If angels somehow descended on Midtown Manhattan, it might sound a little like the choir at the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church, who can make any hymn or anthem sound new — even though some are a few centuries old. But if you think hymn writing’s a lost art, you’ve never met the Gettys. This isn’t […]
Quincy Delight Jones, Jr. (born March 14, 1933) is an American record producer, conductor, arranger, composer, television producer, and trumpeter. His career spans five decades in the entertainment industry and a record 79 Grammy Award nominations, 27 Grammys, including a Grammy Legend Award in 1991. In 1968, Jones and his songwriting partner Bob Russell became the first African Americans to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song; “The Eyes […]
