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We Are The World
Đóng góp: Antonio Diego RyudanThere comes a time when we hear a certain call
When the world must come together as one
There are people dying
and its time to lend a hand to life
There greatest gift of all
We cant go on pretending day by day
That someone, somewhere will soon make a change
We are all a part of Gods great big family
And the truth, you know,
Love is all we need
[Chorus:]
We are the world, we are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So lets start giving
Theres a choice we're making
We're saving our own lives
its true we'll make a better day
Just you and me
Send them your heart so they'll know that someone cares
And their lives will be stronger and free
As God has shown us by turning stones to bread
So we all must lend a helping hand
[Chorus:]
We are the world, we are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So lets start giving
Theres a choice we're making
We're saving our own lives
its true we'll make a better day
Just you and me
When you're down and out, there seems no hope at all
But if you just believe theres no way we can fall
Let us realize that a change can only come
When we stand together as one
[Chorus:]
We are the world, we are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So lets start giving
Theres a choice we're making
We're saving our own lives
its true we'll make a better day
We Are the World 25 for HaitiBách khoa toàn thư mở Wikipedia
"We Are the World 25 for Haiti"
Đĩa đơn của Artists for Haiti
Phát hành 12 tháng 2, 2010
Định dạng Đãi đơn CD, nhạc số
Thu âm 1 tháng 2, 2010
Thể loại Pop, R&B, hip hop
Thời lượng 6:58 (phiên bản dài)
3:25 (phiên bản ngắn)
Sáng tác Michael Jackson
Lionel Richie
Sản xuất Quincy Jones (exec.)
Michael Jackson (exec.)
Lionel Richie (exec.)
RedOne
Mervyn Warren
Patti Austin
Humberto Gatica
Wyclef Jean
Rickey Minor
We Are the World 25 for Haiti là một ca khúc năm 2010 và là một đĩa đơn single từ thiện được ghi bởi nhiều
nghệ sĩ Hoa Kỳ trong 1 tập hợp gọi làArtists for Haiti (Nghệ sĩ vì Haiti) cho Haiti. Đây cũng là tái hiện của ca
khúc nổi tiếng We Are the World (Chúng ta là thế giới), đã được viết bởiMichael Jackson và Lionel Richie, và
thu âm bởi nhóm nghệ sĩ Hoa Kỳ (USA for Africa) để cứu trợ nạn đói ở châu Phi năm 1985.
Bản mới này được ghi âm và ghi hình ngày 1 tháng 2 năm 2010 và với sự tham gia của trên 75 nghệ sĩ để cứu
trợ cho nạn nhân cuộc Động đất Haiti 2010.
[sửa]Các nghệ sĩ thể hiện
Thực hiện
Quincy Jones
Lionel Richie
Ca sĩ hát solo (theo thứ tự xuất hiện)
Justin Bieber
Nicole Scherzinger
Jennifer Hudson
Jennifer Nettles
Josh Groban
Tony Bennett
Mary J. Blige
Michael Jackson (ghép phim cũ)
Janet Jackson
Barbra Streisand
Miley Cyrus
Enrique Iglesias
Jamie Foxx
Wyclef Jean
Adam Levine
P!nk
BeBe Winans
Ashton chawda
Janet Jackson duetted with her older brother Michael on the recording
Celine Dion
Orianthi (với guitar)
Fergie
Toni Braxton
Mary Mary
Isaac Slade
Lil Wayne
Carlos Santana (với guitar)
Akon
T-Pain
LL Cool J
Will.i.am
Snoop Dogg
Busta Rhymes
Swizz Beatz
Iyaz
Kanye West
Ca sỹ hát phần điệp khúc
Patti Austin
Bizzy Bone
Ethan Bortnick
Jeff Bridges
Zac Brown
Brandy
Kristian Bush
Natalie Cole
Harry Connick Jr.
