Remembering Quincy Jones

2024/11/5

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Quincy Jones and Ray Charles's friendship began in their teens at the Elks Club in Seattle. They played together in various bands, honing their skills and dreaming of future collaborations, many of which they later realized.

Jones and Charles met at age 14 and 16 respectively.
They played in both white and Black clubs, performing diverse genres including pop music and music for strippers.
They backed renowned artists like Billie Holiday, Billy Eckstine, and Cab Calloway.
Jones admired Charles's independence despite his blindness.
They collaborated on projects like "In the Heat of the Night" and "Let the Good Times Roll."

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We remember renowned composer, arranger and producer Quincy Jones and listen back to Terry Gross's 2001 interview with him. He died Sunday at the age of 91. He got his start playing with Ray Charles when they were both in their teens. Jones became famous as an arranger and producer for musicians including Ray Charles, Frank Sinatra, Aretha Franklin, and Michael Jackson on his albums Bad, Off the Wall and Thriller.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices)NPR Privacy Policy)

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