Quincy Jones: The Music Legend Who Made History!

🎵 Elliot has discovered a mysterious black circle… but what is it? A frisbee? A plate? Or something even more exciting? 🤔✨

In this special Black History Month episode of the Lingokids Podcast, the Lingokids friends discover the story of Quincy Jones, a music legend! From playing trumpet to producing the biggest selling album ever, Quincy brought people together through music. 🎶🌍 Let's celebrate the life of this artist and learn about his greatest achievements! 

🎧 Perfect for young music lovers and curious minds celebrating Black History Month!

Episode Transcript

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:02):
Thanks for coming over to play, Billy and Lisa.

Speaker 2 (00:06):
Yeah, look, here comes Elliott.

Speaker 3 (00:16):
Hi everyone, I just learned about a super special music
guy and he housed the coolest name. What's his name,
Quincy Jils, Quincy Jones, Quincy Jones.

Speaker 2 (00:33):
Yep, how'd you learn about him?

Speaker 4 (00:36):
Well, it all started when I filmed this big black
circle thingy.

Speaker 5 (00:41):
That really is a big black circle thingy and it's
a little shiny.

Speaker 1 (00:46):
I know. I've seen those at my grandma's house.

Speaker 6 (00:50):
She has a.

Speaker 1 (00:51):
Bunch of black circle thingies.

Speaker 6 (00:53):
Let me check that out.

Speaker 1 (00:56):
It's hard like plastic and it's about the size of
my tubby.

Speaker 2 (01:01):
Must be a frisbee. Don't here, No, this is not
a frisbee.

Speaker 5 (01:09):
Then I really don't know what this flat black circle
thing he is. Welcome to Stories for Kids by Lingo Kids,
where we discover fascinating facts about the world around us
and the fun of play learning.

Speaker 7 (01:24):
These days, people often listen to music.

Speaker 5 (01:26):
On a phone or computer, But did you know there
used to be other ways to listen to music.

Speaker 7 (01:33):
Do you have any idea what that black circle.

Speaker 5 (01:36):
Thing was and what does it have to do with
Elliott's musician, Quincy Jones.

Speaker 7 (01:42):
Let's find out.

Speaker 5 (01:44):
So the frisbee looking thing is not a frisbee, then
what is it?

Speaker 4 (01:49):
Well, it's kind of a music holder. Huh, Like there
are songs in it?

Speaker 2 (01:57):
Oh, let's shake them out out. I don't hear any songs.

Speaker 1 (02:05):
I'm gonna look at that black circle thing.

Speaker 5 (02:08):
Hmmm.

Speaker 1 (02:09):
When I peak closely, I can see little tiny grooves
in the black circle thingy ooh, maybe the music falls
into the grooves.

Speaker 2 (02:21):
I don't think that's it.

Speaker 5 (02:28):
Billy says, it's a record and you need a record
player to hear the songs. It's an old way to
listen to music. Oh, well, I don't like old music anyways.

Speaker 2 (02:40):
But you haven't even listened yet.

Speaker 6 (02:44):
Not my thing.

Speaker 2 (02:45):
Well, I want to know what the old.

Speaker 1 (02:48):
Guy Quincy Jones's music is like.

Speaker 4 (02:51):
Well, he played trumpet, but he also helped many other musicians,
helped them.

Speaker 2 (03:00):
How did he do that?

Speaker 6 (03:02):
I'm not really sure.

Speaker 5 (03:07):
Billy says he helped by being a musical genius.

Speaker 2 (03:10):
He was a musical genius.

Speaker 5 (03:13):
I think what Billy is trying to say is that
Quincy had a real sense for music. He was skilled
at choosing great tunes. He knew which instruments to use
and how to play and sing the songs to get
the mood just right. He helped musicians decide the way
to play their music. I never thought about the way

(03:34):
to play music or the mood.

Speaker 6 (03:37):
And there's a real job for that. The job is
called it's called well, I don't know what it's called.

Speaker 7 (03:50):
A producer, that's right.

Speaker 5 (03:51):
Billy Quincy Jones was a very famous producer.

Speaker 1 (03:56):
Producer.

Speaker 6 (03:59):
Yep.

Speaker 5 (04:00):
Jones was such a good producer that he won many awards.
He was the first black person to be nominated for
an Academy Award for Best Original Song in a Movie.
That sounds important it was. He also produced the most
popular album.

Speaker 7 (04:17):
Ever, Yes, Billy.

Speaker 5 (04:22):
An album is a collection of songs and they used
to come on records, just like the record Elliott found on.

Speaker 7 (04:31):
That popular album, which is called Thriller.

Speaker 5 (04:34):
Quincy Jones' job was I know, he was the producer,
that's right. He knew how to talk to people, help
them feel comfortable and work together. I like that. One
time he brought together a huge group of forty six
very famous musicians. They sang a song called We Are

(04:54):
the World. And even though they liked different music and
came from different backgrounds, Quincy Jones helps them all feel
comfortable and make a beautiful song together.

Speaker 2 (05:04):
Wow, what a cool guy.

Speaker 4 (05:07):
Yeah, I really wish we could listen to this black
circle thing, I mean record.

Speaker 2 (05:15):
Hey, what's this dusty box thing?

Speaker 7 (05:19):
That's a record player?

Speaker 1 (05:21):
We can play Elliott's record.

Speaker 5 (05:23):
Yes, I'll help you do it. Just put the record
onto the record player.

Speaker 6 (05:35):
Hey, why don't we try to do what Quincy did?
What make a beautiful song together? Yeah?

Speaker 2 (05:44):
Oh, this will be fun, Philly Usta.

Speaker 1 (05:56):
If you're happy and you know what, capter hiss it
HAPPI and you know I.

Speaker 2 (06:02):
Clap your hands. If you're happy and you know it
and you really want the show it. If you're happy
and you know it, clap your hands.

Speaker 5 (06:15):
Lingo kids listeners, thanks for joining in to learn about
the musical genius Quincy Jones. We learned about his job
as a musical producer and how he was special because
he brought people together and helped musicians make their songs great.

Speaker 7 (06:30):
We also talked about old music. Have you ever tried
listening to music from a different time or a different place?
Did you like it? Let us know what your favorite song.

Speaker 5 (06:40):
Is by sending us an email, and if you feel
like singing along. Send that to us as well to
podcast at lingo kids dot com.