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Biography of Quincy Delight Jones, Jr.Name: Quincy Delight Jones, Jr.Birth Date: March 14, 1933 Death Date: N/A Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, United States Nationality: American Gender: Male Occupations: musician, composer, producer, arranger, film and television executive Quincy Delight Jones, Jr. A resume for Quincy Delight Jones, Jr. (born 1933), would read like a run-on sentence with too many hyphens: musician-composer-arranger-producer-film and television executive, just to name a few. He propelled not only his own stardom, but that of Michael Jackson, Oprah Winfrey, James Ingram, Donna Summer--again, just to name a few. For more than four decades, Jones left a permanent, unique mark on the world of entertainment.Quincy Delight Jones, Jr., was born on the south side of Chicago on March 14, 1933. His parents divorced soon after his younger brother, Lloyd, was born, and the Jones boys were raised by their father, a carpenter, and his new wife. She had three children of her own, and three more with Quincy Jones, Sr. His birth mother, Sarah Jones, was in and out of mental health facilities, and it wasn't until his adult life that Quincy was able to enjoy a close relationship …showed first 150 words…
…showed last 150 words…and others. They talk about an obsessed genius, a workaholic, and a man with a creative brilliance that has touched virtually every facet of popular entertainment since 1950.In 1993 Jones announced that he was starting a magazine called Vibe. The magazine has been well received as an African American music journal. The album Jones released in 1995 was Q's Jook Joint. The album combined the talents of many of Quincy Jones's counterparts such as Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles, Sonny Bono and many others. The album was a celebration of his 50 years within the music industry. In 1996 Jones released an instrumental album entitled Cocktail Mix. Further Reading Two excellent in-depth and insightful interviews with Quincy Jones are in The New York Times Magazine (November 18, 1990) and The Washington Post Style section (October 6, 1990); Jones is the cover story of the October 22, 1990, issue of Jet. Jones wrote his autobiography Q: The Autobiography of Quincy Jones in 2001. |