MICHAEL

MICHAEL JACKSON
JACKSON

*Born on August 29th 1958 in Gary

Indiana when he died he was the young
age of 50 years.
*With nick names like "The Gloved
One" and the most famous "King of Pop"
he was loved by a wide variety of
people.
As a child 13 years old, Michael Jackson
was singing in the Jackson Five his band
was a huge hit in the 1970s eventually
becoming the most successful black pop
vocal group.

Biography
-Michael Jackson and his brothers made the group Jackson 5 where
they archived their dreams and with their single I want you back
They finally reached number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts. While
continuing on to more success years later Jackson found his way on
his own, to have a solo career, at age 13 his first single was Ben.
-Working with many very famous singers he become one of these
amazing talented stars everyone wanted to be and meet. Winning 8
Grammys and touring around the US. In 1994 he married Elviss
daughter Lisa Marie Presley, and had three children. He was
constantly under the radar and many people sad and accused him of
many terrible things that he did. But was found not guilty of all
charges June 14 2005.
-He died in 2009 in what is said as an involuntary manslaughter, but he
remains a legend to all of his fans.

FUN FACTS

Macaulay Culkin is godfather to his kids

Copied his moon walk move from a mime
First solo artist to generate four top ten hits
on the billboard charts on one album, that
album name is "Off the Wall"
Was a Jehovah's Witness as his religion
Michael first time being photographed for a
magazine was August 6th 1970 with band
Jackson Five.

AUGUST 6TH 1970 JET MAGAZINE

MUSIC BREAK DOWN/LISTEN GUIDE

Songs I listened to It's The Falling in Love, Billie Jean, Smooth Criminal,
Beat it, Bad
Listening to the song "Beat It" I can clearly hear an electric guitar,
drums, vocals and I would say maybe an electric piano? It has that
popular 80's feel. Everything sounds very screechy, but the beat is very
similar throughout the whole song.
Smooth Criminal, Drums, and again that electric guitar I also hear
tambourine, vocals and bass. I also hear a plunky type piano, electric
keyboard? The vocals are choppy with the music.
Its the Falling in Love, this was a song I never heard before this report,
the vocals sound more smooth and more of a serenade. I heard the
same instruments as above songs.
Bad has Michael Jacksons main known higher pitched singing voice, it is
a more pumped song, the song is in minor.
Billie Jean is a more emotional sounding song, with Michael Jacksons
recognizable voice. He is trying to prove a point with his lyrics.
Honestly all of his songs seem to have the same instruments.

POPULAR MUSIC
His music fits into the popular song chapter that we
have been learning, Michaels music is
1. Sing able Melodies
(Easy to sing)
2. Creative accompaniment
(Good beat/Simple Cords)
3. Written in Simple Formal Structures
(Verse 1 Verse 2 Chorus Verse 3 Bridge Chorus Coda)
4. Written in Simple Meters
( Familiar)

COMPOSITION HISTORY
Michael Jackson has wrote many of his own songs I will list a few.
Beat It Inspired by a scuffle outside of Jacksons window by rival gangs 1983
Black Or White About Racial harmony, first single from the album Dangerous 1991
Cant Let Her Get Away - This is about a relationship Michael had with a lover, 1990
Earth Song A song about the environment and animals ,(Ballad) 1995
Lovely One- Sung by the Jackson Five, It became the number one hit on the dance
chart for a week 1980
Hollywood Tonight - Song was released after the death of Jackson, so a friend cowrote and published it 2011

HIS FAMILY

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