Who can say they’ve worked with Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, Frank Sinatra, Duke Ellington, Lesley Gore, Miles Davis, and Michael Jackson? Only the great and powerful Quincy Jones. As one of the most prolific music producers and composers in history, most of the great music of the 20th century has Jones’s fingerprints all over it. He composed Frank Sinatra’s Fly Me To The Moon, produced Michael Jackson’s Thriller, and is tied for the most Grammy awards won by an American (he’s got 27.) His daughter Kidada Jones was engaged to Tupac Shakur the year he was murdered, and his other daughter Rashida Jones is a lead character on NBC’s Parks & Recreation.
The 10 Most Influential 80-Year-Olds
Happy Birthday, Larry King! Joining the broadcast royal are nine other 80-year-olds who continue to lord influence