QUINCY JONES

Quincy Jones is an award-winning singer and songwriter in his time. Although in the topics about legends, awards, and nominations, his name tends to be overlooked by many people, this singer had 80 Grammy Award nominations and brought home 28! Jones was known for his jazz arranger and conductor in the 1950s and then began to work on pop music and film scoring. In 1971, he became the first African-American to become the music director and conductor of the Oscars.

In 1995, he was the first African-American to receive the Oscar King Shanshot Humanitarian Award. He was named one of the most influential jazz musicians of the 20th century by Time magazine. That is the most an artist got even at this time. The younger generation has to give this iconic artist credit for his achievements in the mainstream music industry. We recently saw him in a 2018 documentary about his life, showing not only the life he had during his prime years but also how he continues to rise above his medical issues in the last couple of years.