Quincy Jones Honored by Oprah, Whoopi and Queen Latifah
Queen Latifah paid tribute to Quincy Jones at the 97th Academy Awards with a performance of “Ease on Down the Road” from “The Wiz.”
Whoopi Goldberg and Oprah Winfrey, who both had breakthroughs in “The Color Purple” thanks to Jones, honored him at the Oscars. Quincy Jones was a legendary producer and composer, scoring classic movies and being the first African American nominated for Best Original Song at the Oscars.
Jones was the first African-American music director and conductor of the Oscars in 1971 and received the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award in 1995. Rashida Jones, Quincy’s daughter, accepted an honorary Oscar on his behalf at the Governors Awards and reflected on his groundbreaking journey in film.
Source: nypost.com