Hayden Panettiere
Kid Cudi
Faith Evans
Melanie Fiona
Sean Garrett
Tyrese Gibson
Anthony Hamilton
Keri Hilson
Julianne Hough
India.Arie
Randy Jackson
Taj Jackson
Taryll Jackson
TJ Jackson
Joe Jonas, along with his brothers Nick and Kevin, sang on "We Are the World"
Jordin Sparks hát một phần điệp khúc của bài hát
Al Jardine
Jimmy Jean-Louis
Joe Jonas
Kevin Jonas
Gladys Knight
Benji Madden
Joel Madden
Katharine McPhee
Jason Mraz
Mýa
Freda Payne
A. R. Rahman
Nicole Richie
Raphael Saadiq
Trey Songz
Musiq Soulchild
Jordin Sparks
Robin Thicke
Alex Williams
Rob Thomas
Vince Vaughn
Ann Wilson
Brian Wilson
Nancy Wilson
Nipsey Hussle
Quincy JonesFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other people named Quincy Jones, see Quincy Jones (disambiguation).
Quincy Jones
Jones during NASA's 50th anniversary gala
Background information
Birth name Quincy Delight Jones, Jr.
Born March 14, 1933 (age 79)
Chicago, Illinois
United States
Genres Rhythm and blues, funk, soul,big band, swing, bossa
nova,jazz, hip hop, rock and roll
Occupations Musician, Conductor, Producer,arranger, Composer, film
composer, actor
Instruments Trumpet, French horn, drums,vocals, piano, synthesizer
Years active 1951–present
Labels Columbia, Mercury, Qwest
Associated
acts
Lionel Hampton, Ray Charles,Dizzy Gillespie, Toots
Thielemans, Sarah Vaughn,Aaliyah,[1] Michael Jackson, Rod
Temperton, The Brothers Johnson, Frank Sinatra, Eddie Van
Halen, Dinah Washington,Dean Martin, 2Pac, Patti
Austin,Tevin Campbell, Tamia, Marvin Gaye, Stevie
Wonder, Will Smith,Trey Songz
Website www.quincyjones.com
Quincy Delight Jones, Jr. (born March 14, 1933) is an American record producer, conductor, arranger, film
composer, television producer, andtrumpeter. His career spans five decades in the entertainment industry and
a record 79 Grammy Award nominations,[2] 27 Grammys,[2] including aGrammy 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 of Love" from the Universal Pictures film Banning. That
same year, he became the first African American to be nominated twice within the same year for an Academy
Award for Best Original Score for his work on the music of the 1967 film In Cold Blood. In 1971, Jones would
receive the honor of becoming the first African American to be named musical director/conductor of the
Academy Awards ceremony. He was the first African American to win the Academy's Jean Hersholt
Humanitarian Award, in 1995. He is tied with sound designer Willie D. Burton as the most Oscar-nominated
African American, each of them having seven nominations. At the 2008 BET Awards, Quincy Jones was
presented with the Humanitarian Award. He was played by Larenz Tate in Ray, the 2004 biopic about Ray
Charles.
In addition, Jones was the producer of the album Thriller, by pop icon Michael Jackson, which has sold more
than 110 million copies worldwide,[3] and was the producer and conductor of the charity song “We Are the
World”.
He will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2013 as the winner, alongside Lou Adler, of the Ahmet
Ertegun Award.[4]
Contents
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1 Early life
2 Musical career
o 2.1 His 1960s breakthrough and rise to prominence
o 2.2 Work with Michael Jackson
o 2.3 Work with Frank Sinatra
o 2.4 Brazilian culture
o 2.5 Media appearances
3 Awards and recognition
4 Discography
5 Personal life
6 Social activism
7 References
8 External links
[edit]Early life
Jones was born in Chicago, the oldest son of Sarah Frances (née Wells), an apartment complex manager and
bank executive who suffered fromschizophrenia, and Quincy Delight Jones, Sr., a semi-professional baseball
player and carpenter.[5][6][7] When he was 10, his family moved to Bremerton, Washington and he attended
Seattle's Garfield High School. It was in Seattle that Jones, 14, first met a 17-year-old Ray Charles [8] and
developed musically under the tutelage of Robert Blackwell.
