The celebrated music producer, arranger and composer's career spanned seven decades. Jones was the production whiz behind ...

One of Quincy Jones’ most impactful records, the Billboard No. 1 “We Are The World,” jumped up 146% and received 92,000 streams. Lesley Gore’s 1963 hit “It’s My Party,” produced by Jones, did not ...

Spanning 70 years and towering roles as a musician, songwriter/ composer, producer, arranger, entrepreneur and more, Quincy ...

Paced by Jones to a walking 6/8, Washington’s intentions became more bad than “Mad,” and the stringed, lounge-like production has a sweetly sensual vibe ... Soul Bossa Nova” (1962) 1962 ...

Not only did he showcase bossa nova to the world, Sérgio Mendes personifies how you don’t have to be a shark to succeed in the global music business. The Brazilian music legend here reminisces on an ...

Jones’s 1962 song “Soul Bossa Nova” was certainly an artifact of its decade ... In 1992, he founded the hip-hop magazine Vibe ...

One of his favorite songs, the Beach Boys' haunting and beautiful 1963 tune "In My Room," was the blueprint for the final track "That's What A Love Song Does To You," but there was another group that ...

Bossa nova music and more. That playlist influenced his first album in six years "Nite Owls," which was released in September. The album features less of McPherson's '50s rock 'n' roll ...