The producer was battling illness for many years.

I feel bad that I haven’t written about Quincy Jones yet. You might not exactly know his name or face, but the music he produced was beyond legendary. Just a few examples of his work are Lesley Gore’s “It’s My Party,” Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” and “Bad,” Frank Sinatra’s “It Might as Well Be Swing,” and many more. He also had many awards to his name, winning 28 Grammys.

In more recent days he was also known for spilling a lot of music industry secrets alongside plenty of other very interesting and bizarre statements, such as claiming to know the truth being the Kennedy assassination, blaming mobster Sam Giancana.

The legendary producer passed away on November 3rd of this year, at age 91. According to CNN who obtained his death certificate, his cause of death was pancreatic cancer, which he has secretly battling for years. Quincy is leaving behind a legacy that cannot really be challenged in music, President Joe Biden described him as “a great unifier, who believed deeply in the healing power of music to restore hope and uplift those suffering from hunger, poverty, and violence, in America and the continent of Africa.”

Josie Ravan

My name is Josie! Lover of music, video games, and other silly stuff. I also own too many plushies.