QUINCY JONES HONORED AT LENA HORNE AWARDS

NYP2000111411- 14 NOVEMBER 2000- NEW YORK, NEW YORK, USA: Composer Quincy Jones arrives November 13 at the Ford Center theatre in New York where he was honored at the 2nd annual Lena Horne Awards. rw/ep/Ezio Petersen UPI

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