Quincy Jones

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BirthdayMar 14, 1933 (91 year old)
DeathdayNov 3, 2024
Place of birthChicago, Illinois, USA
GenderMale

Quincy Delight Jones Jr. (March 14, 1933 – November 3, 2024) was an American record producer, musician, 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. Jones came to prominence in the 1950s as a jazz arranger and conductor before working on pop music and film scores. He moved easily between musical genres, producing Lesley Gore's major pop hits of the early 1960s (including "It's My Party") and serving as an arranger and conductor for several collaborations between the jazz artists Frank Sinatra and Count Basie in the same time period. In 1968, Jones became the first African American to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song for "The Eyes of Love" from the film Banning. Jones was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Score for his work on the 1967 film In Cold Blood, making him the first African American to be nominated twice in the same year. Jones produced three of popstar Michael Jackson's most successful albums: Off the Wall (1979), Thriller (1982), and Bad (1987). In 1985, Jones produced and conducted the charity song "We Are the World", 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. In 2013, Jones was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as the winner, alongside Lou Adler, of the Ahmet Ertegun Award. He was named one of the most influential jazz musicians of the 20th century by Time.

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Quincy Jones

Jul 26, 2002

Quincy Jones

Sep 10, 1990

Self - Host

Jan 1, 2000

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Apr 14, 2017

Self - Host & Musical Guest

Oct 11, 1975

Nov 6, 2005

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Feb 17, 2022

Oct 17, 2005

Emerald City Gold Pianist

Oct 24, 1978

Self (archive footage)

Jan 19, 2024

Jan 26, 2003

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Sep 8, 2003

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Oct 14, 1995

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Sep 9, 2018

Self - Musician

Aug 23, 2019

Self (archive footage)

Dec 2, 2023

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Mar 19, 1953

Mar 28, 1967

Quincy Jones

Jul 26, 2002

Quincy Jones

Sep 10, 1990

Self - Host

Jan 1, 2000

Self

Apr 14, 2017

Self - Host & Musical Guest

Oct 11, 1975

Nov 6, 2005

Acting


Participated in 167 movies, 29 TV series




2024

Original Music Composer


2024

Self (archive footage)



2023

Songs, Producer


2023

Self (archive footage)


2023

Self, Executive Producer



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