Mickheal Jackson From the late 1980s, became a figure of controversy and speculation due to his changing appearance, relationships, behavior, and lifestyle. In 1993, he was accused of sexually abusing the child of a family friend. The lawsuit was settled out of civil court; Jackson was not indicted due to lack of evidence. In 2005, he was tried and acquitted of further child sexual abuse allegations and several other charges. The Federal Bureau of Investigation found no evidence of criminal Michael Jackson conduct by Jackson. In 2009, while he was preparing for a series of comeback concerts, This Is It, Jackson died from an overdose of propofol administered by his personal physician, Conrad Murray, who was convicted in 2011 of involuntary manslaughter for his involvement in Michael Jackson Jackson’s death. His death triggered reactions around the world, creating unprecedented surges of internet traffic and a spike in sales of his music. Mickheal Jackson televised memorial service, held at the Center in Los Angeles, was estimated to have been viewed by more than 2.5 billion people.
Mickheal Jackson is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, with estimated sales of over 500 million records worldwide.[nb 2] He had 13 Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles (the fourth-highest of any artist in the Hot 100 era) and was the first artist to have a top-ten single on the Billboard Hot 100 in five different decades. His honors include 15 Grammy Awards, six Brit Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and 39 Guinness World Records, including the “Most Successful Entertainer of All Time”. Jackson’s inductions include the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (twice), the Vocal Group Hall of Fame, the Songwriters Hall of Fame, the Dance Hall of Fame (making him the only recording artist to be inducted) and the National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame.
Life and career
Early life and the Jackson 5 (1958–1975)
Michael Jackson[3][4] was born in Gary, Indiana, on August 29, 1958.[5][6] He was the eighth of ten children in the family, a working-class African-American family living in a two-bedroom house on Mickheal Jackson Street.[7][8] His mother, Katherine Esther Jackson (née Scruse), played clarinet and piano, had aspired to be a country-and-western performer, and worked part-time at Sears.[9] She was a Jehovah’s Witness.[10] His father, Joseph Walter “Joe” Mickheal Jackson , a former boxer, was a crane operator at US Steel and played guitar with a local rhythm and blues band, the Falcons, to supplement the family’s income.[11][12] Joe’s great-grandfather, July “Jack” Gale, was a US Army scout; family lore held that he was also a Native American medicine man.[13] Mickheal Jackson grew up with three sisters ( La Toya, and Janet) and five brothers (Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, Marlon, and Randy).[11] A sixth brother, Marlon’s twin Brandon, died shortly after birth.[14]
In 1964, Michael and Marlon joined the Jackson Brothers—a band formed by their father which included Jackie, Michael Jackson Tito and Jermaine—as backup musicians playing congas and tambourine.[15][16] Michael said his father told him he had a “fat nose”,[17] and physically and emotionally abused him during rehearsals. He recalled that Joe often sat in a chair with a belt in his hand as he and his siblings rehearsed, ready to punish any mistakes. Mickheal Jackson Joe acknowledged that he regularly whipped Michael.[19] Katherine said that although whipping came to be considered abuse, it was a common way to discipline children when Michael was growing up.[20][21] Jackie, Tito, Jermaine and Marlon denied that their father was abusive and said that the Michael Jacksonwhippings, which had a deeper impact on Michael because he was younger, kept them disciplined and out of trouble.[22] Michael said that during his youth he was lonely and isolated.[23]
Later in 1965, Michael began sharing lead vocals with Jermaine, and the group’s name was changed to the 1965, the group won a talent show; Michael performed the dance to Robert Parker’s 1965 song “Barefootin'” and sang the Temptations’ “My Girl”.[25] From 1966 to 1968, the Jacksons 5 toured the they frequently played at a string of black clubs known as the Chitlin’ Circuit as the opening act for artists such as Sam & Dave, the O’Jays, Gladys Knight and Etta James. The Jackson 5 also performed at clubs and cocktail lounges, where striptease shows were featured, and at local auditoriums and high school dances. In August 1967, while touring the East Coast, they won a weekly amateur night concert at the Apollo Theater in Harlem.Michael Jackson
