Quincy Jones, Music Titan, Dies at 91

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Quincy Jones, music titan who worked with everyone from Frank Sinatra to Michael Jackson, dies at 91

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Quincy Jones rose from running with gangs on the South Side of Chicago to the very heights of show business.

He was one of the first Black executives to thrive in Hollywood and leaving behind a vast musical catalog that includes some of the richest moments of American song and rhythm.

Jones’ versatility and imagination fit perfectly with the bursting talents of Jackson as he sensationally transformed from child star to the “King of Pop ”.

Quincy Jones went on to work as a freelance composer, conductor, arranger and producer.

He was gifted enough to win a scholarship at the Berklee College of Music in Boston .

By his mid-20s , he was touring with his own band.

His survivors include actor Rashida Jones and five other daughters.

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