MICHAEL+JACKSON

The Life and Death of... Micheal Jackson

Michael Jackson- can easily be descried as ‘The King of Pop’ was an American musician and one of the most commercially successful and influential entertainers of all time. His unique contributions to music and dance, along with a highly publicized personal life, made him a prominent figure in [|popular culture] for over four decades. He used his craft to make a new kind of music. This music created a generation of revolutionary songs that inspired everyone from Los Angeles all the way Tokyo and beyond. People near and far craved to hear what the King of Pop would come up next with.

From an early age Jackson was introduced to music at the age of three and that was the start of his career. Jackson was the youngest of eight children who were all musically inclined. They started a group called //The Jackson 5// in 1958. The kids that were African American children all under 12 were the start of something new and excited in the music industry. They swept the nation with there first #1 hit song //I Want You Back// gave them there first shot at stardom. The Jackson 5 signed a new contract with [|CBS Records] in June 1975, joining the Philadelphia International Records division, later [|Epic Records]__, __and renaming themselves The Jacksons. They continued to tour internationally, releasing six more albums between 1976 and 1984. Jackson lead most of the song with his incredible ability and his amazing vocal range he lead the Jackson 5 to the top of the Billboard top 100 hits. Continuing on with his career, Jackson singed a contract with Motown Records are started recording right away on hits including ‘Wanna Be Staten Somthin’ and Triller. The town songs sored to the top of the Bill Boards Top 100 list and stayed at the #1 spot for a record breaking 10 weeks. //Time// described Jackson's influence at that point as "Star of records, radio, rock video. A one-man rescue team for the music business. A songwriter who sets the beat for a decade. A dancer with the fanciest feet on the street. A singer who cuts across all boundaries of taste and style and color too". //[|The New York Times]// wrote that, "in the world of pop music, there is Michael Jackson and there is everybody else"

For much of his career, he had an "unparalleled" level of worldwide influence over the younger generation through his musical and humanitarian contributions. Jackson's videos and music helped [|break down racial barriers] when first shown on [|MTV], putting the relatively new channel on the map, changing its focus from [|rock] to [|pop music] and [|R&B], and therefore shaping it to what it is today. Jackson remained a staple on MTV through the '90s and today. Michael Jackson, whose quintessentially American tale of celebrity and excess took him from musical boy wonder to global pop __superstar__ to sad figure haunted by lawsuits, paparazzi and failed __plastic surgery__, was pronounced dead on Thursday afternoon at [|U.C.L.A.] Medical Center after arriving in a __coma__, a city official said. Jackson was 50, having spent 40 of those years in the public eye he loved. He was rushed to the hospital, a six-minute drive from the rented __Holmby Hills__ home in which he was living, shortly after noon by the Los Angeles Fire Department. A hospital spokesman would not confirm reports of cardiac arrest. He was pronounced dead at 2:26 pm. Michael Jackson’s legacy will live forever on through his music, his dances moves and he will always remain in our hearts. Jackson’s talent helped us create a world of magical genius. His life was devoted to entertaining the world and he surly did just that. He has created a wonderful story for our children and our children’s children to enjoy.