Lonely in Your Nightmare (2001 Remaster)

2024 Presidential Special

Donald J. Trump - 47th

I am a Democrat.

Nightmare

Set List Special - Remembering Quincy Jones

Quincy Delight Jones, Jr.

March 14, 1933 - November 3, 2024

Record producer, songwriter, composer, arranger, film & television producer

Known for -

- Arranger & conductor for collaborations with Frank Sinatra & Count Basie

- Produced 3 successful albums by Michael Jackson: Off the Wall (1979), Thriller (1982), Bad (1987)

- Conducted "We Are the World" to raise funds for victims of famine in Ethiopia (1985)

- Composed such film scores as The Pawnbroker (1965), 

In the Heat of the Night (1967), In Cold Blood (1967), The Color Purple (1985), and more

Honors -

- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Roots, 1977)

- Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical (The Color Purple, 2016)

- Grammy Legend Award (1992)

- Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award (1995)

(First African-American to receive this award)

- Kennedy Center Honors (2001)

- National Medal of the Arts (2011, Presented by Barack Obama)

- Academy Honorary Award (2024)

 Named one of the most influential jazz musicians of the 20th Century (Time)

Legacy

Academy Award Nominations -

- First African-American to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song ("The Eyes of Love," 1968)

- Academy Award for Best Original Score Nomination (In Cold Blood, 1968)

- First African-American to be nominated twice in the same year

- First African-American to be the musical director and conductor of the Academy Awards (1971)

- Second most Oscar-nominated African-American w/ 7 nominations

Berklee College of Music -

Honorary Doctorate of Music (1983)

American Academy of Achievement -

Golden Plate Award (1984, Presented by Ray Charles)

Government of France -

Commander of  the Legion of Honour (2001)

BET Awards -

Humanitarian Award (2008)

Los Angeles Press Club -

Visionary Award (2014)

Royal Academy of Music, London -

Honorary Doctorate (2015)

Black Music & Entertainment Walk of Fame -

Foundational Inductee (2021)

Composer credit - 34 Films 

1965 - 2024

Composer credit - 6 Television Programs

Musical Director credit - 2 Television Programs

Executive Producer credit - 9 Television Programs

Composer for 5 Music Videos

Producer for 4 Music Videos

Composer/Producer for 2 Music Videos

Conductor/Producer for 1 Music Videos

Music Supervisor for 2 Music Videos

9 Cameo Appearance in Acting

(Wikipedia)

Discography -

16 Studio Albums

24 Soundtrack Albums

3 Live Albums

4 Compilation Albums

6 singles & 6 albums in the Top 40

No. 1 records in three consecutive decades

(1960s, 1970s, 1980s)

7 Gold Certifications (only in the U.S.)

4 Platinum Certifications (only in the U.S.)

1 Gold Certification (Britain)

1 Silver Certification (Britain)

(Wikipedia)

This Day in Musical History

November 4th

Billboard Hot 100 - 2023 ... Samples

"Thinkin' Bout Me" by Morgan Wallen...No. 1

"Last Night" No. 6

"Fast Car" No. 5

"Snooze" by SZA...No. 3

"Doja Cat" No. 2

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- 2006 -

"Far Away" by Nickelback...No. 1 on Billboard Mainstream Top 40

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- 1967 Samples on Billboard Hot 100 -

"Your Precious Love" by Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell

"Never My Love" by The Association

"(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" by Aretha Franklin

"I'm Wondering" by Stevie Wonder

"People Are Strange" by The Doors

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 Other notable events on November 4th

- Come on Over by Shania Twain...Released in 1997...Best selling country album of all time

- 21 Today by Cliff Richard...Released in 1961...Richard's first no. 1 album in the UK

- "Jailhouse Rock" by Elvis Presley...9th No. 1 hit in 1967

- Jackie Wilson solo debut with "Reet Petite" in 1957

- Bob Dylan made Carnegie Hall debut in 1961

Other sources include Rock 'n Roll History for November 4th,                     Billboard Hot 100, This Day In Music, etc.

Pop culture - Saturday Night Live, Season 23, Episode 4

November 4, 2017 ... Larry David Host/Miley Cyrus Guest

Main Title (The Wizard Of Oz)

November Tradition

The Wizard of Oz

On TBS

Clap Along

 Give thanks & Feel happy

Happy Thanksgiving

by Lauren Hovis

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Music History - November 1925

 1925

Highlights

November 28 - The weekly country music radio program, Grand Ole Opry, is first broadcast on WSM radio in Nashville.  "WSM Barn Dance"

November 1925 - "Remember" by the Isham Jones Orchestra ranked #13 in Top Popular Recordings (American bandleader, saxophonist, bassist, songwriter)

November 1925 Births to Passing

Sir Alan Charles MacLaurin Mackerras - Australian conductor 

November 17, 1925 - July 14, 2010

Gunther Alexander Schuller - American composer, conductor, French horn player, author, historian, educator, publisher, jazz musician

November 22, 1925 - June 21, 2015