose career in contemporary music-making spans virtually four decades, not only on the calendar itself but also in the almost constant churning of what we loosely call “popular music.”
