Quincy Jones released from hospital after suffering reaction to food

19 Jun 2023

Economic Times

Synopsis

Legendary music composer Quincy Jones, who is also a 28-time Grammy winner, was rushed to hospital after he suffered a reaction to food he had taken earlier. However, he was released after a medical check-up.

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Legendary music composer Quincy Jones was rushed to hospital after he suffered a reaction to food he had taken earlier. However, he was released after a medical check-up. He has been declared out of danger. Paramedics have been called to his house as a precautionary measure.

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Quincy Jones is the only living personality with 28 Grammy awards. He was nominated for a record 80 Grammy awards. He got the last Grammy award in 2019 for his music in the documentary ‘Quincy’.

The music legend won Grammy awards in ten categories including producer, album, and song of the year. Quincy was nominated for an Oscar for a score he composed for Steven Spielberg’s film ‘The Color Purple’.

His career spans seventy years and he has worked with many actors, directors, and music composers. He arranged music for singers like Peggy Leah, Dinah Washington, and Ella Fitzgerald. In his awe-inspiring career, the legend has collaborated with stars from Michael Jackson to Ray Charles to Duke Ellington.

Quincy released a ten-volume album ‘Milestones of a Legend’ in January 2022. It contains 200 of his jazz recordings from the 1950s and 1960s. He has directed films and television series, including ‘The Fresh Prince of Bel Air’, a remake of ‘The Color Purple’.

Quincy moved easily from one genre of music to another. It is evident from the fact he moved from the pop of Leslie Gore in the early 1960s to the jazz of Frank Sinatra. He became the first African American to be nominated for an Oscar for Best Original Score for his song ‘The Eye of Love’ from the film ‘The Banning’. He produced the iconic song ‘We Are The World in 1985. He became the first African American to direct and conduct the Oscar Awards in 1971. ‘Time’ has named him one of the most influential jazz musicians of the 20th century.

FAQs:

Q1:How many Grammy Awards has Quincy Jones won?Quincy Jones is the only living personality with 28 Grammy awards. He was nominated for a record 80 Grammy awards. He got the last Grammy award in 2019 for his music in the documentary ‘Quincy’. The music legend won Grammy awards in ten categories including producer, album, and song of the year.

Q2:For which song was Quincy Jones nominated for an Oscar for Best Original Score?Quincy Jones was nominated for an Oscar for Best Original Score for his song ‘The Eye of Love’. It was from the film ‘The Banning’.

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