Michael Jackson Book: the Man and Legend

by Benson, Michael

• ISBN13: 9781450504072
• ISBN10: 1450504078
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-01-06
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Pub

Summary

Michael Jackson is a singer, songwriter, dancer and celebrity icon with a vast catalog of hit records and countless awards to his credit. Beyond that, he has transfixed the world like few entertainers before or since. As a solo performer, he has enjoyed a level of superstardom previously known only to Elvis Presley, the Beatles and Frank Sinatra.Jackson became an instant star at age 11 as the cherubic front man in Motown's phenomenally successful family act, the Jackson 5.But that band of brothers, who kicked off their Motown tenure in 1969 with the unprecedented feat of four consecutive #1 singles, was just a prelude to the heights he would scale as a solo artist in the Eighties with the success of Off the Wall, Thriller and Bad. Those three albums, and their accompanying videos, sent Jackson into a high celebrity orbit. He has been proclaimed "the biggest-selling artist of all time," "the single most awarded entertainer the world has ever known," "the most popular artist in the history of show business," and, not so modestly, "the world's most famous man" and of course, "The King of Pop."It was Thriller that broke all records, revitalizing and revolutionizing the music business. In 1985, Jackson helped to topple another sales record. As the coauthor of and performer on "We Are the World" - a benefit single for the USA for Africa charity. Jackson's every move was reported and analyzed by the media, and his quirks became headlines for a period of years. If you still want to read more about the life of Michael Jackson, The King of Pop, then "Michael Jackson Book: The Man and Legend" gives you that chance to have a glimpse of His life and time.