Quincy Delight Jones Jr (1933 - 2024)

Born 14 Mar 1933 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret Ann Lipton — married 14 Sep 1974 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States

Died 3 Nov 2024 at age 91 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States

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Biography

Quincy Jones Jr is Notable.

Quincy Jones Jr was awarded the Spingarn Medal for outstanding achievement by an African American.

Quincy Jones was an American record producer, musician, songwriter, composer, arranger, and film and television producer.

Quincy Delight Jones was born in Chicago on March 14th, 1933. He was the son of Quincy Jones and Sara Wells.^[1] He lived in Chicago when he was young^[2] then moved to Seattle around the age of ten.^[3][4]

Quincy became a prolific musician, composer, and music producer. He worked with many of the top artists in the world, including producing Michael Jackson's album Thriller which is the best-selling album of all time. Some of his top honors and awards include:^[4][5]

• Grammy Legend Award
• 28 Grammy awards and 80 Grammy nominations
• Primetime Emmy award
• Tony award
• Induction into multiple Halls of Fame including the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame
• Fuller list available on Wikipedia: List of awards and nominations received by Quincy Jones

Quincy was married three times, including a marriage in 1974 to actress Peggy Lipton.^[4][6] He had seven children, including actress Rashida Jones.^[4]

Quincy died at his home in Los Angeles, California on November 3rd, 2024.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth Registration: "Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates, 1871-1949"
   citing Digital film/folder number: 101276673
   FamilySearch Record: QL99-KR79
   Quincy D Jones birth 14 Mar 1933 in Illinois, United States.
2. ↑ 1940 Census: "1940 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1940; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00923; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 103-90
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2442 #143749325
   Quincy D Jones (7), single son, in household of Quincy D Jones (38) in Chicago, Cook, Illinois. Born in Illinois.
3. ↑ 1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census"
   National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Seattle, King, Washington; Roll: 2806; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 40-473
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #66173085
   Qurney Jones Jr (17), single son, Musician, in household of Qunnay Jones (45) in Seattle, King, Washington, USA. Born in Illinois.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4} Obituary: Hillel Italie, "Quincy Jones, music titan who worked with everyone from Frank Sinatra to Michael Jackson, dies at 91," AP, https://apnews.com/article/quincy-jones-dead-a9e31c7e39c448d8971519f47a22dd21 : accessed 5 Nov 2024.
5. ↑ Grammy Awards, Quincy Jones, https://www.grammy.com/artists/quincy-jones/11020 : accessed 5 Nov 2024.
6. ↑ Marriage: "California, U.S., Marriage Index, 1960-1985"
   Original data: State of California. California Marriage Index, 1960-1985. Microfiche. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1144 #1088046
   Quincy D Jones (41) marriage to Margaret A Lipton on 14 Sep 1974 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

See also:

• Wikidata: Item Q193645, en:Wikipedia for Quincy Jones (American record producer and composer)