An Introduction to Michael Jackson
March 27, 2009
By Danny Hoover
Michael Jackson was born in 1958 on August 29th and was the seventh of nine children. He has a total of 5 brothers and 3 sisters. The start of his career was as the lead singer for the Jackson 5 of which Jackie, Tito, Marlon as well as Jermaine were the other band members.
The band's earlier years saw them playing in both clubs as well as at private parties although they also had the opportunity to compete in competitions from time to time as well. It would not be until Bobby Taylor and the Vancouvers heard them that the group would finally get the break they were looking for. He set up an audition with Berry Gordy at Motown who signed them instantly, and if you are interested in seeing some of their older stuff, it is still available on dvd rentals by mail.
After the contracted with Motown was signed, the entire Jackson family headed out to California where the group went to work. Singles like The Love You Save as well as I'll Be There were immediately liked by the listeners and set the Jackson 5 to the top of the charts.
The Jackson 5 would go on to make 14 albums with Motown and Michael Jackson would make 4 solos before the group made the switch to Epic in 1976. While with Epic they released another 6 albums but under the name the Jacksons because Motown had the rights to the Jackson 5 band name. Most of these Epic albums too were big hits.
It was in his film debut on The Wiz where Michael Jackson would meet Quincy Jones and while with Quincy, the first album he released entitled Off the Wall featured 4 singles of which all of them went to number one on the charts. Next was the album Thriller which has one of the best sales in the world with more then 50 million copies of the album being sold to date.
When Michael Jackson released the album Thriller, he would receive 8 Grammies. This also marked the time when Michael was entering into the musical video scene and started releasing his short films as he calls them. These short films which can be longer then 10 minutes helped increase the sales of Thriller and it is through these that the world got their first glimpse at the trademarked Moonwalk. The moonwalk wowed kids all over the world, and they still watch it today Neflix.
Michael Jackson was married for a short time to Lisa Marie Presley who is the daughter of Elvis, however this marriage would end quickly and within only a yea and a half they were divorced. He would then married again and now has two of his own children including the first which was a boy, and more recently a girl. However a recent scandal has made Michael leave the music industry and he has believed to have moved to the country of Bahrain where he owns a mansion.
The band's earlier years saw them playing in both clubs as well as at private parties although they also had the opportunity to compete in competitions from time to time as well. It would not be until Bobby Taylor and the Vancouvers heard them that the group would finally get the break they were looking for. He set up an audition with Berry Gordy at Motown who signed them instantly, and if you are interested in seeing some of their older stuff, it is still available on dvd rentals by mail.
After the contracted with Motown was signed, the entire Jackson family headed out to California where the group went to work. Singles like The Love You Save as well as I'll Be There were immediately liked by the listeners and set the Jackson 5 to the top of the charts.
The Jackson 5 would go on to make 14 albums with Motown and Michael Jackson would make 4 solos before the group made the switch to Epic in 1976. While with Epic they released another 6 albums but under the name the Jacksons because Motown had the rights to the Jackson 5 band name. Most of these Epic albums too were big hits.
It was in his film debut on The Wiz where Michael Jackson would meet Quincy Jones and while with Quincy, the first album he released entitled Off the Wall featured 4 singles of which all of them went to number one on the charts. Next was the album Thriller which has one of the best sales in the world with more then 50 million copies of the album being sold to date.
When Michael Jackson released the album Thriller, he would receive 8 Grammies. This also marked the time when Michael was entering into the musical video scene and started releasing his short films as he calls them. These short films which can be longer then 10 minutes helped increase the sales of Thriller and it is through these that the world got their first glimpse at the trademarked Moonwalk. The moonwalk wowed kids all over the world, and they still watch it today Neflix.
Michael Jackson was married for a short time to Lisa Marie Presley who is the daughter of Elvis, however this marriage would end quickly and within only a yea and a half they were divorced. He would then married again and now has two of his own children including the first which was a boy, and more recently a girl. However a recent scandal has made Michael leave the music industry and he has believed to have moved to the country of Bahrain where he owns a mansion.
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