28-TIME GRAMMY WINNER QUINCY JONES PASSES AWAY AT 91
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Quincy Delight Jones, a well-known American record and television producer who worked for more than 70 years, died at the age of 91.
Arnold Robinson, Jones’ spokesman, verified this, stating that Jones passed away on Sunday night in the company of his family at his Bel Air, Los Angeles, home.
“Tonight, with full but broken hearts, we must share the news of our father and brother Quincy Jones’ passing,” the family stated.
“And although this is an incredible loss for our family, we celebrate the great life that he lived and know there will never be another like him.”
Jones worked with a number of well-known entertainment industry icons, such as Will Smith, Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles, and Michael Jackson.
Most famously, he produced Jackson’s ground-breaking record “Thriller,” which sold over 20 million copies in 1983 alone and is now among the best-selling albums ever.
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He was a lyricist and composer who also directed the all-star recording of the charity single “We Are The World” from 1985.
As the first African American to receive an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song, Jones made history in 1968 with her performance of “The Eyes of Love” from the movie “Banning.”
In addition to being the first African American to serve as the Academy Awards’ musical director and conductor in 1971, he was also the first to get the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award in 1995.
Jones was named one of the most significant jazz performers of the 20th century by Time magazine and went on to win 28 Grammy Awards out of 80 nominations.
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