His brother, Richard Jones, is a federal district court judge in Seattle, and has presided over several very high-
profile cases, including the notorious Green River Killer Gary Ridgway.[9]
In 1951, Jones won a scholarship to the Schillinger House (now Berklee College of Music) in Boston,
Massachusetts. However, he abandoned his studies when he received an offer to tour as a trumpeter with the
bandleader Lionel Hampton. While Jones was on the road with Hampton, he displayed a gift for arranging
songs. Jones relocated to New York City, where he received a number of freelance commissions arranging
songs for artists like Sarah Vaughan, Dinah Washington, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Gene Krupa, and his
close friend Ray Charles.
[edit]Musical career
In 1956, Jones toured again as a trumpeter and musical director of the Dizzy Gillespie Band on a tour of the
Middle East and South America sponsored by the United States Information Agency. Upon his return to the
United States, Jones got a contract from ABC-Paramount Records and commenced his recording career as the
leader of his own band.
In 1957, Quincy settled in Paris where he studied composition and theory with Nadia Boulanger and Olivier
Messiaen. He also performed at the Paris Olympia. Jones became music director at Barclay Disques, the
French distributor for Mercury Records.
During the 1950s, Jones successfully toured throughout Europe with a number of jazz orchestras. As musical
director of Harold Arlen's jazz musical Free and Easy, Quincy Jones took to the road again. A European tour
closed in Paris in February 1960. With musicians from the Arlen show, Jones formed his own big band, called
The Jones Boys, with 18 artists—plus their families—in tow. The band included jazz greats Eddie Jones and
fellow trumpeter Reunald Jones, and organized a tour of North America and Europe. Though the European and
American concerts met enthusiastic audiences and sparkling reviews, concert earnings could not support a
band of this size, and poor budget planning made it an economic disaster; the band dissolved and the fallout
left Jones in a financial crisis. Quoted in Musician magazine , Jones said about his ordeal, "We had the best
jazz band in the planet, and yet we were literally starving. That's when I discovered that there wasmusic, and
there was the music business. If I were to survive, I would have to learn the difference between the two." Irving
Green, head of Mercury Records, got Jones back on his feet with a personal loan and a new job as the musical
director of the company's New York division, where he worked with Doug Moody, who would later go on to
form Mystic Records.
[edit]His 1960s breakthrough and rise to prominence
In 1964, Jones was promoted to vice-president of the company, thus becoming the first African American to
hold such an executive position in a white-owned record company.[10] In that same year, Quincy Jones turned
his attention to another musical arena that had long been closed to blacks—the world of film scores. At the
invitation of director Sidney Lumet, he composed the music for The Pawnbroker. It was the first of his 33 major
motion picture scores.
Following the success of The Pawnbroker, Jones left Mercury Records and moved to Los Angeles. After
his film score for The Slender Thread, starring Sidney Poitier, he was in constant demand as a composer. His
film credits in the next five years included Walk, Don't Run, In Cold Blood, In the Heat of the Night, A Dandy in
Aspic, Mackenna's Gold, The Italian Job, Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice, The Lost Man, Cactus Flower, and The
Getaway. In addition, he also composed the theme for "The Streetbeater," which became familiar as the theme
music for the television sitcomSanford and Son, starring close friend Redd Foxx.
In the 1960s, Jones worked as an arranger for some of the most important artists of the era, including Billy
Eckstine, Sarah Vaughn, Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Peggy Lee, and Dinah Washington. Jones's solo
recordings also garnered acclaim, including Walking in Space, Gula Matari, Smackwater Jack, You've Got It
Bad, Girl, Body Heat, Mellow Madness, and I Heard That!!.
He is well known for his 1962 tune "Soul Bossa Nova", which originated on the Big Band Bossa Nova album.
"Soul Bossa Nova" was a theme for the 1998 World Cup, the Canadian game showDefinition, the Woody
Allen film Take the Money and Run and the Austin Powers film series, and was sampled by Canadian hip hop
group Dream Warriors for their song, "My Definition of a Boombastic Jazz Style".
