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Dirty Diana


"Dirty Diana" is a song by American artist Michael Jackson. It is the ninth track on Jackson's seventh studio album, "Bad". The song was released by Epic Records on April 18, 1988 as the fifth single from the album. It presents a harder rock sound similar to "Beat It" from "Thriller" (1982) and a guitar solo played by Steve Stevens. "Dirty Diana" was written and co-produced by Jackson, and produced by Quincy Jones. The song's lyrics
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common time and moves at a moderate tempo of 131 beats per minute. Jackson's vocals are sung on a range of B to G. The instrumentation consists of guitar and piano and is played in the key of G minor. "Dirty Diana" received mixed reviews by contemporary music critics. Stephen Thomas Erlewine felt that "Dirty Diana" and "Man in the Mirror" were "showcasing Jackson at his worst" on "Bad". Music critic Robert Christgau viewed "Dirty Diana" as "misogynistic as any piece of
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mainly due to digital download sales. A music video for "Dirty Diana" was filmed in front of a live audience and released in 1988. "Dirty Diana" was written by Michael Jackson. It was produced by Quincy Jones and Michael Jackson. It appeared on Jackson's seventh studio album, "Bad". The song was released by Epic Records on April 18, 1988 as the fifth single from "Bad". After "Beat It", "Dirty Diana" was the second hard rock song of his
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with the actual music video) was filmed in early 1988 in front of a live audience during Jackson's show in Madison Square Garden (Steve Stevens playing guitar). The video starts with the screen saying "Pepsi Presents Michael Jackson Tour 1988" in front of a white background for forty seconds. After showing a black screen, Jackson can be seen from a distance performing in front of an audience with the only source of light being blue lights. During Jackson's performance he is dressed in a white button down shirt,
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, a writer for "The New York Times", viewed "Dirty Diana" as a song about a "groupie who latches onto the narrator, mixes the sexual fears of 'Billie Jean' with the hard-rock lead guitar of 'Beat It'." In his "Bad" review, Thom Duffy, music critic for the "Orlando Sentinel", wrote that "Dirty Diana, a tale of a maliciously seductive fan, finds Jackson doing credible heavy-metal rock wailing," which, the critic
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an interview with Barbara Walters, adding that it was not about Diana, Princess of Wales, though he was told personally by the Princess that it was her favorite among his songs. Musically, "Dirty Diana" is a pop rock and hard rock song similar to "Beat It", with elements of heavy metal. TriniTrent of "The Lava Lizard", when talking about Michael and Janet Jackson's "Scream", evokes "Dirty Diana" along with Jackson's "pop/rock musical direction" he has
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. "Dirty Diana" was performed during Jackson's "Bad" World Tour concert series from 1987 to 1989, but only in the second leg, as the 10th song in the setlist. According to Jackson in an interview with Barbara Walters, "Dirty Diana" was scheduled for a live 1988 performance at Wembley Stadium during the Bad World Tour; however, Jackson felt the song would be an insult to Diana, Princess of Wales, who was in attendance, so he had it removed. After Diana informed him the
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said, was "accompanied by a solo from Steve Stevens, the guitarist from Billy Idol's band." Jonathan Takiff of "The Philadelphia Inquirer" also noted elements of heavy metal in "Dirty Diana", writing, "Plus, to tap the rock crowd (in the style of the 'Thriller' crossover smash 'Beat It' with Eddie Van Halen), Michael cut a heavy metal-tinged 'Dirty Diana' featuring Billy Idol's guitar sizzler Stevie Stevens." "Dirty Diana" is written in
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Dirty Diana


song was actually one of her personal favorites, Jackson re-added the song to the set list. This performance can be seen on the DVD "Michael Jackson: Live at Wembley July 16, 1988". This Is It concert series choreographer, Kenny Ortega, stated in an interview that "Dirty Diana" was going to be performed by Jackson for the concerts from 2009 to 2010. Ortega said that Jackson had planned to rehearse the song before he died. The set up for the song would include an expert pole
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Kind of Blue (TQ album)


