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10 Times Quincy Jones Made Awards Show History

Quincy Jones, who won 28 Grammys, a Primetime Emmy and a Tony, made awards show history many times. Here are 10 times he did just that.

Quincy Jones died exactly two weeks before he was set to receive an honorary Oscar at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences’ 15th Governors Awards on Sunday, Nov. 17. On June 12, when the award was announced, Academy president Janet Yang said in a statement: “Quincy Jones’ artistic genius and relentless creativity have made him one of the most influential musical figures of all time.” Bee Gees, Johnny Cash, Aretha Franklin, Michael Jackson, Curtis Mayfield, Willie Nelson, Smokey Robinson, Frank Sinatra and Barbra Streisand have since also won both awards.

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