Current:Home > ScamsQuincy Jones, Legendary Producer and Music Icon, Dead at 91 -Apex Profit Path
Quincy Jones, Legendary Producer and Music Icon, Dead at 91
View
Date:2025-04-19 01:08:51
Hollywood is mourning the loss of a legend.
Quincy Jones, the Grammy Award-winning producer and composer who worked with countless musicians including Frank Sinatra and Michael Jackson, has died at the age of 91, his publicist Arnold Robinson shared in a statement Nov. 3.
Jones passed away at his home in Bel Air, Calif., Robinson noted, and was surrounded by his children, siblings, and close family at the time of his death.
“Tonight, with full but broken hearts, we must share the news of our father and brother Quincy Jones’ passing," his family shared in a statement obtained by NBC News. "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."
"He is truly one of a kind and we will miss him dearly," they continued. "We take comfort and immense pride in knowing that the love and joy, that were the essence of his being, was shared with the world through all that he created. Through his music and his boundless love, Quincy Jones’ heart will beat for eternity.”
The Chicago native's impressive career as an arranger and compser began in the mid-1950's and spanned over seven decades in the entertainment industry, working alongisde artists including Ray Charles, Count Basie and Duke Ellington.
Jones—who is survived by his brother, two sisters and his seven children including actresses Kidada Jones and Rashida Jones—went on to earn numerous accolades including 28 Grammy Awards, cementing him as the third artist to have the most Grammys ever and produce massive hits such as 1985's "We Are The World," a recording that would go on to become the best-selling single of all time.
Additionally, the multi-hyphenate helped to produce some of music's most prolific albums including Michael Jackson's Off The Wall, Bad and Thriller, becoming one of the most successful and prominent executives in the industry.
In addition to his stand-out career as a composer, record producer, and arranger, Jones also served as a film producer, conductor, TV producer, record company executive and humanitarian.
(E! and NBC News are part of the NBCUniversal family.)
For the latest breaking news updates, click here to download the E! News AppveryGood! (845)
Related
- Jamie Foxx gets stitches after a glass is thrown at him during dinner in Beverly Hills
- How to Watch the 2024 People's Choice Awards and Red Carpet
- 'Outer Range': Josh Brolin interview teases release date for Season 2 of mystery thriller
- Everything to know about Pete Maravich, college basketball's all-time leading scorer
- Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow owns a $3 million Batmobile Tumbler
- Tiger Woods finishes one over par after Round 1 of Genesis Invitational at Riviera
- 'A Band-aid approach' How harassment of women and Black online gamers goes on unchecked
- Snoop Dogg's Brother Bing Worthington Dead at 44
- IRS recovers $4.7 billion in back taxes and braces for cuts with Trump and GOP in power
- Vampire Weekend announces North American tour, shares new music ahead of upcoming album
Ranking
- McConnell absent from Senate on Thursday as he recovers from fall in Capitol
- Simu Liu Teases Barbie Reunion at 2024 People's Choice Awards
- Salad kit from Bristol Farms now included in listeria-related recalls as outbreak grows
- When Harry Met Sally Almost Had a Completely Different Ending
- Are Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp down? Meta says most issues resolved after outages
- Trump Media's merger with DWAC gets regulatory nod. Trump could get a stake worth $4 billion.
- Tax refund seem smaller this year? IRS says taxpayers are getting less money back (so far)
- Simu Liu Teases Barbie Reunion at 2024 People's Choice Awards
Recommendation
Tom Holland's New Venture Revealed
Prince Harry Breaks Silence on King Charles III's Cancer Diagnosis
Caitlin Clark does it! Iowa guard passes Kelsey Plum as NCAA women's basketball top scorer
US wholesale inflation accelerated in January in latest sign that prices picked up last month
The FBI should have done more to collect intelligence before the Capitol riot, watchdog finds
New York appeals court hears arguments over the fate of the state’s ethics panel
Anya Taylor-Joy confirms secret 'Dune: Part 2' role: 'A dream come true'
Women's college basketball player sets NCAA single-game record with 44 rebounds