Quincy Jones’ impact on popular culture is far and wide.
He was a legendary music producer who worked with such greats as Michael Jackson and Frank Sinatra.
He co-produced “The Color Purple” with Steven Spielberg.”
And Jones served as executive producer on “The Fresh Prince of Bel Air.”
The man who shaped what was heard and watched for decades has died. He was 91.
Jones’ publicist, Arnold Robinson, announced his death. Jones died Sunday in his Bel Air, California, home surrounded by his family, ABC News reported.
“And although this is an incredible loss for our family, we celebrate the great life that he lived and know there will never be another like him,” his family said in a statement.
Jones was nominated for 80 Grammy Awards, winning 28. He was the most-nominated composer and producer of all time, Robinson said on Monday.
Jones produced many chart-topping hits and collaborated with Michael Jackson on his albums “Off the Wall,” “Bad” and “Thriller.”
The acclaimed music producer won his first Grammy in 1963 for an arrangement of “I Can’t Stop Loving You” by Count Basie.
He worked with Sinatra for “Sinatra at the Sands.” That album included “Fly Me to the Moon,” which was the “the first recording played by astronaut Buzz Aldrin when he landed upon the moon’s surface in 1969,” Jones’ publicist said.
He also produced and conducted “We Are the World,” which became the best-selling single of all time and brought many hit-makers of that time together to record the song.
Eventually, Jones turned his focus on movies and television.
He co-produced “The Color Purple”with Spielberg. The 1985 film starred Oprah Winfrey, Danny Glover and Whoopi Goldberg. He was nominated for two Academy Awards — original song and score.
He then served as executive producer on “The Fresh Prince of Bel Air,” a TV series starring Will Smith.
Jones’ family said he was “truly one of a kind. We take comfort and immense pride in knowing that the love and joy, that were the essence of his being, was shared with the world through all that he created.”
“Through his music and his boundless love, Quincy Jones’ heart will beat for eternity,” they said.
Jones was the father of seven children. When he was asked how he wanted to be remembered, he pointed to his family.
“Remembered? As a good daddy,” Jones said. “As a good father.”
