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American Composers and Musicians from A to Z: Q-R (Part 2–Quincy Jones and Richard Rodgers)

Posted by: Mary Dell Jenkins

Quincy Jones (1933-) and Richard Rodgers (1902-1979) are the two composer-arranger-musicians for the subject of today’s blog. Having a career as a musician is challenging, and sometimes careers branch into other areas than performing. While not visible on stage, these areas are absolutely necessary and essential in the field. Quincy Jones (also known as ‘Q’ …