QUINCY JONES | 88

How can one ever forget the name, Quincy Jones? When it comes to the American music industry, his name is a big and reputable one. In case you’re not familiar with him, allow us to brag about his credentials: he’s a record, film and television producer, multi-instrumentalist, composer, songwriter, and arranger. That’s not all! He’s a recipient of 80 Grammy Award nominations and 28 Grammys.

He produced Michael Jackson’s song albums and was also the producer and conductor of the famous charity song, We Are the World. He was awarded an Honorary Doctorate Degree of Music from Berklee College of Music. In 2013, Jones was instated into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, alongside Lou Adler. He was also hailed by Time as one of the most influential jazz musicians of the 20th century. As follows, he was awarded the Grammy Legend Award in 1992, which makes him one out of 15 people to ever receive it.