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Quincy Delight Jones Jr. (born March 14, 1933) is an American music impresario, musical arranger, record producer, and film composer.
During 50 years in the entertainment industry Jones' work has earned him more than 70 Grammy Award nominations, more than 25 Grammy Awards, and a Grammy Legends Award in 1991. He is best known as the producer of two of the top-selling records of all time: the album Thriller, by pop icon Michael Jackson, and the charity song “We Are the World”. Also known for work with Frank Sinatra.
In 1968, Jones along with his songwriting partner Bob Russell became...
There are different artists by this name:
1. A drum and bass artist on the Ninja Tune label.
2. Quincy was a new wave / power pop band from New Jersey. They released their first album on Columbia Records in 1980 entitled "Quincy". While on their first U.S. tour and playing at the Whisky a Go Go in Los Angeles, a major lawsuit was filed by Quincy Jones demanding a name change. Columbia would not fight and urged the band to change their name. They reluctantly complied. The settlement stipulated that no mention could be made of the lawsuit in...
"...actually captures a vibe and a mood, a moment in time that could not be captured…And I love it.”
–Craig Norris, CBC Radio 3
Growing up Miss Quincy heard music in bubbling creeks, the wind whistling through narrow valleys and the crackling of the northern lights. She learned from a young age that any campfire was improved by a good story. Influenced by her Grandparents whose toe tappin' tunes kept the North two steppin' to renditions of Patsy Cline and Willie Nelson, her grandfather taught her early on that a cowboy's life is indeed the most poetic life. Miss Quincy...
Inspired by their love for beer, classic punk rock, and cheesy '80's horror movies, Quincy Punx were founded in 1990 by Bob Wood - Guitar, Dave DePriest - Vocals/Lyrics, and Mike Robertson - Drums/Vocals in St. Paul, Minnesota. Throughout the years, this core line-up has remained the same, but with a "revolving door" line-up of bass players.
The first was Greg Martin, who had to leave due to chemical burns on a large percentage of his body and subsequently falling into a coma. True shit. It wasn't until Jeff, the fifth bass player, that the band actually became active. Upon...
