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Here's a look at the life of musician, music producer and philanthropist Quincy Jones.
Birthdate: March 14, 1933
Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois
Birth name: Quincy Delight Jones Jr.
Father: Quincy Delight Jones Sr., carpenter.
Mother: Sara Frances (Wells) Jones
Marriages: Peggy Lipton (1974-1990); Ulla Andersson (1967-1974); Jeri Caldwell (1957-1966)
Children: with Nastassja Kinski: Kenya; with Peggy Lipton: Rashida and Kidada; with Ulla Andersson: Quincy III and Martina; with Carol Reynolds: Rachel; with Jeri Caldwell: Jolie
Jones and his brother Lloyd were raised by their father and stepmother, Elvera, in Seattle and Bremerton, Washington. His mother had been institutionalized in Chicago when they were very young.
A car accident at age 14, in which Jones saw four of his friends die, left him so traumatized that he had never driven a car.
She met Ray Charles when they were both teenagers and starting out in the music industry. Jones arranged and produced for Charles, and Charles later performed on Jones' albums. They remained friends until Charles' death in 2004.
As an arranger in the 1950s, Jones worked with music industry legends such as Count Basie, Tommy Dorsey, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Lionel Hampton and Frank Sinatra.
As a music producer for over 60 years, he has worked with Miles Davis, Celine Dion, Aretha Franklin, Lesley Gore, Jennifer Holliday, Michael Jackson, Barbra Streisand, Barry White and many more.
Jones has 80 Grammy nominations and 28 wins, including a Grammy Legend Award. She has seven Oscar nominations and received the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award. She also received four Emmy nominations, winning one.
He has composed the music for more than 30 films and has written themes for television programs, documentaries and short films.
Mid 1940s – He sings and plays trumpet with a gospel quartet.
1951 – His trumpet playing earned him a scholarship to the prestigious Schillinger House in Boston (now Berklee College of Music). He leaves when the opportunity arises to join the Lionel Hampton Band.
1956 – Dizzy Gillespie joins the band as trumpeter and musical director.
1957 – He moves to Paris to study. He works for the music publishing company Barclay Disques.
1961 – Jones is hired as musical director of Mercury Records and a few months later is promoted to vice president.
1963 – He wins his first Grammy Award, Best Instrumental Arrangement for “I Can't Stop Loving You.”
1963 – Produced “It's My Party” for Lesley Gore on Mercury Records, her first number one pop single.
August 1974 – He suffers a brain aneurysm, which forces him to stop playing the trumpet.
1977 – He wins an Emmy for outstanding achievement in musical composition for a series (dramatic emphasis) for the film “Roots.”
1982 – Produces Jackson's album, “Thriller.”
1985 – Director and producer of “We Are the World”, the song recorded to raise funds for famine relief in Ethiopia. Producer and musical composer of the film “El Color Púrpura”.
1991 – Receives the Legend Grammy Award.
1991-1993 – Co-produces the Montreux Jazz Festival. His association with the festival continues to this day.
1993 – Launches “Vibe” magazine.
1994-1999 – President and CEO of Qwest Broadcasting, a minority-controlled television broadcasting company.
nineteen ninety five – Receives the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
March 1996 – Executive producer of the 68th annual Academy Awards ceremony.
October 1, 2001 – Simon & Schuster publishes his autobiography, “Q: The Autobiography of Quincy Jones.”
2001 – Honored by the Kennedy Center.
2008 – Publishes the book “The Complete Quincy Jones: My Journey & Passions”.
2008 – Establishes the nonprofit Quincy Jones Foundation.
April 18, 2013 – Member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
July 11, 2017 – Jones' 2013 lawsuit against Jackson's estate goes to trial. Jones claims he is owed $30 million in unpaid royalties.
July 26, 2017 – Jones wins $9.42 million in damages in her lawsuit against Jackson's estate.
September 21, 2018 – “Quincy,” a documentary about Jones’ life and legacy, debuts on Netflix. The film, directed by Alan Hicks and Jones' daughter Rashida Jones, wins a Grammy Award in February 2019 for Best Musical Film.
May 5, 2020 – An appeals court throws out part of Jones' 2017 lawsuit against Jackson's estate. The court rules that interpretation of the contract was a judicial function and not intended for the jury, which mistakenly awarded Jones $6.9 million. The compensation of $2.5 million for fees is maintained.
September 20, 2020 – Jones signs global publishing deal with Warner Chappell Music. The agreement covers the management of its current and future composition catalogue. This includes more than 2,000 compositions and works by composers Brothers Johnson, Siedah Garrett and others in his company.
September 27, 2023 – Jones receives the first Peace through Music Award from Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Recording Academy CEO Harvey Marson Jr. The awards recognize an American music industry professional who has played an invaluable role in intercultural exchanges and whose musical work promotes peace and peace. mutual understanding worldwide.