Jones was also responsible for producing all four million-selling singles for Lesley Gore during the early and
mid-sixties, including "It's My Party" (UK No. 8; US No. 1), "Judy's Turn To Cry" (US No. 5), "She's A Fool"
(also a US No. 5) in 1963, and "You Don't Own Me" (US No. 2 for four weeks in 1964). He continued to
produce for Lesley until 1966, including the Greenwich/ Barry hit "Look of Love" (US No. 27) in 1965.
Jones's 1981 album The Dude yielded multiple hit singles, including "Ai No Corrida" (a remake of a song
by Chaz Jankel), "Just Once" and "One Hundred Ways", the latter two featuring James Ingram on lead vocals
and marking Ingram's first hits.
In 1985, Jones scored the Steven Spielberg film adaptation of The Color Purple. He and Jerry
Goldsmith (from Twilight Zone: The Movie) are the only composers besides John Williams to have scored a
Spielberg theatrical film. After the 1985 American Music Awards ceremony, Jones used his influence to draw
most of the major American recording artists of the day into a studio to record the song "We Are the World" to
raise money for the victims of Ethiopia's famine. When people marveled at his ability to make the collaboration
work, Jones explained that he'd taped a simple sign on the entrance: "Check Your Ego At The Door".
Starting in the late 1970s, Jones tried to convince Miles Davis to re-perform the music he had played on
several classic albums that had been arranged by Gil Evans in the 1960s. Davis had always refused, citing a
desire not to revisit the past. In 1991, Davis, then suffering from pneumonia, relented and agreed to perform
the music at a concert at the Montreux Jazz Festival. The resulting album from the recording, Miles & Quincy
Live at Montreux, was Davis' last released album (he died several months afterward) and is considered an
artistic triumph.[11]
In 1993, Jones collaborated with David Salzman to produce the concert extravaganza An American Reunion, a
celebration of Bill Clinton's inauguration as president of the United States. In 1994, Salzman and Jones formed
the company Quincy Jones/David Salzman Entertainment (QDE) with Time/Warner Inc. QDE is a diverse
company which produces media technology, motion pictures, television programs (In the House, The Fresh
Prince of Bel-Air, and MADtv), and magazines (Vibe and Spin).
In 2001, he published his autobiography, Q: The Autobiography of Quincy Jones. On July 31, 2007, Jones
partnered with Wizzard Media to launch the Quincy Jones Video Podcast.[12] In each episode, Jones shares his
knowledge and experience in the music industry. The first episode features Jones in the studio, producing "I
Knew I Loved you" for Celine Dion, which is featured on theEnnio Morricone tribute album, We All Love Ennio
Morricone. Jones is also noted for helping produce Anita Hall's CD, Send Love, which was released in 2009.
[edit]Work with Michael Jackson
While working on the film The Wiz, Michael Jackson asked Jones to recommend some producers for Jackson's
upcoming solo record. Jones offered some names, but eventually asked Jackson if he would like for him to
produce the record. Jackson replied that he would, whereas the result, Off The Wall, ultimately sold about 20
million copies and made Jones the most powerful record producer in the industry at that time. Jones' and
Jackson's next collaboration Thriller has sold a reputed 110 million copies and has become the highest-selling
album of all time.[13] Jones also worked on Michael Jackson's album Bad, which has sold 45 million
copies. Bad was the last time the pair would work together in the studio, although audio interviews with Jones
feature on the 2001 special editions of Off The Wall, Thriller and Bad.
In a 2002 interview, when Jackson was asked if he would ever work with Jones again he replied, "The door is
always open".[citation needed] However, in 2007, when NME asked Jones a similar question, he said "Man, please!
