Diah nicolas biography of michael jackson
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Michael Joseph Jackson was born on August 29, in Gary, Indiana, and entertained audiences nearly his entire life. His father, Joe Jackson (no relation to Joe Jackson, also a musician), had been a guitarist, but was forced to give up his musical ambitions following his marriage to Michael's mother Katherine Jackson (née Katherine Esther Scruse). Together, they prodded their growing family's musical interests at home. By the early s, the older boys Jackie, Tito and Jermaine had begun performing around the city; by , Michael and Marlon had joined in.
A musical prodigy, Michael's singing and dancing talents were amazingly mature, and he soon became the dominant voice and focus of the Jackson 5. An opening act for such soul groups as the O-Jays and James Brown, it was Gladys Knight (not Diana Ross) who officially brought the group to Berry Gordy's attention, and by , the boys were producing back-to-back chart-busting hits as Motown artists ("I Want You Back," "ABC," "Never Can Say Goodbye," "Got to Be There," etc.). As a product of the s, the boys emerged as one of the most accomplished black pop / soul vocal groups in music history, successfully evolving from a group like The Temptations to a disco phenomenon.
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I Watched Michael Jackson Movies For Most Of My Life, And This Is What It Was Like Growing Up With Each Of Them
I, like many ‘90s kids, grew up with Michael Jackson. We’d see him all the time, either on MTV, or just in the news in general. There have been some unsavory allegations about him, which were covered in the documentary Leaving Neverland, but as an adult, I can still look back fondly upon my formative years and what Jackson, the artist, meant to me.
Because no lie, I still bump Mike to this very day. Of course I think about his musical career, but he also made a huge impact on me in the movies as well. I’m greatly looking forward to the upcoming Michael Jackson biopic, and I just wanted to talk about what it was like for me growing up with him in movies.
The Wiz: I Never Knew How Multi-Multi Talented MJ Could Be
I talked about this recently when I went over six Oz-related movies to see before Wicked, but Michael Jackson is in The Wiz.
For those who’ve never heard of it before, The Wiz is an urban adaptation of The Wizard of Oz.
The theatrical version starred Diana Ross, Nispey Russell, Ted Ross, Richard Pryor, and yes, Jackson. Interestingly enough, the "Thriller" singer plays Scarecrow (though, I think he might have been