Quincy Joneslegendary music producer, has died at the age of 91. As announced by his publicist, Arnold Robinson, Jones died this Sunday night at his home in the Bel Air area of Los Angeles, surrounded by his family.
“Tonight, with a full but broken heart“We must share the news of the passing of our father and brother Quincy Jones,” the family said in a statement. “And while this is an incredible loss for our family, We celebrate the great life he lived and know there will never be another like him.“.
Jones, considered one of the most versatile pop cultural figures of the 20th century, was also known for producing the albums off the wall, Thriller and Bad for of Michael Jackson in the 1980s, which made the singer the biggest pop star of all time. Jones also produced music for Frank Sinatra, Aretha Franklin, Donna Summer and many others.
He was also a successful composer of dozens of film scores. Furthermore, with a great skill on trumpet and pianowas a conductor and arranger for jazz stars such as Count Basie.
His film and television production company, founded in 1990, had great success with comedy The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and other programs, and continued to innovate well into his 80s, launching Qwest TV in 2017, an on-demand music television service.
Jones He is the third, after Beyoncé and Jay-Z, to have the most award nominations Grammy of all time (80 compared to 88 for both artists) and is the third award winner, with 28 awards.
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