Quincy Jones

person because he was the first american president that dedicated his entire career to public service. James Monroe was born on April 28, 1758 at Monroe’s Creek, Westmoreland County, Virginia. Monroe’s parents are Spence and Elizabeth Jones Monroe. James has one sister and three brothers. His education was at Virginia College of William and Mary Campbellton Academy. Monroe joined the Virginia infantry and became an officer…

SINATRA AT THE SANDS (1966) If you watched the OCEAN’s THIRTEEN (2007) till the end, you must remember Danny Ocean (George Clooney) said to Willy Bank (Al Pacino) “You shook Sinatra's hand, you should know better”. The quote represents the Sinatra reputation as the legend of the Vegas, from the original roll of Danny Ocean in Ocean’s eleven (1960) staring by himself together with his Rat Pat gang (Dean Martin and Sammy Davis JR) , Sinatra was also recognized as the icon of Las Vegas, Las Vegas…

presidency was drastically changed. His presidency would bring the most unfortunate changes to the American Political System. Even though Jackson ran for presidency in 1824, he lost against Clay and John Quincy Adams. His National Republicans made a great comeback in the election of 1828 (Jones 275). Known as Old Hickory, he was very bitter and bizarre. He had skulls made out of Native American skulls. As soon as Old Hickory got elected, he altered the way the political system worked in the…

“The Bullard House” case today was about the familiar negotiation that we might have experienced or would have a high possibility to do in real life: real estate negotiation. In this kind of transaction, quite frequently, there are the participation of agents who work for their clients’ interests. Sometimes because of their commission from the transaction, sometimes in order to fulfill their clients’ real purposes, they try to make the deal at any cost. From “The Bullard House” case, we could…

Achievement Grammy Award in 1990 for his body of work from the beginning of the Bebop era all the way to Modal era. Miles Davis played for the last time at the Montreux Jazz Festival with Quincy Jones, where they played Davis’s early work. In 1993, Miles won his final Grammy for his recordings with Quincy Jones, but unfortunately Miles had succumbed to pneumonia and respiratory failure on September 28, 1991 at the age of 65. Today we have recognized his legacy to be a well-respected icon in the…

The Richins’ Voyage to Utah When William was in his 60th year he had the desire to emigrate to Utah. He and his wife Charlotte made their plans and sailed from Liverpool, England on April 30, 1866 with their daughter Miriam and her son Arthur and their grandson Lorenzo. Before leaving William penned this poem: My friends the time is growing nigh, When I, to you, must say good-bye ‘twill be my last farewell; I soon shall join a noble band, And journey from my native land, Far in the west to…

While it may be true that you may not have forgotten about Dre, chances are that there are several things that you may not know about him. As you may already know, Dr Dre is a multimillonaire rapper/music producer who was the orginal founder of the "Beats" headphones. He orginally entered the hip hop industry back in and is curretnly regarded as one of the most influyancial indiauls within the hip hop industry. Here are that you may not know about him. 1) Headslammer In 1990, Dr Dre slammed…

Oprah Winfrey “The biggest adventure you can ever take is to live the life of your dreams”- Oprah Winfrey. Oprah Winfrey was born in the rural town of Kosciusko, Mississippi, US, on January 29th, 1976. Her mother, Vernita Lee had Oprah when she was a young teenager. Oprah grew up with no father, and no financial support, as a young girl she even got teased for wearing a dress to school that was made out of a potato sack. At an early age Oprah started showing potential, she taught herself to…

Ray Charles was one of the great innovators of soul music, integrating R&B, gospel, pop and country to create hits like "Hit the road jack", "Unchain my heart" and " Georgia on my mind." This bind genius was considered one of the greatest artist of all time. Born in Georgia Sep 23, 1930, Raymond Charles Robinson was a legendary musician who pioneered the genre of soul music during the 1950's. He's often called the "Father of soul", Ray combined blues, gospel and jazz to create ground breaking…

Blind for eight years, though after his mother passed away, he decided to end his studies and create a musical career in tenth grade. At Seattle’s Red Distinct, when he was only 16 years-old at the time, Ray Charles befriended 14 year-old, Quincy Jones. Quincy Jones would grow up to be a producer, songwriter, musician, and composer, producing one of the best selling records, Michael Jackson Thriller (1982). Ray Charles assisted in teaching him how to arrange and write music in a certain way.…