Yeah, baby, yeah! Being known for a plethora of legendary characters over the decades, Mike Myers’ stint on “Saturday Night Live” is also an iconic time not to be forgotten. And now, the 61-year-old is reflecting on a sketch he did with the late Quincy Jones on the variety show before he left the series … Read more
Quincy Jones’ cause of death has been revealed. The music mogul died from pancreatic cancer, according to TMZ. The outlet obtained a copy of Jones’ death certificate released by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, which listed the disease as Jones’ official cause of death. The document reportedly did not list any other … Read more
Quincy Jones was laid to rest in a private funeral that included all seven of his children. The music icon’s “intimate ceremony” was held in Los Angeles one week after his death at age 91 on Nov. 3, the Associated Press reported Sunday. Jones’ children — Jolie, 71; Rachel, 61; Martina, 58; Quincy III, 56; Kidada, 50; … Read more
Rashida Jones is reflecting on her father Quincy Jones following his death at 91. “My dad was nocturnal his whole adult life. He kept ‘jazz hours’ starting in high school and never looked back. When I was little, I would wake up in the middle of the night to search for him,” the actress penned … Read more
Quincy Jones “beat it” — as in his own odds of survival — long before he produced that “Thriller” classic for Michael Jackson. Fifty years before his death at 91 on Sunday, the legendary producer was given a 1 percent chance of living after he suffered a brain aneurysm in 1974. “It was scary,” Jones … Read more
Quincy Jones showed his love as a father in his final Instagram post. The legendary music titan died at age 91 on Sunday night. Hours earlier, his Instagram page shared a special message to his daughter, Martina, in honor of her turning 58 on Friday. Quincy Jones with his daughter Martina. Quincy Jones/Instagram “Happy Birthday … Read more
Quincy Jones, the multi-talented music titan whose vast legacy ranged from producing Michael Jackson’s historic “Thriller” album to writing prize-winning film and television scores and collaborating with Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles and hundreds of other recording artists, has died at 91. Jones’ publicist, Arnold Robinson, says he died Sunday night at his home in the … Read more
There’s a moment toward the end of “The Greatest Night in Pop” — the new Netflix documentary (premiering Monday) that goes inside the making of “We Are the World,” the historic 1985 charity single — where even Bob Dylan was intimidated by the star-studded session. Surrounded by everyone from Ray Charles, Diana Ross and Paul … Read more
When “The Color Purple” hit theaters in 1985 — as the beloved film adaptation of Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel — it was before a certain cast member, Oprah Winfrey, was even the Queen of Talk. And the very same year, Stephen Bray — executive music producer of the new “Color Purple” movie musical that … Read more
You might expect 2004 “American Idol” champ Fantasia Barrino, “The Little Mermaid” star Halle Berry and five-time Grammy winner H.E.R. to bring the belting in “The Color Purple,” the new movie musical adaption of Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel that opens in theaters on Christmas Day. But Oscar and Emmy-nominated actress Taraji P. Henson also … Read more
When Michael Jackson first called Toto’s Steve Lukather to ask him to play on “Thriller,” the Grammy-winning session musician told the King of Pop to beat it. “He called me at home at, like, 8 o’clock in the morning, and I didn’t believe it was him,” Lukather told The Post. “So he called a couple … Read more