Re: Weekend News Bytes for February 29- March 2, 2008 (Update for March 1)
Michael Jackson Mentionings for March 2, 2008:
Here is an article about Quincy Jones history that mentions some things about Michael. The article is 5 pages long so I will just post the mentionings of Michael here.
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/the-arranger.html?c=y&page=5
The Arranger
From bebop to hip-hop, nobody alive has done more for American music than Quincy Jones.
Wearing a gray suit, gray Crocs with Mickey Mouse imprints and zebra-striped socks, Jones is giving a tour of the place, which also serves as a tour of his astonishing career. In
the cabana is a display of 40 platinum records commemorating 40 million sales of Michael Jackson's Thriller,
which Jones produced in 1982 and which has reached global sales of 104 million—the biggest-selling record ever. The walls of his screening room are lined with posters of the three dozen movies he has scored.
Still, three-quarters of a century is the sort of milestone that has journalists, historians and his fellow artists focusing on Jones' legacy. "His music threads its way throughout popular culture," says Sidney Poitier, a Jones pal for more than four decades. "You won't be able to speak of Ray Charles, Frank Sinatra and
Michael Jackson or many other artists without some reference to Quincy."
Jones was already well known when Michael Jackson asked him to produce an album. They would do three—
Off the Wall (1979),
Thriller (1982) and
Bad (1987)—a collaboration that would change pop music forever. Before making
Off the Wall, Jones went to discos to learn the latest beats by watching people dance. The record has sold more than ten million copies. But it was the pulsating
Thriller, with the songs "Billie Jean," "Beat It" and the title track, that reached every demographic, transformed Jackson into the king of pop and brought black music to MTV. "Michael and MTV rode each other to glory," Jones says. "I still hear those songs everywhere I go."
Gates, the historian, notices a big difference in Jackson before and after Jones. "With Quincy, Jackson makes the best-selling album in history. Without him, he's floundering. Every time I think of
Thriller or
Bad, I just hear Quincy there."
http://www.madison.com/wsj/home/entertainment/274923
Fundamentally Sound, to use one example, can veer from an upbeat, barbershop-style rendition of Whitney Houston 's "I Will Always Love You " to a dark take on Luther Vandross ' "Superstar. " Then throw in some Goo Goo Dolls, Counting Crows, Isley Brothers and
Michael Jackson tunes, says Cameron Marston, a second tenor and publicity chair for the 14-member group.
http://news.scotsman.com/entertainment/Hollywood-trembles-at-trial-of.3834331.jp
Hollywood trembles at trial of 'private eye to the stars'
THE biggest Hollywood trial since the arrest of madam-to-the-stars Heidi Fleiss, in 1993, starts in Los Angeles this week with the trial of Anthony Pellicano, the Hollywood private eye employed by celebrities such as Tom Cruise and
Michael Jackson.
Pellicano has also been retained by stars such as Tom Cruise and
Michael Jackson via their lawyers.
When Jackson faced child-abuse allegations in 1993, lawyers allegedly used Pellicano, who unearthed material that purportedly helped to settle the case.
http://football.guardian.co.uk/News_Story/0,,2260295,00.html
One of his gloves is missing. But this is not just a glove. It's a Billionaire Couture glove: made out of several small animals and costing an arm and a leg. And, as
Michael Jackson has shown us, gloves worn in the singular just look daft.
http://www.generationq.net/entertainment/television/sytycd/SYTYCD-Week-2-010381.shtml
Oooher what an opening. Eighteen kids swaying and stomping all over the stage to
Michael Jackson’s “Startin Something”, choreographed by judge Matt Lee.
http://www.seacoastonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080302/NEWS/803020354/-1/OPINION
Admit it, you're excited. You wanna dance on the ceiling like Lionel Richie or dance on the floor like
Michael Jackson ("Billy Jean" lyrics, try to keep up). Oh yeah, it's THAT exciting. It's like you get extra minutes without having to sign up now or pay later, all because we get to fiddle with time.
http://www.newswatchngr.com/editorial/allaccess/bob/10302120616.htm
Newswatch: How do you think the problem could be tackled?
Oliver De Coque: Piracy is not a small issue, it's like Tsunami, and it's everywhere.
Michael Jackson once said that Thriller sold millions of copies excluding Africa and Asia. He was referring to piracy in these two continents. It is worrisome. I think the best thing government could do is to create an agency and appoint somebody like Dora Akunyili to sanitise the industry.
Michael Jackson HIStory for March 2, 2008:
1981 - Michael Jackson was a guest on Diana Ross' third TV special "diana" on CBS.
1988 - Michael Jackson performed "The Way You Make Me Feel" and "Man In The Mirror" at the 30th annual Grammy Awards.
1993 - Michael Jackson's album "Dangerous" was certified 5 times Platinum.
1993 - Michael Jackson sent his condolences to the parents of two-year-old James Bulger who had been recently murdered in Liverpool, Merseyside.
