Today in Michael Jackson HIStory: June 1st

[earthlyme]

~June 1~




1979
Concert in Norfolk ( Virginia )


1987
Sales of ‘Thriller’ now stand at just over 38.5 million worldwide, with the US accounting for a little more than half that total.




1988
Michael sets another record as the first artist ever to have three albums with US sales of more than six million copies each. On June 1, both ‘Bad’ and ‘Off the Wall’ simultaneously pass the benchmark figure, with total worldwide sales of each album now at 15 and 9 million respectively. Michael’s ‘Thriller’ is still the best-selling album of all time, with global sales of over 40 million units.




1989
BET, The Black Entertainment Television channel in America, features only Jackson videos on its Video Soul programme. While videos from all family members are shown, the bulk of the show comprises videos by Michael and Janet.


1991
David Ruffin, a member of The Temptations, dies of a drug overdose. Upon learning that the former Motowner was broke, Michael pays approximately $7,000 for the funeral costs and sends flowers. Michael does not attend the funeral for fear of turning it into a media circus. Reports appear in the press that Madonna has flatly rejected to duet with Michael. It is reported that Michael is trying out a new look under the camera-eye of Herb Ritts. The Sun newspaper prints exclusive pictures of Michael’s proposed new look, which shows him in Gianni Versace’s leathers with a slicked-back hair style. Michael enlists the help of top Los Angeles producers, Babyface and L. A. Reid to work on ideas for his new album. The collaboration is said to have upset brother Jermaine, who is also working with the duo. Jermaine is quoted in the tabloids as saying: “I could have been Michael. It’s all a matter of timing, a matter of luck.” Michael appears on the cover of The Wire magazine in Britain.


ARITCLE: http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/1991/06/16/david-ruffin-s-sad-finale.html

David Ruffin
Jun 16, 1991 8:00 PM EDT
It was nearly 3 a.m. when the gray stretch limousine pulled up to the emergency-room entrance at Philadelphia's University of Pennsylvania Hospital. When attendants looked inside they saw a tall, gaunt black man slumped unconscious in the back seat with no identification and $53 in his pockets. He died an hour later. An FBI check of fingerprints confirmed the name--and an inglorious end for one of the fabled voices in pop music. David Ruffin's anguished, gospel-bred baritone propelled The Temptations to the top of the charts in the 1960s. Police say he passed out early on the morning of June 1 after smoking crack at a house in West Philadelphia.Investigators are still trying to piece together the 50-year-old Ruffin's last hours. An estimated $40,000 he was carrying when he was stricken has disappeared. Linster (Butch) Murrell, a friend who lent Ruffin the limousine on the evening of May 31, says Ruffin drove off with a man named Donald Brown. Police believe Ruffin purchased cocaine somewhere and took it to the West Philadelphia house to smoke. Ruffin and another occupant of the house reportedly shared 10 vials of crack in less than a half hour, an enormous intake, experts say. Brown drove Ruffin to the hospital and returned the limo to Murrell. Police questioned Brown twice but have not charged him with a crime. Ruffin's death is listed as accidental.It was the end of a long slide for the son of a Mississippi preacher. Ruffin helped The Temptations become one of the first R&B acts to achieve "crossover" success with white baby-boomer teens. "My Girl," their early 1965 breakthrough, was followed by a string of hits over the next four years. The group's enduring appeal was enshrined in the 1983 movie "The Big Chill," when the cast danced to "Ain't Too Proud To Beg," one of Ruffin's best vocal turns. "Nobody could sing like David Ruffin," says Martha Reeves of Martha and the Vandellas, one of Motown's top groups.But Ruffin grew restless as part of the group. He also developed a cocaine habit, first entering treatment in 1967. A year later, he and The Temptations parted company. He had modest solo success but never freed himself from drugs. He was working regularly at the end--a British concert tour with ex-Tempts Eddie Kendricks and Dennis Edwards had just wound up--but he was still hooked. Since 1989, he lived off and on in Philadelphia with Diane Showers, who met him as a 14-year-old fan. "I told him he needed to go back to Mississippi where he could have solitude," she says. Last week radio playlists were peppered with Ruffin's old tunes. Michael Jackson volunteered to pay for his funeral in Detroit this week, which was expected to draw a galaxy of stars from Motown's heyday. Reeves wishes the tributes had come earlier. "Before he died he should have been aware of how many people loved him."

1993
(MAY 31st & June 1st)The World Music Awards, ABC-TV’s 90-minute special, is broadcast to 70 countries around the world. [Video @ the end]



1999

Jonathan Morrish of Sony Music issues a statement informing the media, that Michael will not be performing at today’s ‘Pavarotti & Friends’ Concert in Modena, due to the illness of his son Prince. Mr. Morrish said, “Prince suffered a seizure early Saturday due to a high temperature. This is the third seizure over the last year.” He added that the concert meant so much to Michael but, “he is an artist like the others, but also a parent.” [Video @ the end]
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2004
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A tentative date of September 13, 2004 is set for Michael’s trial for alleged child molestation. Judge Melville also hears arguments on reducing Michael’s bail, but does not issue an immediate ruling. Thomas Mesereau, Michael’s attorney, objects to setting the date because the prosecution had not supplied the defence with all of the evidence they hold in the case.



2005 (DAY 64)

Michael goes to court with Katherine, Joe & Randy where Judge Melville gives the Jury the rules of Jury Deliberations.




2006
Michael & Raymone Bain sign an agreement appointing her as his personal general manager and president of his new company, The Michael Jackson Company.2007
Michael, Grace & the kids leave London and fly back to Los Angeles.Michael "Brother Michael" Amir Williams is hired as Michael's new personal assistant.



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1993 WMA

[video=youtube;yGs1JXaGW_Y]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGs1JXaGW_Y[/video]



Pavarotti & Friends Charity Concert in Modena - We are the world

[video=youtube;4miS1IHag_Y]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4miS1IHag_Y[/video]



Quote of the day: " Today, I'ld like to thank all the children of the world, including the sick and deprived... I am so sensitive to your pain".
-♥Michael Jackson♥, 1993 Grammy Legend Award speech



**Please feel free to add any information/pics/videos in regards to this HIStoric day.

ENJoy :heat: ​

 

[AliCat]

** It is reported that Michael is trying out a new look under the camera-eye of Herb Ritts. (1991)**

[video]http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMjkzMTA0OTk2.html[/video] This is much clearer!!!

Michael Jackson - Naomi Campbell - Herb Ritts

The Making Of "IN THE CLOSET"

 

[AliCat]

Red Skelton was there during the filming of "In The Closet." Herb Ritts was a unique photographer, who photographed celebrities and nudes!

 

[Nonoka]

2009 - Michael is spotted in LA.