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MICHAEL JACKSON PASSES, VACATES THRONE AS KING OF POP
[c.2009 McClure & Trowbridge Publishing Ltd
Nashville TN. All rights reserved.]
Michael Jackson Vacates Throne As King of Pop
MICHAEL JACKSON
 
29 August 1958 - 25 June 2009
For fourty years Michael Jackson was in the limelight and onstage as unequalled choreographer, singer, writer, and arranger; dancer and performer. His contributions and influences were monumental, from an armful of Grammy awards one year to selflessly helping unfortunate individuals for decades.
He won the prestigious Millenium Award and stands today as the biggest selling record artist ever for an album, with Thriller going over 58 times platinum. Although he had personal life detractors, in the final reckoning, we know God judges Michael less harshly than some in humanity did.
[fr. MSNBC] The public first knew him as a boy in the late 1960s, when he was the precocious, spinning lead singer of the Jackson 5, the singing group he formed with his four older brothers out of Gary, Ind. Among their No. 1 hits were “I Want You Back,” “ABC” and “I’ll Be There.”
He was perhaps the most exciting performer of his generation, known for his backward-gliding moonwalk, his feverish, crotch-grabbing dance moves and his high-pitched singing, punctuated with squeals and titters. His single sequined glove, tight, military-style jacket and aviator sunglasses were trademarks, as was his ever-changing, surgically altered appearance.
“For Michael to be taken away from us so suddenly at such a young age, I just don’t have the words,” said Quincy Jones, who produced “Thriller.” “He was the consummate entertainer and his contributions and legacy will be felt upon the world forever. I’ve lost my little brother today, and part of my soul has gone with him.”
Jackson ranked alongside Elvis Presley and the Beatles as the biggest pop sensations of all time. He united two of music’s biggest names when he was briefly married to Presley’s daughter, Lisa Marie. Jackson’s sudden death immediately evoked comparisons to that of Presley himself, who died at age 42 in 1977.
“I am so very sad and confused with every emotion possible,” Lisa Marie Presley said in a statement. “I am heartbroken for his children who I know were everything to him and for his family. This is such a massive loss on so many levels, words fail me.”
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