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The Life Of Michael Jackson

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Katia Valdes
Professor Melissa Pellegrino
Music 125
December 11th, 2014
The Life of Michael Jackson We live in a world where music definitely plays a huge role even in our day-to-day lives. It is important to understand that our music today, has been tremendously impacted by artists from decades before. Some of the best artists in the history of music such as: Elvis Presley and the Beatles have been among the most recognized contributors to music since. Michael Jackson is another icon in the music industry; he is in my opinion, the best artist/singer of all times. Not only was he able to captivate his audience with his music, but he was also an amazing performer. In the next few paragraphs, I’d like to vaguely speak of his life and career and you give you an idea as to why I feel this way about him. On August 29th, 1958, Michael Joseph Jackson was born in Gary Indiana. At a very early age, him along with his siblings formed a musical group; their father was the main reason for this happening. When the group was first formed, they were known as the Jackson Family and included Jackie, Jermaine, and Tito. Michael became the lead singer of the group at just five years old. At that point in time, his career was destined to be successful. Once their brother Marlon joined the group shortly after, they became the well-known, Motown group, The Jackson 5. While being part of the Jackson 5, their career was strongly impacted by their father, Joseph. At times, he was known to have

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