Mangle Kids! Thanks for coming over to play, Billy and Lisa!
Yeah! Look, here comes Elliot.
Hi, everyone! I just learned about a super special music guy.
And he has the coolest name!
What's his name? Quincy Jones.
Quincy Jones. Quincy Jones.
Yep. How'd you learn about him?
Well, it all started when I found this big black circle thingy.
That really is a big black circle thingy, and it's a little shiny.
I know. I've seen those at my grandmother's house.
She has a bunch of black circle thingies.
Let me check that out.
It's hard, like plastic.
And it's about the size of my tummy Must be a frisbee, throw it here No, this is not a frisbee Then I really don't know what this flat black circle thingy 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 These days,
people often listen to music on a phone or computer But did you know there used to be other ways to listen to music?
Do you have any idea what that black circle thing was?
And what does it have to do with Elliott's musician Quincy Jones?
Let's find out. So the frisbee -looking thing is not a frisbee.
Then what is it? Well, it's kind of a music holder.
Like there are songs in it.
Oh! Let's shake them out!
I don't hear any songs.
Let me look at that black circle thingy.
Hmm. When I peek closely, I can see little tiny grooves in the black circle thingy.
Ooh! Maybe the music falls into the grooves.
I don't think that's it.
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.
But you haven't even listened yet.
Nah, not my thing. Well, I want to know what the old guy Quincy Jones' music is like.
Well, he played trumpet.
but he also helped many other musicians.
Helped them? How did he do that?
I'm not really sure.
Billy says he helped by being a musical genius.
He was a musical genius?
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 to play music or the mood.
And there's a real job for that.
The job is called, it's called, um, well, I don't know what it's called.
A producer, that's right, Billy Quincy Jones was a very famous producer Pro -ducer Yep, Quincy 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 ever.
Yes, Billy, an album is a collection of songs.
And they used to come on records just like the record Elliot found.
Cool. On that popular album, which is called Thriller, Quincy Jones' job was...
I know, I know. He was the producer.
That's right. He knew how to talk to people.
Helped them feel comfortable and worked together.
I like that. One time, he brought together a huge group of 46 very famous musicians.
They sang a song called We Are the World.
And even though they liked different music and came from different backgrounds, Quincy Jones helped them all feel comfortable and make a beautiful song together.
Wow, what a cool guy.
Yeah, I really wish we could listen to this black circle thingy.
I mean, record Hey, what's this dusty box thing?
That's a record player We can play Elliot's record Yes, I'll help you do it Just put the record onto the record player Hey, why don't we try to do what Quincy did Once Make a beautiful song together?
Yeah! Oh, this will be fun.
Billy, you start. If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands.
If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands.
If you're happy and you know it, and you really want to show it.
If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands.
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 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 is by sending us an email.
And if you feel like singing along, send that to us as well to podcast at lingokids .com.
