Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Quincy Jones on growing up poor and achieving big

Quincy Jones has lived a long life, and accomplished more than most musicians. He’s earned tons of awards. He’s dealt with serious health problems. This year, his daughter Rashida came out with a documentary about him.

By Madeleine Brand • Dec 27, 2018 • 1 min read

Quincy Jones has lived a long life, and accomplished more than most musicians. He’s earned tons of awards. He’s dealt with serious health problems. This year, his daughter Rashida came out with a documentary about him.

Quincy Jones with daughter Rashida. Photo credit: Peggy Lipton Archive. Courtesy of Netflix.

Madeleine Brand
Host, 'Press Play'
Sarah Sweeney
Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW
Michell Eloy
Line Editor, Press Play
Amy Ta
Digital News & Culture Editor
Quincy Jones
musician
Rashida Jones
actress, writer, producer

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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Quincy Jones on growing up poor and achieving big

Quincy Jones has lived a long life, and accomplished more than most musicians. He’s earned tons of awards. He’s dealt with serious health problems. This year, his daughter Rashida came out with a documentary about him.

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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Quincy Jones on growing up poor and achieving big

Quincy Jones has lived a long life, and accomplished more than most musicians. He’s earned tons of awards. He’s dealt with serious health problems. This year, his daughter Rashida came out with a documentary about him.

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