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Quincy Jones, Jennifer Hudson and Chance the Rapper co-owners of historic Chicago theater

Iconic music producer Quincy Jones and entertainers Jennifer Hudson and Chance the Rapper are now co-owners of the historic Ramova Theatre on Chicago’s South Side

The Independent UK

Quincy Jones, Jennifer Hudson and Chance the Rapper new owners of Bridgeport’s Ramova Theatre

“My mother always taught us to take care of home first, so to support the rehabilitation of this extraordinary theater with such a rich history in Chicago means more to me than one could imagine,” said Hudson.

Chicago Sun-Times

Miguel Atwood-Ferguson on his giant 50-song album: ‘I wanted to approach it like an experiment’

The composer and arranger has worked with everyone from Ray Charles to Rihanna. Now he’s stepping into the spotlight with a mammoth three and a half hour debut LP … and that’s just volume one

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32 Celebrities You Might Not Realize Also Have A Famous Parent

Sometimes, a celebrity can hail from a celebrity - and now, we have thirty-four of them to highlight for you today.

Cinemablend

Artist from New York gives his take on Chicago in new Logan Square mural

Jappy Agoncillo painted it next to a “Welcome to Chicago” mural during the recent Titan Walls festival. A big influence: Watching “The Bear.”

Chicago Sun-Times

The Story Behind Will Smith Landing The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, And How Quincy Jones Was Involved

Let's discuss the wild story behind Will Smith landing The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and how Quincy Jones was involved.

Cinemablend

Engineer Bruce Swedien on the making of Michael Jackson's Thriller, track-by-track: "We always recorded with Michael in the dark - he hated light"

RECORDING WEEK 2023: We get a behind-the-scenes look at the recording of the biggest-selling album of all time

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Quincy Jones is State Department's first Peace Through Music Award as part of new diplomacy push

Quincy Jones will receive the inaugural Peace Through Music Award at a launch event for the U.S. Department of State’s new Global Music Diplomacy Initiative

The Independent UK

Was the iconic ‘frog bass’ sound in Michael Jackson’s Thriller created using the “toy-like” Casiotone CT-401?

“The last keyboard you would expect to be found in a major recording session”

MusicRadar

Jerry Moss obituary

American record company executive who co-founded the A&M label with the trumpeter Herb Alpert

The Guardian - UK

Clarence Avant, ‘Godfather of Black Music’ and benefactor of athletes and politicians, dies at 92

Clarence Avant, the manager, entrepreneur, facilitator and adviser who helped launch or guide the careers of Quincy Jones, Bill Withers and many others and came to be known as “The Godfather of Black Music,” has died

The Independent UK

Clarence Avant, ‘Godfather of Black Music,’ dies at 92

Avant, inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2021, died Sunday at his home in Los Angeles, according to a family statement.

Chicago Sun-Times

Clarence Avant, ‘Godfather of Black music’, dies aged 92

Producer and record executive was, according to Quincy Jones, the ‘silent architect of so many deals it would make your head spin’

The Guardian - US

Clarence Avant, ‘Godfather of Black Music' and benefactor of athletes and politicians, dies at 92

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Ash Walker: "Some people say they never put reverb on bass, but they obviously didn’t listen to a lot of dub records"

Joining the dots between King Tubby, Steve Reich and J Dilla, Ash Walker adopted an ‘anti-engineering’ approach to his latest album, Astronaut

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"Certain people in the band at that time didn't like me doing things outside the group" – remembering when Eddie Van Halen joined Michael Jackson onstage to play Beat It without a rehearsal

"You got it Eddie!"

Tribune News Service

Quincy Jones hospitalized after bad reaction to food, report says

Music producer Quincy Jones was hospitalized over the weekend after having a bad reaction to something he ate, according to a report Sunday.

Tribune News Service

Quincy Jones hospitalized after bad reaction to food: report

Music producer Quincy Jones was hospitalized over the weekend after having a bad reaction to something he ate, according to a report Sunday.

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Quincy Jones rushed to hospital in medical emergency amid 'serious reaction'

Quincy Jones, who is known for being a globally known and loved record producer, has been rushed to hospital with a serious reaction to something he ate, according to reports

Los Angeles Times

Fantasia Barrino, Halle Bailey shine in new trailer for re-imagined 'The Color Purple'

Dear God, it's here: Warner Bros. released the first official trailer for "The Color Purple" on Monday.

The Guardian - UK

‘Ian Dury was a voice for the disenfranchised’: Chaz Jankel, the man who made the Blockheads funky

He wrote the music for Dury’s biggest hits, then struck out for Studio 54 in a brilliant but misfiring solo career. Jankel recalls his strange path through pop – and dodging Dury’s drunken rages

Cinemablend

Silo Cast: Where You've Seen The Actors From The Apple TV+ Sci-Fi TV Show

Apple TV+ employed a talented ensemble that goes beyond the surface for its Silo cast.

MusicRadar

Charlie Puth uses Quincy Jones and Michael Jackson’s vocal recording trick as he painstakingly hones a 2-note phrase in Pro Tools

Let's just say that it isn't a case of 'one take and out'

Guitar World

Steve Lukather: "The bassline was easy. It wasn't like I had to be Jaco Pastorius"

How the legendary guitarist ended up playing bass on Michael Jackson’s Beat It

Guitar World

10 things you didn’t know about Carol Kaye

She played for Elvis, Sinatra, Spector, the Beach Boys - but just how did she do it?

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