@abc7chicago: Chicago native Quincy Jones, a hitmaking producer and longtime powerhouse in the music industry, died on Sunday. Jones' historic career ranged from producing Michael Jackson's record-setting "Thriller" to prize-winning film and television scores and collaborations with Frank Sinatra and Ray Charles. Jones rose from running with gangs on the South Side of Chicago to the very heights of show business, becoming one of the first Black executives to thrive in Hollywood and amassing an extraordinary musical catalog that includes some of the richest moments of American rhythm and song. For years, it was unlikely to find a music lover who did not own at least one record with his name on it, or a leader in the entertainment industry and beyond who did not have some connection to him.