11/04/2024
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Legendary Music Icon Quincy Jones dies at 91. The multi-talented music titan who worked with everyone from Frank Sinatra and Ray Charles to Michael Jackson's historic โThrillerโ album to writing prize-winning film and television scores and hundreds of other artists, died at his home in Bel-Air, Los Angeles, on November 3, 2024.
Jonesโ publicist, Arnold Robinson, says he died Sunday night at his home in the Bel Air section of Los Angeles, surrounded by his family.
โTonight, with full but broken hearts, we must share the news of our father and brother Quincy Jonesโ passing,โ the family said in a statement. โAnd although this is an incredible loss for our family, we celebrate the great life that he lived and know there will never be another like himโ.
Born Quincy Delight Jones, Jr., on (March 14, 1933 โ November 3, 2024), Nickname the "Q" is a record producer, musician, conductor, songwriter, composer, arranger, and film and television producer.
His career spans 70 years in the entertainment industry with a record of 80 Grammy Award nominations, 28 Grammys, and a Grammy Legend Award in 1992.
He has worked with legendary greats such as Michael Jackson, Siedah Garrett, Tevin Campbell, Chaka Khan, Ashford & Simpson, Aretha Franklin, Rod Temperton, James Ingram, Patti Austin, Ray Charles, Frank Sinatra, Al Jarreau, TAKE 6, Miles Davis, and the list goes on.
He's also the most Grammy-nominated artist in history, his career spans nearly 70 years in the entertainment industry and a record with 80 nominations and 28 wins including a Grammy Legend Award in 1991.
Jones was the producer, with Michael Jackson, of Jackson's albums "Off the Wall" (1979), "Thriller" (1982), "And Bad" (1987), and conductor of the charity song "We Are the World" (1985), which raised funds for victims of famine in Ethiopia.
In 1971, Jones became the first African American to be the musical director and conductor of the Academy Awards. In 1995, he was the first African American to receive the academy's Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award.
He is tied with sound designer Willie D. Burton as the second most Oscar-nominated African American, with seven nominations each.
On March 20, 2020, Jones guest starred in a music video by Travis Scott and Young Thug for the song "Out West". Jones makes and consumes a sandwich during the video.
In January 2022, Jones appeared on the album Dawn FM by Canadian singer The Weeknd, performing a monologue in the sixth track, "A Tale by Quincy".