American music supremo Quincy Jones dies at 91


FILE PHOTO: 2018 Governors Awards- Show - Hollywood, California, U.S., 18/11/2018 - Musician and producer Quincy Jones arrives on stage. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo

(Reuters) - Quincy Jones, a major influence on American music in his work with artists ranging from Count Basie to Frank Sinatra and who then reshaped pop music by collaborating with Michael Jackson, died on Sunday at the age of 91, his publicist said.

(Reporting by Bill Trott, Shubham Kalia and Devika Nair; editing by David Gregorio and Mark Heinrich)

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