We already did that. I have talked to him about working with him again but I've got too much to do. I've got 900
products, I'm 74 years old."[14]
Following Jackson's death on June 25, 2009, Jones said:
“ I am absolutely devastated at this tragic and unexpected news. For Michael to be taken away from us so suddenly at such a young age, I just don't have the words. Divinity brought our souls together on The Wiz and allowed us to do what we were able to throughout the '80s. To this day, the music we created together on Off The Wall, Thriller andBad is played in every corner of the world and the reason for that is because he had it all...talent, grace, professionalism and dedication. He was the consummate entertainer and his contributions and legacy will be felt upon the world forever. I've lost my little brother today, and part of my soul has gone with him.[15] ”
[edit]Work with Frank Sinatra
Jones first worked with Frank Sinatra when he was invited by Princess Grace to arrange a benefit concert at
the Monaco Sporting Club in 1958.[16] Six years later, Sinatra hired him to arrange and conduct Sinatra's
second album with Count Basie, It Might as Well Be Swing (1964). Jones conducted and arranged 1966's live
album with the Basie Band, Sinatra at the Sands.[17] Jones was also the arranger/conductor when
Sinatra, Sammy Davis, Jr., Dean Martin, and Johnny Carson performed with the Basie orchestra in St. Louis,
Missouri, in a benefit for Dismas House in June 1965. The fund-raiser was broadcast to a number of other
theaters around the country and eventually released on DVD.[18] Later that year, Jones was also the
arranger/conductor when Sinatra and Basie appeared on The Hollywood Palace TV show on October 16, 1965.
[19] Nineteen years later, Sinatra and Jones teamed up for 1984's L.A. Is My Lady, after a joint Sinatra-Lena
Horne project was abandoned.[20]
[edit]Brazilian culture
Jones is a great admirer of Brazilian culture and a film on Brazil's Carnival is among his recent plans: "one of
the most spectacular spiritual events on the planet";[21] Simone, whom he cites as "one of the world´s greatest
singers",[22] Ivan Lins,[23] Milton Nascimento and Gilson Peranzzetta, "one of the five biggest arrangement
producers of the world"[24] stand as close friends and partners in his recent works.
[edit]Media appearances
Jones had a brief appearance in the 1990 video for The Time song "Jerk Out". Jones was a guest actor on an
episode of The Boondocks in which he and the main character, Huey Freeman, co-produced a Christmas play
for Huey's elementary school. He appeared with Ray Charles in the music video of their song 'One Mint Julep'
and also with Ray Charles and Chaka Khan in the music video of their song "I'll Be Good to You".
Jones during an annual meeting in 2004 of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, January 21, 2004
Quincy Jones hosted an episode of the long-running NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live on
February 10, 1990 (during SNL's 15th season [the 1989–1990 season]). The episode was notable for having
10 musical guests[25] (the most any SNL episode has ever had in its 30-plus years on the air): Tevin
Campbell, Andrae Crouch, Sandra Crouch, rappers Kool Moe Dee and Big Daddy Kane, Melle Mel, Quincy D
III, Siedah Garrett, Al Jarreau, and Take 6, and for a performance of Dizzy Gillespie's "Manteca" by The SNL
Band (conducted by Quincy Jones himself).[25] Jones also impersonated Marion Barry in the then-recurring
sketch, "The Bob Waltman Special". Quincy Jones would later be producer for his own sketch comedy show,
FOX's MADtv.
Jones appeared in the Walt Disney Pictures film, Fantasia 2000, introducing the set piece of George
Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue. Two years later he made a cameo appearance as himself in the film Austin
Powers in Goldmember.
On February 10, 2008, Jones joined Usher in presenting the Grammy Award for Album of the Year to Herbie
Hancock.
On January 6, 2009, Quincy Jones appeared on NBC's Last Call with Carson Daly to discuss various
experiences within his prolific career. Also discussed was the informal notion of Jones becoming the
first minister of culture for the United States — following the pending inauguration of the 44th U.S.
President, Barack Obama. Carson Daly indicated the U.S. as being one of the only leading world countries,
along with Germany, to exclude this position from the national government. This idea has also been subject to
more in-depth discussion on NPR [26] and the Chronicle of Higher Education.[27]
On December 12, 2009, Jones performed at a private reception for USAA employees at the Alamo Dome, in
San Antonio, TX.
