The late producer came from hardship and knew his history, which allowed him to see—and invent—the future of music.
The Great Ray Charles, The Genius of Ray Charles, Genius + Soul = Jazz, A Message From the People —all key entries in Ray’s ...
Their work on “Off the Wall,” “Thriller,” and “Bad” set records for commercial success and defined the sound of the 1980s.
The producer, who died this week, was at the height of his powers during a legendary three-album run with Jackson.
For decades, he had many of the pop world’s best players on call — and knew how to coax out their sharpest performances.
Quincy Jones was known to generations of fans due to a career that spanned from the radio to the big screen and the small.
Quincy Jones, the polymath hitmaker who ruled the American music industry with a magic touch for well over half a century, ...
He played the trumpet with Lionel Hampton, produced albums ('Thriller'), songs ("We Are the World," "It's My Party"), films ('The Color Purple') and TV shows ('Fresh Prince of Bel-Air'), scored movies ...
Quincy Jones, a prolific producer and the first Black executive at a major American record label, was best known as the ...
Jones was in his 80s, energetic and deeply engaged with those around him. Born in 1933 in Chicago, he was directly descended ...