Quincy Jones Jr (Composer and Record Producer)
Profession: Composer and Record Producer
Biography: "Q" is a prolific composer and record producer, working in both the jazz and pop genres. He has produced albums for legendary artists such as Frank Sinatra, Michael Jackson, Sarah Vaughan Lesley Gore, Count Basie, Ray Charles, Dinah Washington, Billy Eckstine, Aretha Franklin, Dizzy Gillespie, and the Brothers Johnson. He arranged and produced the all-star charity single "We Are World".
As a composer, Jones wrote several television and film scores, including "In The Heat of the Night"; "They Call Me Mister Tibbs!"; "Sanford and Son"; "Roots"; and "The Color Purple".
He has won 28 Grammy Awards while being nominated 80 times.
Born: March 14, 1933
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Age: 91 years old
Generation: Silent Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Rooster
Star Sign: Pisces
Career Highlights
Personal Life
- 1968-10-17 Jazz trumpeter Quincy Jones Jr (35) weds actress Ulla Andersson (22)
- 1974-09-13 American producer Quincy Jones Jr (41) divorces actress Ulla Andersson (28) after 5 years of marriage
- 1974-09-14 American composer-arranger-producer Quincy Jones Jr (41) weds American "Mod Squad" actress Peggy Lipton (28) in Los Angeles, California; divorce in 1990
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