Quincy Jones: Quincy Jones. Producer: The Color Purple. Considered to be one of the greatest minds in music and television history, Quincy Delight Jones, Jr. was originally from Chicago, Illinois. He was the son of Sarah Frances (Wells), a bank executive, and Quincy Delight Jones, Sr., a carpenter.
Jones found his love for music while he was enrolled in grade school at Seattle's Garfield High School, this is also where he had met...