Quincy Delight Jones Jr., born 14 March 1933 in Chicago, Illinois, was one of the most consequential producers in 20th-century popular music — producer of Michael Jackson's Thriller (1982), the best-selling album of all time. He won 28 Grammy Awards and was nominated for 80. He died on 3 November 2024 at the age of 91.

His Parents

Father: Quincy Delight Jones Sr. (1895 – 1971) — carpenter and apartment manager.

Mother: Sarah Frances Wells (1903 – 1999) — had severe mental illness; institutionalised when Quincy was a child.

His Marriages

Jeri Caldwell (m. 1957, div. 1966).

Ulla Andersson (m. 1967, div. 1974) — Swedish actress.

Peggy Lipton (m. 1974, div. 1990) — American actress.

His Seven Children

  • Jolie Jones Levine (b. 1953) — daughter with Jeri Caldwell.
  • Rachel Jones — daughter from an earlier relationship.
  • Quincy Jones III "QD3" (b. 1968) — son with Ulla Andersson.
  • Martina Jones — daughter with Ulla.
  • Kidada Jones (b. 1974) — daughter with Peggy Lipton.
  • Rashida Jones (b. 1976) — daughter with Peggy Lipton; actress (Parks and Recreation, Black Mirror).
  • Kenya Kinski-Jones (b. 1993) — daughter with Nastassja Kinski.

The Jones Family Tree at a Glance

Parents: Quincy Jones Sr. (1895 – 1971); Sarah Frances Wells (1903 – 1999).

Wives: Jeri Caldwell; Ulla Andersson (Swedish); Peggy Lipton (American actress).

Children: 7 across multiple relationships; most publicly visible are Kidada Jones (b. 1974) and Rashida Jones (b. 1976).

Quincy Jones:

  • Born 14 March 1933, Chicago
  • Died 3 November 2024, Bel Air, CA (age 91)
  • Berklee College of Music, Boston
  • Trumpet in jazz orchestras; arranger for Count Basie, Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Ray Charles
  • Producer for Michael Jackson — Off the Wall (1979), Thriller (1982), Bad (1987)
  • Composer of "We Are the World" (1985)
  • 28 Grammy Awards; Honorary Doctorate, Berklee; Presidential Medal of Freedom (2010)

What the Jones Family Story Teaches Us

A carpenter father. A mother institutionalised for mental illness when her son was a child. Three marriages. Seven children with multiple mothers, including two famous-actress mothers. A 70-year career that touched every major artist of his lifetime.

For every family — large or small, famous or otherwise — the Quincy Jones story carries the same lesson. Some family trees are wide because the person lived for nearly a century. Quincy died at 91. His tree includes children born in 1953 and 1993 — a 40-year gap among siblings. Write down birth years across decades. The full sweep is what makes the tree complete.

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