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Quincy Jones (1933 – 2024)

Jones at his recording studio in 1980, opens a new window by Los Angeles Times, opens a new window / Attribution 4.0 International, opens a new window Record producers typically don’t become household names. Then again, Quincy Jones was anything but typical. Jones, who died recently at the age of 91, was a respected jazz […]

As Jerry Jones insists on buying rather than selling, what reality awaits spiraling Cowboys?

As the severity of Dak Prescott’s hamstring injury began to clarify Monday, the Dallas Cowboys’ 2024 reality clarified as well. A 3-5 franchise whose head coach’s contract is about to expire is statistically unlikely to advance to the postseason. The Cowboys seemed headed toward elimination before losing Prescott for this weekend’s NFC East contest against […]

Will Smith’s Story About Quincy Jones Casting Him on ‘The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’ Is Pure Entertainment

Now this is the story all about how Will Smith’s life got flip-turned upside-down… The origin story of Will Smith the fictionalized sitcom character is world-famous and needs no explanation. After all, he raps the full tale of his transformation from West Philadelphia hoop-shooter to Southern California royalty in the first few minutes of every The […]

From the archives: Music legend Quincy Jones

From the archives: Music legend Quincy Jones – CBS News Watch CBS News Producer, composer and arranger Quincy Jones died Sunday, November 3, 2024, at age 91. In this “Sunday Morning” report that originally aired on March 9, 2008, correspondent John Blackstone talked with the impresario about his indelible mark on contemporary music – from […]

Keyboardist Greg Phillinganes Remembers Longtime Collaborator Quincy Jones: ‘A Generous Human Being’

Greg Phillinganes, a keyboardist from Detroit, was in Stevie Wonder‘s Wonderlove band in the early ’70s when prolific producer and composer Quincy Jones invited him to play on a session with jazzman Billy Eckstine. The collaboration led to a nearly 50-year relationship, in which Phillinganes appeared on “Q”-produced classics such as Michael Jackson‘s Off the […]