{"id":2365906,"date":"2024-11-08T03:25:02","date_gmt":"2024-11-08T08:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/quincy-jones-1933-2024-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-08T03:26:58","modified_gmt":"2024-11-08T08:26:58","slug":"quincy-jones-1933-2024-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/quincy-jones-1933-2024-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Quincy Jones, 1933-2024 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fquincy-jones-1933-2024-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2365906&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Quincy Jones, the \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/clients-staffers-slam-hollywood-metoo-group-times-up-over-involvement-with-cuomo\/\" title=\"Clients, Staffers Slam Hollywood MeToo Group \u2018Time\u2019s Up\u2019 Over Involvement with Cuomo\">legendary music producer<\/a> and cultural icon, passed away on \u200dNovember 3,\u2062 2024, at the age of 91. Born on March 14, \u20641933, in Chicago, Jones rose from humble beginnings on the South Side to become one of the\u200c most influential figures in American music history. His career spanned over seven decades and included groundbreaking collaborations with artists like Michael Jackson, Frank Sinatra, and \u200cRay Charles.<\/p>\n<p>Jones&#8217;s pivotal \u2064moment came when, \u200bat age 11, he discovered a piano while \u2063attempting to break\u2062 into a rec center. This moment \u200csparked his lifelong passion for \u2062music, leading to\u200c an illustrious career marked by significant achievements, such as producing the best-selling album of all time, &#8220;Thriller,&#8221; \u2063by Michael \u200bJackson. His work in music production, arrangement, and composition would shape \u2062the \u2062landscape of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/miley-cyrus-at-30-time-to-grow-up\/\" title=\"Miley Cyrus: Time for maturity at 30.\">pop\u200c music<\/a> and inspire countless artists.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout his life, Jones garnered numerous \u200caccolades, including Grammy Awards, and is remembered not only for his remarkable talent \u200bbut also for his contributions to music diversity and cultural representation. His story is often likened to that of\u200c a Hollywood film, showcasing themes of perseverance and triumph in the face of adversity. His legacy endures as a testament to his profound impact on the music industry and popular culture.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Quincy Jones, 1933-2024<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Thriller! Thriller night! And no one&rsquo;s gonna save you from the beast about to strike! You know it&rsquo;s thriller! Thriller night! You&rsquo;re fighting for your life inside a killer, thriller tonight.&rdquo; If you grew up in the &rsquo;80s or &rsquo;90s, these words are probably ingrained somewhere in your mind next to where you&rsquo;re storing other important information, such as the name of the villain in <em>Die Hard <\/em>and the capital of Maryland. They got into my head thanks to a laser disc version of the &ldquo;Thriller&rdquo; music video that I watched so many times growing up that by the time I was 7, I believed that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/michael-jackson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Michael Jackson<\/a> actually <em>was <\/em>a zombie-werewolf. Whatever the stories behind our attachments to the <em>Thriller <\/em>album might be, we all have one man, aside from Jackson, of course, to thank for it: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/353036\/quincy-jones-explains-why-people-dont-like-hillary-clinton\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Quincy Jones<\/a>, its producer, who helped make <em>Thriller <\/em>the bestselling album of all time, among his many other astounding achievements during his storied seven-decade career in American music.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Storied&rdquo; is the apt word here because Jones&rsquo;s life story and catalog of successes are so extraordinary that they read like the plot of a Dickens novel or an outline for a Steven Spielberg movie. From rags to riches, from growing up on the streets of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/chicago\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Chicago<\/a> to ascending to the upper echelons of the entertainment industry, Jones, who died on Nov. 3 at the age of 91, arguably did more to shape American pop music than any other figure outside of Michael Jackson himself.