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Stevie Wonder, Oprah Winfrey, Paul McCartney and more pay tribute to Quincy Jones

Music and film stars celebrate late entertainment icon, with Smith calling him ‘the true definition of a mentor, a father and a friend’

Winfrey also acknowledged Jones’s hand in her career, after he recommended her for her first acting role in The Color Purple, which he co-produced and wrote the music for. McCartney said Jones had “a twinkle in his eye and had a very positive, loving spirit which infected everyone who knew him … His long career stretches back to the early days when he was a trumpet player, then a band leader, then a producer of many great records. Barack Obama also celebrated his life and work, additionally acknowledging how “Quincy paved the way for generations of Black executives to leave their mark on the entertainment business”.

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