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Quincy Delight Jones Jr. (March 14, 1933 – November 3, 2024) was an American record producer, composer, arranger, conductor, trumpeter, and bandleader. Over the course of his seven-decade career, he received many accolades including 28 Grammy Awards, [1] a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Tony Award as well as nominations for seven Academy Awards and four Golden Globe Awards.
Quincy Jones, an American record producer, musical arranger, film composer, impresario, conductor, and trumpeter, charted 6 singles and 6 albums in the top 40 and won 4 Platinum Awards and 7 Gold Awards only in the United States. [1]
The album also contains "Razzamatazz" (with vocals by Patti Austin) which reached No. 11 in the United Kingdom, Jones's biggest solo hit in that country. The Dude was nominated for twelve Grammy Awards (including Album of the Year ) and won three at the 24th Grammy Awards : for Best Instrumental Arrangement; Best R&B Performance by a Duo or ...
Quincy Jones – “Soul Bossa Nova” (1962) 1962’s cold Christmas got steamier when Jones composed and produced this sexy song for his “Big Band Bossa Nova” album and its trend-conscious ...
Related: Quincy Jones' Life in Photos The song went on to hit No. 1 on the R&B singles chart, the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart and the Billboard Hot 100. Outside of the United States, the ...
And time tells the greatest tale: “Thriller” sold more than 20 million copies in 1983 alone and has contended with the Eagles’ “Greatest Hits 1971-1975” among others as the best-selling ...
"One Hundred Ways" is a 1981 single released from Quincy Jones's album The Dude on A&M Records. The song features James Ingram on vocals. The song reached number 14 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in 1982. [1] It was a bigger Adult Contemporary hit, reaching number five in the U.S. and number six in Canada.
Jones and Jackson wanted to create an easy-listening pop hit replicating the success of McCartney and Stevie Wonder’s “Ebony and Ivory” in a way that might expand Jackson’s global appeal ...