Monday, November 4, 2024 – Legendary American music producer,
Quincy Jones has died at the age of 91.
Jones’s publicist Arnold Robinson revealed that he died last
night surrounded by his family at his home in the Bel Air area of Los
Angeles.
The family said in a statement: ‘Tonight, with full but
broken hearts, we must share the news of our father and brother Quincy Jones’
passing.
‘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 rose to the top of showbusiness as he became one of
the first black executives to thrive in Hollywood and amass an extraordinary
musical catalog.
He toured with Count Basie and Lionel Hampton, arranged
records for Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald, and composed the soundtracks for Roots
and In The Heat Of The Night.
Jones organized then-president Bill Clinton’s first
inaugural celebration and oversaw the all-star recording of We Are The World in
1985 for famine relief in Africa.
The 28-time Grammy award winner will likely be best
remembered for his productions with Jackson, with his versatility and
imagination helping set off the singer’s talents as he transformed from child
star to the ‘King of Pop.
Jones’s final Instagram post yesterday wished his
daughter Martina ‘Tina’ a happy birthday and featured a photograph of the two
smiling together. It said: ‘Happy Birthday to my Tina Beena! So proud to be yo
papa! Big hug, I love you eternally.’
Jones is survived by daughters Rashida Jones, Jolie Jones
Levine, Rachel Jones, Martina Jones, Kidada Jones, and Kenya Kinski-Jones; son
Quincy Jones III; brother Richard Jones and sisters Theresa Frank and Margie
Jay.
