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Tuesday, 5 November 2024 - 3 minutes

Legendary music producer and titan, Quincy Jones, who worked with everyone from Frank Sinatra to Michael Jackson, has died at 91.

Jones' family shared a statement to Associated Press that he passed at his Bel Air home, surrounded by his loved ones, saying, "Although this is an incredible loss for our family, we celebrate the great life that he lived and know there will never be another like him.”

From AP’s Archives: Quincy Jones was unapologetically candid. In a 2018 AP interview, the music titan —who worked with Michael Jackson, Frank Sinatra and countless other artists— said he had no regrets, but his family might. Jones has died at 91. pic.twitter.com/Ns5jgIW32a
— AP Entertainment (@APEntertainment) November 4, 2024

Jones was the producer behind Michael Jackson's album "Thriller," which spent 37 weeks atop the charts and sold 20 million copies worldwide by the end of 1983 alone – and is still the bestselling album of all time.

Born and raised on Chicago's southside, Jones' early career saw him tour with Count Basie. He would later arrange music for legends like Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles, and Ella Fitzgerald; soundtrack scores to 'Roots", “The Colour Purple” and 'In The Heat of The Night' and also oversee the 1985 all-star charity single "We Are The World".

Jones kept company with presidents and foreign leaders, movie stars and musicians, philanthropists and business leaders. By the time Jones' memoir 'Q' dropped in 2001, he was already a 28-time Grammy award winner and an Emmy and Academy Award winner.

Jones was also named a Kennedy Center honoree.

He leaves behind a wealthy legacy of music and family, with 7 children, including actress Rashida Jones… and 5 grandchildren.

There will never be another like him… Vale, Quincy Jones.

Oprah Winfrey, President Biden, VP Harris, Paul McCartney and more pay tribute to Quincy Jones https://t.co/DpH6ffSY15
— The Associated Press (@AP) November 5, 2024

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