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Wednesday, 5 August 2009

The Memorabilia Of Michael Jackson #1 1958-1978

1958 August 29Michael Jackson was born in Gary, Indiana
1969 OctoberThe Jackson 5's first single "I Want You Back" was released by the Motown Record and sold 2 million copies within six weeks.
December 4The Jackson 5 appeared in the United States trump card TV host Ed Sullivan 's programme.
December 18The first album, "Diana Ross Presents the Jackson 5" was released and finally appeared on the 5th.
1970 January 31 In the four The Jackson 5's singles which boarded the singles chart , "I Want You Back" was the first hit the top.
April 25"ABC" boarded first, and sold 2 million in three weeks.
May 8The Jackson 5's second album, "ABC" was released.
May 19 The Jackson 5's first concert was held in Los Angeles Plaza. The audience was 18,000, a total income of $100,000.
June 27"The Love You Save" boarded the top.
September 15The Jackson 5's " 'Third Album" was released.
October 9The Jackson 5 began their first national tour.
October 17"I'll Be There" boarded first, and the Jackson 5 became the groups whose had the first four consecutive albums boarded the top.
1971
April 18The Jackson 5 appear in the Diana Ross's first personal special program.
JuneThe Jackson 5 began their second tour. "the Commodores" made an opening performances for The Jackson 5
September 7The Jackson 5's " Goin' Back to Indiana " was released.
September 11The Jackson 5 's cartoon series broadcast on ABC television.
September 19"Goin 'Back To Indiana" broadcast, which was the first TV series of them broadcast on ABC.
October 7Michael Jackson's first personal single "Got To Be There" was released. At that time,he and the Jackson 5 had eighth scored the first 40 list, including the four consecutive singles champion.
1972 January 18The Jackson 5 attended the first annual Martin Luther King memorial concert in Atlanta.
January 24Michael Jackson's first solo album "Got To Be There" was released.
August 4Michael Jackson's album "Ben" was released.
August 5The single"Ben" boarded the top,and it became Michael's first individual champion single .
NovemberIn the first European tour, the Jackson 5 were invited to perform for the Queen.
1973 April 13Michael Jackson's album "Music & Me" was released. June-JulyThe Jackson 5 became the first black groups toured in Australia.
1974
January 29The Jackson 5 began African tour. In a week's time, Organization of African Unity awarded them a medal for the consolidation of the status of African-Americans.
September 5The Jackson 5 album "Dancing Machine" was released.
September -October The Jackson 5 began their toure in South America.
October - NovemberThe Jackson 5 began their toure in far East, including Japan and Hong Kong.1975
February 8The album "Forever, Michael" was released.
August 28The album " The Best of Michael Jackson " was released
1976 March 10The Jackson 5 expired. For the period 1969-1970, Michael Jackson and The Jackson 5 recorded a total of 11 albums, and sold 10 million records for Motown Records
June 16"The Jacksons" 's show broadcast on CBS television.
November The Jacksons' first album "The Jacksons" in Epic was released.
1977
JanuaryThe Jacksons' second year show broadcast on CBS.
February 10"Enjoy Yourself" became the first single which was identified as golden-album by Recording Industry Association of the United States
May 19The Jacksons toured in Europe. And they were invited to perform in the Royal King's Queen Elizabeth 's accession to the throne on the 25th anniversary celebrations .
1978
January 22The Jacksons began the world tour, including Europe and the United States.
October 25The film "The Wiz" Michael Jackson participated in staged in the Century Plaza Theatre Pitt,Los Angeles.
DecemberThe Jacksons set up Peacock Music Publishing Co. This was the first music production company of their own.
DecemberThe Jacksons' album "Destiny" was released. Epic allowed them to write and produce their own material fully for the first time in their career.

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Michael Jackson - The Prince of All Time

