“She had chickens, cows, calves, and stuff like that,” said Rector’s niece, Deborah Brown. Rector owned Cadillac cars and did whatever else she wanted with her millions. In 1967, she died at age 65.

When someone of Quincy Jones ’ stature passes away, their past comments are given new life. In the aftermath of Sean “Diddy” Combs ’ arrest, the great producer’s opinions on the Bad Boy founder’s ...