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 ...
As a producer, arranger, composer, bandleader and recording artist, he made a powerful mark on nearly every genre he touched.
But nobody made the song jump like Jones did — one reason Ol’ Blue Eyes kept working with him for the next two decades ...
Musicians have long taken inspiration from poetry for their work; here are four rock songs that pull from well-known poems.
Quincy Jones’ gilded discography spanned jazz, pop and rock â€” and collaborations with Michael Jackson, Frank Sinatra and countless others. Start with these gems.
Jones and Jackson earned nine No. 1 songs and sold millions of albums together. Thriller won Jones a Grammy for album of the ...
Few artists have legacies so mammoth their very name could be considered synonymous with the music industry, but then again, ...
Trying to choose 15 songs from Quincy Jones' illustrious career in music is a steep challenge, but you can't go wrong with ...
One of the most covered songs in the world, from school choirs to mega stars, "Hallelujah" has a stirring magnitude that begs ...
Beloved charity classic Do They Know It’s Christmas? will get its most star-studded reboot to celebrate its 40th anniversary.