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The world took pause when Michael Jackson passed away on June 25 this year and recognized the loss of an incredible talent. This week, Tidbits celebrates the life of the one and only King of Pop. • Michael Joseph Jackson was born on August 29, 1958 in Gary, Indiana, to Katherine and Joe Jackson. He was the seventh of nine children and had three sisters, Rebbie, LaToya and Janet, and five brothers, Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, Marlon and Randy. • The elder Jackson boys started singing together in about 1962 with father Joe, a former musician, as manager. Originally, the group was made up of Jackie, Tito and Jermaine along with two cousins, Johnny and Ronnie. Marlon and Michael, who was known for his ability to mimic the likes of James Brown and other well known entertainers, joined the group and the Jackson 5 was formed in 1964 when Michael was six years old. They were originally called Ripples & Waves Plus Michael. • Joe Jackson managed the Jackson 5 in their early years, travelling with them and signing them up for talent shows and various gigs. It was in 1967 that the group won an amateur night at Harlem’s Apollo Theatre. It was here that they first caught the attention of Gladys Knight. It is said that Knight, not Diana Ross, was the one who first recommended the group to Berry Gordy and Motown Records.
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www.FightYourDebt.net • Jackson took home a total of eight Grammy Awards in 1984 for his Thriller album, John Cimino, Attorney a record for one night and shared only 303-830-7274 with Santana. He also received his first Guinness World Record, “The Best Selling ognized the name though - he was credited ALL HAIL THE KING (continued) Album of All Time,” for Thriller that same as John Jay Smith as part of an elaborate year. Did you know that Michael Jackson • The Jackson 5 auditioned for Berry Gordy joke on his brothers. Matt Groening went has received a total of thirteen Guinness in July of 1968 and Gordy, along with the on to reveal the truth in a 2003 collector’s World Records? rest of Motown Records, knew they had DVD. found something special in little Michael • 1985’s “We Are The World” was written • As of the end of the day on July 7, 2009 Jackson. Many recall his ability to sing by Michael Jackson and Lionel Ritchie. It the day of his memorial - Michael Jackson with a soul was also produced by Quincy Jones. Both music held every spot in the Top Ten on and depth Jackson and Ritchie sang on the single Billboard’s Pop Catalog chart. Michael’s well beyond along with many other well-known artists. solo albums held spots 1-6 and 8-10, with his years The song raised over $60 million dollars the Jackson 5 in spot 7. Number Ones was and Smokey for famine relief in African countries. number one on the chart, and had been Robinson • 1985 also brought Jackson the acquisition in the Top 100 for 116 weeks, followed by later joked of The Beatles’ catalogue along with many Thriller, which had been in the top 100 for about havothers. After purchasing the catalogue, he 262 weeks - that’s over five years! ing wanted notably attempted to give Little Richard • Jackson sold 656,000 physical albums, to see Miback his music because of Richard’s influ144,000 digital albums and over 4.8 milchael’s birth ence on Jackson in his lifetime. The deal lion digital songs from June 25 - July 7, certificate upon first hearing him sing. He wasn’t completed because of legal issues, 2009 - and the number just keeps rising. couldn’t imagine such a sincere and heartbut Little Richard was said to be touched felt voice coming out of a boy so young, In Memory of Michael Jackson and impressed by the gesture. singing about heartbreak as if he’d experiAugust 29, 1958 - June 25, 2009 • Jackson’s next two albums both debuted at enced it first hand. number one and were followed by a slew • The Jackson 5 signed with Motown reof hit singles. He made Billboard Hot 100 If only Your House was Self cords with ten year old Michael as their record history when his single “You Are Cleaning... new lead. They released their first single, Not Alone” entered the charts at number “I Want You Back” on October 7, 1969, one, becoming the first single to do so. and were an instant success. With the reResidential Cleaning Service Can Help! lease or their first ballad, “I’ll Be There,” • Michael Jackson held a patent for his antigravity lean, seen in the video for “Smooth they made Motown history. The song soon • FREE Estimates! Criminal” and many of his concerts. The became the best-selling single in the his• Integrity, Quality, Detail & lean is accomplished by special shoes tory of recording label at that time. All of Experience - Since 1984! Just Details worn by the dancer. The heel can be their first four singles hit number one in When “OK” • Fully Insured hooked into the floor of the stage, allowing 1970, which was a first. They made pop Just isn’t • Windows, gutters, carpets the wearer to lean past his or her center of history as the first group to have all four of and more! enough! gravity. their first singles hit number one. • 10% off your first clean with • You might have heard somewhere that Mischeduled service • Michael released his first single in 1971 but chael Jackson was a fan of The Simpsons, it was a year before he released a single Call TODAY and SAVE! but did you know he actually made a camRudy (303) 549-7944 or go online: that hit number one. He released “Ben” in eo on the show? You might not have recwww.JustDetailsCleaningService.com 1972, for which he earned an Oscar nod. Since 1989
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WEEKLY FUNNIES
By Samantha Weaver • It was American comic-book artist, publisher, writer and editor Bernard Bailey who made the following sage observation: “When they discover the center of the universe, a lot of people will be disappointed to discover they are not it.” • In Alfred Hitchcock’s iconic 1960 film “Psycho,” that creepily realistic-looking blood in the famous shower scene was actually chocolate syrup. • The Q-Tip brand of cotton swab was originally marketed under the name “Baby Gays.” • Do you know anyone who is xanthodontous? If so, you might want to refer them to someone specializing in cosmetic dentistry. “Xanthodontous” means “having yellow teeth.” • You might be surprised to learn that a Boeing 747 jet is longer from wingtip to wingtip than the distance of the Wright Brothers’ first airplane flight. • Evidently, pop star Christina Aguilera is popular in Russia. In 2005, one man wanted her to perform at his wedding so badly that he paid her $2 million to sing just three songs. • Legislators in Michigan thought it necessary at one point to pass a law making it illegal to be drunk on a train. • It may not seem like it in the heat of summer, but October isn’t too far off, so you’d better start making your travel plans now. On Saturday, Oct. 17, you’ll want to be at Peaceful Valley Orchards, a farm in Pittstown, N.J., for the Flying Pumpkin Festival. During this annual event, participants launch pumpkins from a huge catapult, trying for maximum distance and a satisfying splat. • Those who study such things say that the tradition of a bride and groom exchanging wedding rings originated in the Middle East. (c) 2009 King Features Synd., Inc.
Thought for the Day: “Perfect valor is to behave, without witnesses, as one would act were all the world watching.” -- Francois de La Rochefoucauld
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