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| Birth name | Quincy Delight Jones, Jr. |
| Also known as | Q |
| Born | March 14, 1933 (1933-03-14) (age 75) Chicago, Illinois |
| Origin | Seattle, Washington |
| Genre(s) | Pop, Funk, Soul, Big Band, Swing, Jazz, Traditional Pop, Bossa nova |
| Occupation(s) | Impresario, Conductor, Record producer, Arranger, Composer, Trumpeter |
| Years active | 1951 " present |
| Label(s) | Columbia, Mercury, Qwest |
| Associated acts | Michael Jackson, Frank Sinatra, Dinah Washington, Dean Martin, Patti Austin |
| Website | Official Quincy Jones Website |
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Early Life
Jones was born in Chicago, Illinois, the eldest son of Sarah Frances (née Wells), an apartment complex manager and bank executive who suffered from schizophrenia, and Quincy Delight Jones, Sr., a semi-professional baseball player and carpenter. His mother is a descendant of Mary Belle Lanier, the out-of-wedlock daughter of James Balance Lanier (second cousin four times removed of George Washington Read more...
Career
In 1956, Jones toured again as a trumpeter and musical director of the Dizzy Gillespie Band on a tour of the Middle East and South America sponsored by the United States State Department. Upon his return to the United States, Jones got a contract from ABC-Paramount Records and commenced his recording career as the leader of his own band. Jones moved to Paris, France in 1957. He studied music composition Read more...
Work With Michael Jackson
While working on the film The Wiz, Jones met Michael Jackson, who asked him to produce his upcoming solo record. The result, Off The Wall has sold a staggering 20 million copies and made Jones the most powerful record producer in the industry. Jones' and Jackson's next collaboration Thriller has sold 104 million copies and became the highest-selling album of all time. Jones also worked on Michael Read more...
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New York - The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped back below 10,000 points on Wednesday amid poor news for financial firms. The sell-off happened mostly in the final hour of trading, after a respected analyst, Dick Bove, downgraded the shares of ba...
Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:46:45 GMT
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New York - The Dow Jones Industrial Average reached its highest point of the year on Monday in anticipation of good news, as more than 100 companies were set to report third-quarter earnings this week. The Dow climbed back above 10,000 points. The bl...
Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:46:45 GMT
October 19 October 16 difference New York Dow Jones 10,105.27 9,995.91(+ 109.36) New York NASDAQ Comp.2,179.51 2,156.80(+22.71) TokyoNikkei10,236.5110,257.56(-21.05) Sydney All Ordinaries 4,801.80 4,842.60(-40.80) Hongkong Hang Seng 22,200.4621,929....
Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:34:46 GMT
Bangkok - Thai shares jumped 2.45 per cent in value Friday on a region-wide rebound bolstered by the Dow Jones' overnight rally, brokers said. The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) index ended at 698.63, up 16.72 points or 2.45 per cent. ...
Date: Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:58:22 GMT
Hamburg/Brussels - US officials speaking about the future US role in Afghanistan Saturday presented a mixed image of US policy plans for further engagement in the wartorn country. White House national security adviser General James Jones voiced stron...
Date: Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:16:26 GMT
