Den legendariske Quincy Jones er død i en alder af 91 år. Fra 'Thriller' til jazzlegender – ingen genre var ham fremmed!
Quincy Jones, en af musikkens mest mindeværdige producenter, er død i en alder af 91 år. Han forvandlet musiklandskabet i mere end 70 år og efterlader sig et imponerende arv. Det var ham, der stod bag Michael Jacksons ikoniske album 'Thriller', som stadigvæk betragtes som den bedst sælgende plade i historien. Med 28 Grammy Awards under bæltet blev Quincy en vigtig figur i underholdningsindustrien og influerede næsten enhver musikgenre, fra jazz til pop, film musik og klassisk.
Fødsel som en dreng i Chicago, der løb med bander, til at blive en gigantr i musikverdenen, Qunicy Jones har altid været en inspirerende figur. Han arbejdede sammen med legendariske kunstnere som Frank Sinatra, Aretha Franklin og så mange andre. Quincy gjorde det også muligt at bryde barrierer imellem genrer og generationer og skabe musik, der var ganske enkelt gribende og tidløs. Han var ikke kun en strålende producent, men også en uovertruffen komponist og arrangør.
Reaktionerne på nyheden om hans dødsfald strømmede ind fra alle dele af verden, hvor berømtheder og musikere delte deres sorg og hyldede hans liv og arbejde. Colman Domingo og Michael Caine var blandt de mange, der krydret sociale medier med mindeværdige citater og hilsner efter hans bortgang. Quincys musik vil alltid leve videre, og hans indflydelse på musikkulturen vil ikke kunne undervurderes.
Selvom Quincy Jones ikke længere er blandt os, vil hans musikalske arv ikke glemmes så let. Vidste du, at han er den første sorte producent, der har produceret et helt album med en hvid kunstner? Han gjorde det med Frank Sinatra. Derudover var han også en vigtig figur i kampen for ligestilling i musikbranchen, og hans bruger af musik til at fremme sociale forandringer er blevet en del af hans fantastiske livshistorie.
The production wizard behind Michael Jackson's Thriller won 28 Grammy awards during a career that spanned more than 70 years as a performer, songwriter, ...
Quincy Jones, who distinguished himself over the course of a 70-year career in music as an artist, composer, producer and more, has died. He was 91.
Quincy Jones, the musician-producer whose work was on several of the biggest pop LPs of the century, has died at 91.
Quincy Jones, who influenced nearly every popular genre, produced landmark albums and earned a record 80 Grammy Award nominations, died.
Quincy Jones, musician and producer who worked with Michael Jackson, Frank Sinatra and many others, dies aged 91. Jones' publicist, Arnold Robinson, ...
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