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The son of a sharpdressing father with a weakness for women and juke joints, and a domineering mother who floats through his life like a malevolent spirit, jones found escape from his hellish home life through music, where his. Jones, who at almost 85 years old, seems to have given up social graces and is. He is the son of sarah frances wells, a bank executive, and quincy delight jones, sr. And at that age, you pretty much say, do and feel however you want to.
His career spans over 60 years in the entertainment industry with a record 80 grammy award nominations, 28 grammys, and a grammy legend award in 1992. The autobiography of quincy jones is like one of his arrangements. Jones life story seems made for a highly dramatic, awardwinning t. Sure to be recognized by all, youll have fun performing this game after game. Oct 01, 2001 musician, composer, producer, arranger, and pioneering entrepreneur quincy jones has lived large and worked for five decades alongside the superstars of music and entertainment including frank sinatra, michael jackson, steven spielberg, oprah winfrey, ray charles, will smith, and dozens of others. These explore the violence and feuds within hip hop culture. Quincy jones, american musical performer, producer, arranger, and composer whose work encompasses virtually all forms of popular music.
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