Legendary producer Quincy Jones dies aged 91

04 November 2024, 10:46 | Written by Tyler Damara Kelly

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Quincy Jones, the iconic producer who worked with the likes of Aretha Franklin, Donna Summer, Michael Jackson and Frank Sinatra, has died at the age of 91.

"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," Quincy Jones' family said in a statement, announcing his death.

The 28-time Grammy Award-winner received a Tony Award in 2016 for Best Revival of a Musical for the Broadway production of The Color Purple, as well as picking up an Emmy 1977 for composing the score for the TV show Roots. He also won the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award in 1994 at the Oscars, making him a rare EGOT winner.

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Among his credentials are working as a producer and arranger for the likes of Ella Fitzgerald, Leslie Gore, Sammy Davis Jr., Dinah Washington, Sarah Vaughan and Peggy Lee. He also is credited as producer for Michael Jackson's Off the Wall album, and its follow-ups, Thriller and Bad.

In 1985, Jones brought together influential American musicians such as Jackson, Tina Turner, Bruce Springsteen, Cyndi Lauper, Dionne Warwick, Steve Perry, and Diana Ross to record "We Are the World", which was written alongside Jackson and Lionel Ritchie, to raise money for those suffering from a devastating famine in Ethiopia.