Archive for March, 2012
Happy Birthday, Tracy Chapman!
by adeli on Mar.30, 2012, under music
Tracy Chapman was born on March 30, 1964. She is a multi-platinum and four-time Grammy-winning musician. She’s been playing guitar and composing since the age of eight!
Happy Birthday, Tracy!
Watch some of her performances below:
Quincy Jones
by adeli on Mar.14, 2012, under music
Quincy Delight Jones, Jr. was born on March 14, 1933. He is a man of many talents and accomplishments – music conductor, record producer, arranger, film score composer, and trumpeter.
He has been active for more than five decades in the entertainment industry and Jones has earned 27 Grammy Awards and the Grammy Legend Award in 1991. He’s worked with such legends as Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis, Jr., and Dean Martin. He worked closely and was good friends with Sinatra. Their last project together was 1984′s “L.A. Is My Lady.” He produced Michael Jackson’s album Thriller and “We Are the World,” and the film The Color Purple.
Happy Birthday, Q!
For more on Quincy’s contributions to the music industry visit: http://www.quincyjonesmusic.com
