A Smithsonian curator reflects back on the artistic legend, a "Renaissance man" with 28 Grammys to his name, who died Sunday ...
Quincy Jones, who passed away Sunday, helped produce Michael Jackson’s albums “Off The Wall,” “Thriller,” and “Bad.” ...
The music titan transformed Frank Sinatra or Michael Jackson into stars, becoming a legend himself in the process.
Music legend Quincy Jones has died at the age of 91. The star became a household name after working with performers such as ...
Describing the African-American influence on American music in all of its glory an d variety is an intimidating—if not impossible—task. African American influences are so fundamental to American music ...
A new collection of paintings and images of Michael Jackson goes on display ... Wiley has sometimes inserted African Americans into images borrowed from Western art history, to provoke discussion ...
The death of the songwriter and record producer, famed for his work with Ray Charles, Michael Jackson and Frank Sinatra, was ...
Jones was the first African American to pen the score for a major ... it was his work with Michael Jackson that thrust him into the most rarefied stratum of the music industry.
He was one of the first Black executives to thrive in Hollywood, leaving behind a vast catalog that includes some of the richest moments of American ... from producing Michael Jackson’s historic ...
Jones produced Michael Jackson’s Thriller album - Doug ... Jones became the first African-American to write the score for a major motion picture, The Pawnbroker, in 1964. In 1969, he composed ...
Visitors can reach the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture by taking the DC Circulator's National Mall bus or the Metro's Blue, Orange or Silver lines to Smithsonian ...
Describing the African-American influence on American music in all of its glory an d variety is an intimidating—if not impossible—task. African American influences are so fundamental to American music ...