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Music Legend Quincy Jones Gets Hands On

February 12, 2006
One of the most successful musicians ever, Quincy Jones, became a part of the Get
Hands On for Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign. During his iconic career, Jones
has been nominated for 76 Grammy Awards, more than any other artist in history. He
has won 26 of them, as well an Emmy, and an Oscar, and has received the Kennedy
Center Honors. Jones produced the most successful track of all-time, “We Are the
World” and the biggest selling album in history, Michael Jackson’s 40-time platinum
“Thriller.” Jones has written and produced for such music legends as Ray Charles,
Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Frank Sinatra, Michael Jackson, Lionel Richie, Stevie
Wonder, among countless others. In addition to his musical prowess, Jones is a big
supporter of the United Cancer Front.