Quincy Jones - A Musical Legend
Quincy Jone (wikimedia) Quincy Jones is no more According to Jones’ publicist, Arnold Robinson, Jones passed away on November 3rd. night at his home in Bel Air, Los Angeles. He said that "we celebrate the great life that he lived and know there will never be another like him.” Jones—the most adaptable artist of the past and this century. He is best known for producing albums for other musicians. Some of his notable works include Michael Jackson's Off the Wall, Thriller and Bad in the 1980s. this album catapulted Michael into the King of Pop. Jones also produced music for Donna Summer, Frank Sinatra, and Aretha Franklin, among others. Quincy Jones' introduction to music Quincy Jones was born on March 14, 1933, in Chicago to a half-caste father of a Welsh slave owner and a female slave. His mother also came from a slave background. Jones' introduction to music came from a piano played by a neighbour, which he started learning as early as age seven. H...