Music Legend Quincy Jones Passes Away at 91, Leaving an Unforgettable Legacy

Music legend Quincy Jones, the composer and producer who added his brilliance to the recordings of everyone from Ray Charles and Frank Sinatra to Michael Jackson, has died. He breathed his last at the age of 91. Jones died Sunday (November 3) night at his home in Bel Air, California, where he was with his children, siblings and other family members.

"Tonight, with full but broken hearts, we have to share the news of the passing of our father and brother Quincy Jones. This is an incredible loss for our family. We celebrate the great life he lived and know there will never be another like him. He was truly one of a kind and we will miss him very much. We are comforted and very proud to know that the essence of his being was love and joy that was shared with the world through all that he created. Quincy Jones' heart will continue to beat for eternity through his music and his infinite love," the Jones family said in the statement.

His long list of work includes composing the music for the Oscar-winning film, "In the Heat of the Night," producing Michael Jackson's blockbuster "Thriller" album and assembling dozens of pop and rock stars to record the 1985 charity single "We Are the World." Born in Chicago to a carpenter father and a mother who suffered from mental illness, Jones fell in love with music at a young age and began playing the piano.