Each year we must say goodbye to some of our favorite people. Sadly, 2024 was no exception.
While this list could have gone on, with no disrespect to those not on here, but these are five we choose to spotlight today whose contributions to music we are grateful for.
“You only live 26,000 days,” Quincy Jones, the jazz musician, composer, and conductor once said, “and I’m gonna wear them all out.”
Jones’ unparalleled career was a symphony of groundbreaking accomplishments that crossed genres, pushed boundaries, and broke records with sales. He did more than produce Thriller, the best-selling album of all time, he was the mastermind who worked in tandem with the genius of Michael Jackson, and helped elevate him to an entirely new level. A staple at the Grammys, he earned 28 awards from 80 nominations.
A poor kid who was raised in the South Side of Chicago and died in Bel Air, California; Q was one of the first Black composers to score major films, with works from The Wiz to The Color Purple. And who could forget how he wrangled all those musical icons to create “We Are the World,” the anthem that raised millions to combat hunger in Africa.
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