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Today in Michael Jackson History April 13th
HISTORICAL DATES
1973 - Michael Jackson's 3rd solo album "Music & Me" is released on the Motown Label
1979 - Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground) is certified Gold by the RIAA
1985 - The Charity single 'We Are The World' written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie with Quincy Jones 'Grace' on the B-side, hits number 1 on the Pop singles chart holding its position for four weeks. It also enters the Top 100 singles chart in Britain where it peaking at number 1 holding its position for two weeks. A worldwide commercial success, it topped music charts throughout the world and became the fastest-selling American pop single in history. The first ever single to be certified multi-platinum, "We Are the World" received a Quadruple Platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America.
1988 - Michael Jackson Performs the 1st of 3 Bad Tour concerts at the Omni in Atlanta, Georgia
1999 - Michael Jackson granted Great Britain's "The Daily Mirror" his first newspaper interview in 20 years. In Harrods, with his friend Mohammed Al Fayed at his side, Michael speaks about the allegations that threatened his career, his love for children, his career, his friendship with the late Princess Diana, and of his own family
1999 - Michael Jackson announced that all proceeds from his single "What More Can I Give?" would be donated to help ethnic Albanian refugees from Kosovo. Jackson revealed his intentions for the release in an interview with the British tabloid newspaper the Daily Mirror. The pop singer stated that television footage of the war upset him and that he wanted to go to Yugoslavia to hug every one of the suffering children. However, the song never gained a release as a single.
PICTURE OF THE DAY
Original Album Cover for 'Music & Me' 1973
We Are The World / Quincy Jones - Grace (7" Vinyl) Single
Michael recording his vocals for We Are The World
Michael Jackson in the studio to record his vocals for "We Are The World"
Michael Jackson and Mohammed Al Fayed April 1999
Michael Jackson recording his vocals for What More Can I give
SONG OF THE DAY
'Music & Me' Live performance
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfHzy7oShCY
VIDEOS OF THE DAY
Shake Your Body - American Bandstand 1979
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http://youtu.be/dU8YOnaOCa0
USA For Africa - We Are The World
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http://youtu.be/M9BNoNFKCBI
Michael Jackson Premiers "What More Can I Give" at Radio Music Awards 2003
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http://youtu.be/R0LB0pURcn8
QUOTE OF THE DAY
" He was my friend, a man with whom I shared many happy memories and
who died a tragic and untimely death. He left behind a legacy of music so
vast it takes one’s breath away, from a precocious talent to an ingenuity
and ground breaking modernity that shall never be repeated. It shall often
be imitated, but it will never be replicated, Michael Jackson was, and shall
always remain, one of a kind."
~ Mohammed Al Fayed
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