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Jun 18, 2024 · A further proof came in 1966, when Sinatra at the Sands, the first commercially released live album by Sinatra, was released and has since been described as the ultimate portrait of Frank Sinatra in the sicties.
5 days ago · Sinatra's first live album, Sinatra at the Sands, was recorded during January and February 1966 at the Sands Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Sinatra was backed by the Count Basie Orchestra, with Quincy Jones conducting. Sinatra pulled out from the Sands the following year, when he was driven out by its new owner Howard Hughes, after a fight.
5 days ago · In his succinct wisdom, Jones managed to sum up EDM’s challenge, at least as it stood back in 2015, rather perfectly. “It is a fad right now,” he told me in the Forbes story I wrote on him. “But if they handle it right, it won’t be a fad.”. Subscribe. Not only was Jones correct, he was prescient.
5 days ago · You may know it as the theme song from the goofy 1990s spy satire Austin Powers, but “Soul Bossa Nova” was actually an early hit by composer, producer, arranger and all-around jazz character Quincy Jones, who was born on this day (March 14) in Chicago in 1933.
1 day ago · Quincy Jones. Michael Omartian. " We Are the World " is a charity single originally recorded by the supergroup USA for Africa in 1985. It was written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie and produced by Quincy Jones and Michael Omartian for the album We Are the World.
5 days ago · Or, as Quincy Jones put it more simply when he first met Michael, the child star was singing about a rat. Meanwhile, Quincy may not have been the titan of industry like Gordy, but he had another critical skill— the ability to go all-in when you hit the jackpot.
4 days ago · What does a music producer do? If his name is Quincy Jones, a little bit of everything: conducting, arranging, composing. Assembling teams of ace session musicians. So...
