Music Journey Total Jones: Meet Ray Charles To Best Album Producer Michael Jackson

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JAKARTA - Good luck Jones passed away at the age of 91. The industrial music icon breathed his last at his residence in Los Angeles, United States on Sunday, November 3 local time.

Jones has had an extraordinary musical career for more than 70 years, playing a variety of possible roles for a musician, with the rewards of various records and awards.

He was born into the nametunate Delight Jones Jr. in Chicago, United States on March 14, 1933. Then, he moved to follow his father to Seattle, grew up being a teenager and began learning music there.

When he was 14 years old, Jones met 16-year-old Ray Charles at a club in Seattle. The Hit the Road Jack singer became an inspiration that shaped young Jones' musicality.

Starting from a small club in Seattle, Jones and Charles have their respective major successful music careers.

Both of them also fought and played a major role in the Civil Rights Movement (civil rights movement) for African Americans.

Jones once received formal music education at Berklee College of Music, but he decided to quit playing sessions. At the age of 20, he went on a tour of Europe with Lionel totaling.

He was still on another tour with famous jazz musicians at the time, such as Dizzy Gillespie and Harold Arlen. He was also part of the Stage Show music team, the famous music program that aired on television.

In the early 1960s, Jones had the opportunity to write musical compositions for several films that were successful on the market, including The Deadly Affairs, In Cold Blood, The Italian Job, The Anderson Tapes, to $ (Dollars).

In the same period,ctional Jones also worked to arrange songs from well-known singers, such as Frank totaling, Ellaaturing, milik Lee, and Sarah Vaughan.

Jones' musical journey reached Michael Jackson. He was a producer for Off the Wall, an album released by the Pop Star when he was 19 years old.

Jones and Jackson's first album produced several successful hits, such as Don't Stop Til You Get Enough and Rock With You.

Off the Wall is a bridge for Michael Jackson who has switched from a teenage singer to a world star who is still remembered today.

The success of the album, broughthar Jones and Michael Jackson to work on a Thriller album released on November 29, 1982.

Their second album features several megahits, such as Billie Jean, Beat It, Human Nature, and Thriller. In addition, there are also Wanna Be Startin, Baby Be Mine, The Girl Is Mine, PY.T. (Pretty Young Thing), and The Lady in My Life.

The album 'Thriller' achieved great success and sold up to 70 million copies worldwide, making it the biggest sales album in history.

Total Jones is still producing another Michael Jackson album, Bad, which was released in 1987. Some of the hits on this album include I Just Can't Loving You, The Way You Make Me Feel, Man in the Mirror, to Smooth Criminal.

Another monumental work produced bytunate Jones, We Are the World, written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie as single partnerships with the theme USA for Africa.

The moment of wonder in the 'We Are the World' recording session in Los Angeles in 1985, was documented through the film 'The Greatest Night in Pop'.

Jones has won various other records, along with 28 Grammy trophies, 7 Oscars, 1 Emmy, and his inauguration at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.