Quincy Jones, music titan who worked with everyone from Frank Sinatra to Michael Jackson, dies at 91

Music producer Quincy Jones rose from running with gangs on the South Side of Chicago to the very heights of show business, becoming one of the first Black executives to thrive in Hollywood. Photo: AP

Quincy Jones, the multi-talented music titan whose vast legacy ranged from producing Michael Jackson's historic Thriller album to writing prize-winning film and television scores and collaborating with Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles and hundreds of other recording artists, has died at 91.

Jones' publicist, Arnold Robinson, says he died Sunday (Nov 3) night at his home in the Bel Air section of Los Angeles, surrounded by his family.