I didn’t think, however, that one of my go-to test tracks would be a Quincy Jones-produced slice of ‘80s disco/soul fusion, even at a time when my musical taste was expanding beyond the confines of ...

His impact on music and culture remains unparalleled. Forging a Musical Legacy: Quincy Jones and Ray Charles’s Lifelong ...

Ray sang like Nat Cole and Charles Brown and played alto sax like ... I recall it well, as that was the time my son (Quincy Jones III) was born – he was born in London. We had a lot of fun ...

Before he started writing for Hollywood, and long before his protégé Michael Jackson was even born, Quincy Jones enjoyed a colourful career. He spent his 1950s playing trumpet with Ray Charles ...

Quincy Jones is an American record producer ... Jones has composed, arranged, and written music for Ray Charles, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Aretha Franklin and Michael Jackson.

Quincy Jones produced the song that helped bring ... produced a song for the Weekend as recently as 2022 and a song for Ray Charles back in 1961. Few people in any industry have had the privilege ...

we’re talking about Quincy.” However, while Winfrey highlighted “musical genius” Jones’ collaborations with legends such as Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald and Ray Charles, as well as ...

Quincy Jones is a living legend ... As a teenager he also worked with Duke Ellington, Ray Charles and Benny Carter. The legendary producer describes how the world of music looks to him today.

Whoopi Goldberg and Oprah Winfrey reunited on stage at the 2025 Oscars to honor late legend Quincy Jones ... Ella Fitzgerald and Ray Charles ,and the driving force behind ‘We Are The World ...

I’m certainly not against the idea of sitting in the sun with the sound of Ray Charles or Sam Cooke ... s most famous tune is that it’s a Quincy Jones special. Jones’ production made him ...