Michael Joseph Jackson was born on August 29, 1958 in Gary, Indiana. He is an American recording artist, entertainer and businessman, belonging to a working class family, the son of a steel mill employee Joseph Jackson and Katherine Esther.He is the seventh of nine children who are all singers. Michael is referred to as the "King of Pop" and cited as one of the world's most famous men.
Jackson's childhood was full of bitter memories from his father's abusive way of raising his children. Some specific events were told by Michael in interviews. He cannot forget the incessant rehearsals together with some of his siblings. His father would hold a belt in one hand, whipping anyone of them, especially him when he made a mistake.
There was one instance when he was held upside down by one leg and beaten on his back and buttocks, and these and even more mental and physical abuses have affected Michael's formative years, probably explaining many of current problems. He is on record as saying that he would become physically sick and 'regurgitate' whenever he saw his father.
At age five, Michael already showed musical talent in school. At age 6, he and brother Marlon joined the Jackson Brothers which was then composed of Jackie, Tito and Jermaine. Michael played the congas while Marlon the tambourine. From time to time the two would perform back-up vocals and dancing. The group's name was then changed to The Jackson 5, and now at age 8, Michael with Jermaine assumed lead vocals.
The Jackson 5 signed with Motown Records in 1968, and his talent had already been recognized and he was described by Rolling Stone magazine as a 'prodigy'. By that time Michael already danced and sang on their shows together with his brothers, and was especially noticed because of his extraordinary dancing and singing styles.
The first attempt of the group to hit the chart was a success. The singles "I Want You Back", "ABC", "The Love You Save" and "I'll Be There" topped at no.1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Then Michael was given the break to release solo albums starting in 1972. The hits "Got To Be There" and "Ben" were contained in the two albums with the same titles. However, in 1975 the brothers decided to leave Motown because of the company's refusal to allow them to have more creative control over their works.
From Motown the Jackson Five moved to CBS Records, Epic Records Division in 1975. The group's name was changed to The Jacksons. Michael became the group's lead songwriter who made hits such as "Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)","This Place Hotel", and "Can You Feel It" all the way from 1976 to 1984.
Michael's talent as songwriter was made even more prominent in the album which he co-produced with Quincy Jones, titled "Off the Wall". Other songwriters in this alum were Rod Temperton of Heatwave, Stevie Wonder and Paul McCartney. After its release in 1979, the album was able to generate four US top 10 hits, the first-ever in history.
The singles "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" and "Rock With You" paved the way for "Off The Wall" to reach Number 3 on the Billboard 200. The album had 7 million sales in the US and sold over 20 million copies internationally.
For his solo efforts Michael received three awards at the American Music Records, including Favorite Soul/R&B album; Favorite Male Soul/R&B artist; and Favorite Soul/R&B Single for "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" in 1980. In that same year he also won Top Black Artist, Top Black Album and a Grammy Award.
In 1982, Michael released his second album "Thriller" and that was even more successful. Seven of the songs were included in the Billboard Hot 100 top 10 hit singles and the album remained in the top 10 of the Billboard 200 for 80 consecutive weeks: specifically at No. 1 for 37 of those weeks. The singles "Billie Jean", "Beat it", and "Woman Be Startin' Somethin'" were the best sellers, and the album was given a Double Diamond status in the US and cited as the best-selling album of all time.
While doing a commercial with Pepsi-Cola in 1984, Michael suffered second degree burns to his scalp when his hair accidentally caught fire. Pepsi Cola paid Michael 1.5 million dollars which he used to found the Michael Jackson Burn Center to help people with severe burns. He co-wrote the charity single "We Are The World" with Lionel Richie, and also recorded two hit singles with Paul McCartney, "The Girl Is Mine" and "Say, Say, Say".
Starting in the early 80s, Michael's medium-brown color gradually grew paler, and later he was diagnosed with vitiligo and lupus, conditions that made him sensitive to sunlight. The conditions gave rise to speculation, particularly when observable changes in his physical appearance became apparent due to weight loss.
Another album was released in 1987 titled "Bad" with substantial commercial success, but it did not achieve the success of "Thriller" - that was a very hard act to follow. 'Bad' contained the hit singles "I Just Can't Stop Loving You", "Bad", "The Way You Make Me Feel", "Man In The Mirror", and "Dirty Diana". There was also a "Bad Tour" from September 1987 to January 1989 that broke a Guinness World Record when 504,000 people attended the show, and another Guinness Record for $125 million gross sales.
He was able to dish out several other albums including "Dangerous" in 1991, with the hit single "Black Or White" being the biggest hit, and then followed the Dangerous World Tour in June 1992 and the HIStory World Tour in 1996. In between these big events were controversies and accusations about sexual abuse, his addiction to drugs, his marriage and fatherhood.

Michael Jackson Still Alive?

Michael Jackson is dead at 50 years old on June 25 2009. The "King of Pop" was an icon around the globe with millions of fans worldwide. But how could this have happened? What contributed to Michael Jackson's death? Many say it was his prescription drug use. Perhaps it was the stress on the "Mega" come-back he was planning. This knowledge is still unknown however there is another method Jackson was reported as using a few years back while still in his prime as his "Bad" tour was taking place. Through audio recordings Michael Jackson was said to be able to program his brains frontal lobes to weed out interferences and open up the communication channels inside his mind that are blocked by the conscious mind. This was said to become the main source of inspiration for Michael's post "Thriller" album. The audio recordings would later prove to become priceless as it has now sold over thousands of copies worldwide.
While it is not clear if Jackson used the recordings up until his tragic passing, it was very clear that Michael Jackson had a flare for the unknown and often reflected on "New Age" literature from his personal library.
He was fascinated with magic and always spoke about his awareness of "a higher presences". As we all look back on his fascinating life which was cut too short let us not forget that he is still with us in song and spirit and we all all owe a debt to the king of pop Michael Jackson for the massive contribution this one man has made to this world. So "the King" is not dead. We miss you Michael, may your soul be in peace now!

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