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Quincy Jones, a prominent figure in the American music industry, died on Sunday night, November 3, at his Bel Air home in Los Angeles. He was 91 at the time of his death. His publicist, Arnold Robinson, declared the news of his passing, adding the music titan’s family was with him in his final moments.
According to Celebrity Net Worth, Jones had acquired a net worth of $500 million through his long-running career as a record producer, songwriter, and composer, spanning over six decades. He was well-known for working with some of the most renowned artists, including Frank Sinatra, Lionel Richie, and Michael Jackson.
Jones and Michael Jackson's efforts on the late singer's songs and albums resulted in over 130 million records being sold, as per The Newark Advocate.
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Born in Chicago in 1933, Quincy Jones began indulging in music in his early teens. He was inspired by the iconic musician Ray Charles, whom he met at 14 and later moved to New York to work for him.
In later years, when Jones toured across Europe with Lionel Hampton, he met Pablo Picasso. Then, in 1956, Jones joined Elvis Presley's band to play the trumpet, as the Hound Dog hitmaker debuted his first few TV appearances.
Further, after becoming the vice president at Mercury Records in 1961, Jones arranged music for several artists, including Ella Fitzgerald, Peggy Lee, Sarah Vaughan, and Dinah Washington.
Jones' notable film score credits include The Getaway, The Deadly Affair, and the original The Color Purple, for which he received three Oscar nominations. The late composer also worked for television programs, including The Bill Cosby Show. Additionally, he won an Emmy for his work in the 1977 miniseries Roots.
More about Quincy Jones' career
In the 1960s, Quincy Jones and Frank Sinatra joined forces for several of the late singer's albums, including his last album in 1984, L.A. Is My Lady. Further, the former founded his own label Qwest Records in 1980. Jones released the studio album The Dude under his production house, featuring renditions by several artists on songs written by him. The album subsequently won three Grammys.
Jones worked as a record executive on Michael Jackson's fifth studio album Off the Wall, released in 1979, reportedly selling more than 20 million copies. In 1982, they worked together once again for Jackson's next studio album Thriller, which amassed 65 million sold copies. Jones then worked on Jackson's album Bad in 1987, which sold 45 million copies. This was the last time they worked together.
In 1990, Jones built Quincy Jones Entertainment, his film and TV production house, and produced one of its most successful shows, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air starring Will Smith. He further started a podcast in 2007, called the Quincy Jones Video Podcast.
The late producer was also engaged in philanthropic works. He provided aid to several organizations, including the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), GLAAD, and the Maybach Foundation, among others. Jones was a board member of the Jazz Foundation of America, where he worked to provide sustenance to jazz and blues artists.
Jones is survived by his seven children—Jolie Jones Levine, Rachel Jones, Martina Jones, Quincy Delight Jones III, Kidada Ann Jones, Rashida Jones, and Kenya Kinski-Jones.
