ABOUT THE SHOW
Jazz musician, arranger, producer, entrepreneur, social activist and the first black executive of a major record company, Quincy Jones’ is a one-person history of the entertainment industry over the past 60 years, going from bebop to hip-hop. With more Grammy nominations and awards than anyone else alive, he produced the biggest selling album of all time, Michael Jackson’s Thriller, and the landmark We Are The World. As a film and TV producer, he introduced the world to Oprah Winfrey in The Color Purple and Will Smith in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. Jones’ life — many of his greatest accomplishments happened after recovering from a near fatal brain aneurism — is one of the great American success stories.
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Musical Beginnings
Jones found his future when he discovered a piano at an army recreation center. He next tried every instrument at school and one day picked up a trumpet. It was love at first blast.
Jones found his future when he discovered a piano at an army recreation center. He next tried every instrument at school and one day picked up a trumpet. It was love at first blast.
Superstar
Quincy Jones is a player, composer, conductor, producer, mogul and mentor. Working with everyone from Dinah Washington, Frank Sinatra and Michael Jackson, Quincy Jones has made musical history.
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Quincy Jones is a player, composer, conductor, producer, mogul and mentor. Working with everyone from Dinah Washington, Frank Sinatra and Michael Jackson, Quincy Jones has made musical history.
Photo Credit: Chris Walter | WireImage | Getty Images
Philanthropist
Quincy Jones produced “We Are the World” — the best-selling single of all time. Sales raised $63 million for Ethiopian famine relief. Today, he runs a foundation dedicated to making the lives of children safer in troubled spots around the world.
Photo Credit: Abdelhak Senna | AFP | Getty Images
Quincy Jones produced “We Are the World” — the best-selling single of all time. Sales raised $63 million for Ethiopian famine relief. Today, he runs a foundation dedicated to making the lives of children safer in troubled spots around the world.
Photo Credit: Abdelhak Senna | AFP | Getty Images
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