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Quincy Jones cradles his Grammy awards including the album of the year award, for his eclectic album &ldquo;Back on the Block&rdquo; during the 33rd annual Grammy Awards, at New York&rsquo;s Radio City Music Hall night of Feb.20,1991. Quincy Jones died at age 91. (Susan Ragan\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Quincy Delight Jones Jr. was born in Chicago on March 14, 1933. He grew up in the notoriously crime-ridden South Side of Chicago and seemed destined for a life of delinquency and destitution until a fortuitous occurrence changed his life. One day, while breaking into a rec center with some fellow ruffians, he spotted a piano. Like Moses, who, while tending his father-in-law&rsquo;s sheep in Midian, saw a burning bush, wandered toward it, and thereafter had his life, and the lives of the entire Israelite people, change forever, Jones wandered toward the piano as if drawn to it by a mysterious supernatural force. As he would later write in his autobiography, &ldquo;I went up [to the piano], paused, stared, and then tinkled on it for a moment. That&rsquo;s where I began to find peace. I was 11. I knew this was it for me. Forever.&rdquo;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The piano led Jones to the trumpet, which led him to another serendipitous encounter, this time with a blind trumpeter named Ray Charles, and then to yet more providential meetings with influential &rsquo;50s-era musicians, such as Billie Holiday and Lionel Hampton. It was Hampton who recognized Jones&rsquo;s musical gifts and invited him, when Jones was only 15 years old, to join his band. Hampton&rsquo;s wife insisted that Jones at least finish school before joining him on tour. The connections Jones would continue to make in the music world, along with his talent for composition and musical arrangement, helped him earn gigs conducting Count Basie&rsquo;s band, arranging Frank Sinatra records, composing film soundtracks, and overseeing record companies.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>His next providential meeting took place in 1978 when he was working on the soundtrack of the movie musical <em>The Wiz. <\/em>Impressed with the actor who was playing the role of the Scarecrow, Jones told him that he&rsquo;d like to produce his next album. Jones&rsquo;s subsequent collaboration with this actor, a young singer named Michael Jackson, led to the albums <em>Off the Wall, Thriller, <\/em>and <em>Bad<\/em>, which sold nearly 100 million copies worldwide, made Jackson the &ldquo;King of Pop,&rdquo; and defined American popular music for the next three decades.<\/p>\n<p>Jones&rsquo;s remarkable litany of accomplishments &mdash; which included a record 80 Grammy nominations and 28 wins, two Oscars, an Emmy, and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cold-reunion-prince-harry-and-prince-william-kept-their-distance-during-funeral-as-royal-rift-continues\/\" title=\"Cold Reunion: Prince Harry and Prince William &#039;Kept Their Distance&#039; During Funeral as Royal Rift Continues\">bestselling book &#038;mdash<\/a>; allowed him to hobnob with some of the world&rsquo;s most famous people, from movie stars and CEOs to presidents and popes. In one interview, in which his colorful, humorous personality shines through, too, Jones recounted the time that Bono took him to meet Pope John Paul II. &ldquo;All the guys in the Vatican had these Vatican black shoes. [The Pope] had on some burgundy wingtips, man, with <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">thin tan rib socks<\/a>, man. We had to go and kiss his hand before we left. And when I kissed his hand, I looked down and saw those shoes and it just fell out of my mouth. I said, &lsquo;Oh, my man&rsquo;s got some pimp shoes on.&rsquo; And he heard me.&rdquo; Commenting on his relationship with Bono, Jones said that when he would go to visit him in Dublin, &ldquo;Bono makes me stay at his castle because Ireland is so racist. Bono&rsquo;s my brother, man. He named his son after me.&rdquo; When the interviewer followed up and asked, &ldquo;Is U2 still <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maren-morris-to-leave-country-music-and-turn-a-new-page\/\" title=\"Maren Morris switches gears, bids farewell to country music.\">making good music<\/a>?&rdquo; Jones shook his head &mdash; a loyal friend but an honest music critic to the end.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Daniel Ross Goodman is a&nbsp;<\/em>Washington Examiner<em>&nbsp;contributing writer and the author, most recently, of&nbsp;<\/em>Soloveitchik&rsquo;s Children: Irving Greenberg, David Hartman, Jonathan Sacks, and the Future of Jewish Theology in America<em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quincy Jones, 1933-2024: &#8220;Thriller night! 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