On February 5, 2011 Quincy Jones appeared on CBS's Late Show with David Letterman.[citation needed]
[edit]Awards and recognition
Further information: List of Quincy Jones' awards and accolades
[edit]Discography
Main article: Quincy Jones discography
[edit]Personal life
Jones has been married three times and has seven children:
to Jeri Caldwell from 1957 to 1966; they had one daughter, Jolie Jones Levine.
to Ulla Andersson from 1967 to 1974; they had two children, Martina Jones and son Quincy Jones III;
to actress Peggy Lipton from 1974 to 1990; they had two daughters, actresses Kidada Jones and Rashida
Jones.
Jones also had a brief affair with Carol Reynolds and they had a daughter, Rachel Jones.
Jones dated and lived with actress Nastassja Kinski from 1991 until 1995. In February 1993, their daughter
Kenya Julia Miambi Sarah Jones was born.[28]
For the 2006 PBS television program African American Lives, Jones had his DNA tested; the results found that
through his patrilineal line (Y DNA), he is of European ancestry, and through his matrilineal line (mt DNA) he is
of West African/Central African ancestry of Tikar descent.[29] In a BBC interview, Jones said he had discovered
that his father was half Welsh.[30] The series revealed that Jones' family hails from an area in Cameroon known
for its music. On hearing the information, Jones said: "I would have never guessed." On his mother's side,
Jones is a descendant of Betty Washington Lewis, president George Washington's sister.[31]
Jones has never learned to drive, citing an accident in which he was a passenger (at age 14) as the reason.[32]
[edit]Social activism
Jones at a performance of The Hot Chocolate Nutcracker, December, 2010
Jones's social activism began in the 1960s with his support of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Jones is one of the
founders of the Institute for Black American Music (IBAM), whose events aim to raise enough funds for the
creation of a national library of African American art and music. Jones is also one of the founders of theBlack
Arts Festival in his hometown of Chicago. In the 1970s Jones formed The Quincy Jones Workshops. Meeting
at the Los Angeles Landmark Variety Arts Center, the workshops educated and honed the skills of inner city
youth in musicianship, acting and songwriting. Among its Alumni were Alton Mc Clain who had a hit song with
Alton Mc Clain and Destiny, and Mark Wilkins who co-wrote the hit song "Havin' A Love Attack" with Mandrill
and went on to become the National Promotion Director for Punk / Thrash record label Mystic Records. For
many years, he has worked closely with Bono of U2 on a number of philanthropic endeavors. He is the founder
of the Quincy Jones Listen Up Foundation, a nonprofit that connects youths with technology, education, culture
and music. One of the organization's programs is an intercultural exchange between underprivileged youths
from Los Angeles and South Africa.
In 2004, Jones helped launch the We Are the Future (WAF) project, which gives children in poor and conflict-
ridden areas a chance to live their childhoods and develop a sense of hope. The program is the result of a
strategic partnership between the Global Forum, the Quincy Jones Listen Up Foundation and Hani Masri, with
the support of the World Bank, UN agencies and major companies. The project was launched with a concert in
Rome, Italy, in front of an audience of half a million people.
Jones supports a number of other charities including the NAACP, GLAAD, Peace Games, AmfAR and The
Maybach Foundation.[33] Jones serves on the Advisory Board of HealthCorps. On July 26, 2007, he announced
his endorsement of Hillary Clinton for president. But with the election of Barack Obama, Quincy Jones said that
his next conversation "with President Obama [will be] to beg for a secretary of arts,"[34] prompting the circulation
of a petition on the Internet asking Obama to create such a Cabinet-level position in his administration.[35][36]
In 2001, he became an honorary member of the Board of Directors of The Jazz Foundation of America. Jones
worked with The Jazz Foundation of America [37] to save the homes and the lives of America's elderly jazz and
blues musicians including those who survived Hurricane Katrina.[citation needed]
Jones and his friend John Sie, founder of Liberty Starz, worked together to create the Global Down Syndrome
Foundation, the founding of which was inspired by Sie’s granddaughter, Sophia, who has Down syndrome.[38]