I AM GOING TO FEATURE THE MUSICAL LIFE OF MR. MICHAEL JOSEPH JACKSON ALL WEEK IN HONOR OF HIS BIRTHDAY THIS FRIDAY. HE WOULD HAVE BEEN 56 YEARS YOUNG. AND A FELLOW VIRGO LKE MYSELF. Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American singer, songwriter, actor, dancer, businessman, and philanthropist. Called the King of Pop, his contributions to music, dance, and fashion, along with his publicized personal life, made him a global figure in popular culture for over four decades. The Jackson 5 recorded several songs, including Big Boy (1968), their first single, for Steeltown Records, a Gary, Indiana, record label, before signing with Motown Records in 1969. The Jackson 5 left Gary in 1969 and relocated to the Los Angeles area, where they continued to record music for Motown. Rolling Stone magazine later described the young Michael as a prodigy with overwhelming musical gifts, writing that he quickly emerged as the main draw and lead singer. The group set a chart record when its first four singles—I Want You Back (1969), ABC (1970), The Love You Save (1970), and Ill Be There (1970—peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100. In May 1971, the Jackson family moved into a large home on two-acre estate in Encino, California, where Michael evolved from child performer into a teen idol. As Jackson began to emerge as a solo performer in the early 1970s, he continued to maintain ties to The Jackson 5 and Motown. Between 1972, when his solo career began, and 1975, Michael released four solo studio albums with Motown: Got to Be There (1972), Ben (1972), Music and Me (1973), and Forever Michael (1975). Got to Be There and Ben, the title tracks from his first two solo albums, produced successful singles, as did a remake of Bobby Days Rockin Robin. The Jackson 5 were later described as a cutting-edge example of black crossover artists. Although the groups sales began declining in 1973, and the band members chafed under Motowns refusal to allow them creative control or input, they continued to score several top 40 hits, including the top five single, Dancing Machine (1974), before the group left Motown in 1975. (wikipedia)
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