Kind of Blue is the sixth studio album by American singer TQ, released on March 23, 2010. Limited edition bonus tracks: 3. "Electronic" (BandMan RMX) Produced by J Skillz The BandMan 4. "Centerfold" (Rock RMX) Produced by Patric "Static" Scheffler 8. "U." Produced by YL & TQ Samples "Nothing Else Matters" by Metallica 13. "Dirty Diana" (Tribute to Michael Jackson) Produced by YL & TQ Covers "Dirty Diana" by Michael Jackson 16
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Round and Round (Ratt song)


out" in a separate room. The woman in the video is model Lisa Dean who would play the lead character, Diana, in the 1988 Michael Jackson music video for "Dirty Diana". Dean died in December 2009 at the age of 50 after a bout with colon cancer. "Round and Round" proved to be the biggest hit of Ratt's career, reaching No. 12 on the "Billboard" Hot 100. "Round and Round" was used in season 2 of the Netflix series "Stranger Things
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genuinely fierce moment". Sarah Rodman of "The Boston Globe" review the song as "a faint echo of vintage rock-oriented Jackson tracks such as Dirty Diana and Beat It"., " Jody Rosen of "Rolling Stone" also draw a comparasion with this song and Dirty Diana. Jason Lipshutz with Gail Mitchell and Gary Graff from "Billboard" said the song developed an industrial rock groove that was a bit reminiscent of Nine Inch Nails, "Jackson bellows on the chorus, as guitars envelop his voice and
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Alive" romantic storyline with Diana and actor Joseph Gian. The track, Eaten Alive, a collaboration with Barry Gibb and Michael Jackson, became a top 20 hit internationally. The Barry Gibb-produced album garnered an international number one in "Chain Reaction" and a Top 20 selling album. It is believed Michael Finbarr Murphy, a distant cousin of Alan Murphy, guitarist for singer Kate Bush, Level 42 and others, played the guitar parts on "Chain Reaction". Michael was the producer for "Unknown Quantity"
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pertain to groupies. "Dirty Diana" has a moderate tempo and is played in the key of G minor. "Dirty Diana" received mixed reviews from contemporary music critics, but was a commercial success worldwide in 1988, charting at No. 1 on the United States "Billboard" Hot 100. The song also charted within the top ten in multiple countries, including the United Kingdom, France, Italy, and New Zealand. In 2009, after Jackson's death in June, the song re-entered charts,
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metal suck-my-cock." Jon Pareles described "Dirty Diana" as 'reducing' Jackson to a "terrified whimper," while John Tatlock considered "Dirty Diana" as a "confused lumbering slog of a song," thinking that "Jackson was never convincing in this kind of role, a boy-child trying to write a song about the kind of woman he never meets in the kind of places he's certainly never been to." Davitt Sigerson of "Rolling Stone" gave the song a
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Doo-Wops & Hooligans


Lazy Song", another uptempo song, is a reggae track described as an anthem "to sloth" and a "surf stoner's" borrowing from Sugar Ray. The second single, "Grenade", is a darker song with a masochistic message channeling Michael Jackson's "Dirty Diana", Kanye West's production and Shakira's style. One of the album's promotional singles, "Liquor Store Blues", is a reggae track fusing Michael Jackson with Bedouin Soundclash; the single "Count On Me" is a
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Love Never Felt So Good


order of appearance): A month later, a music video for the solo version was uploaded to the official Michael Jackson YouTube channel. The music video featured clips from the duet version, as well as clips from other Michael Jackson music videos, such as "Dirty Diana" and "You Rock My World", along with some of Jackson's live performances, such as "Billie Jean". The song was performed live at the 2014 iHeart Radio Music Awards on May 1, 2014. American R&B singer Usher danced
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by Joe Pytka. It won the "Number-One Video in the World" at the second World Music Awards held on April 14, 1989. It is featured on the DVD albums "Number Ones", "Michael Jackson's Vision", and the Target version DVD of "Bad 25". The woman who appears in the video is model Lisa Dean, chosen over hundreds of girls who auditioned for the role. A second seven-minute long accompanying video of a live performance (which should not be confused
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Michael Jackson


supernatural, a topic he revisited in subsequent years. In 1985, Jackson co-wrote the charity anthem "We Are the World"; humanitarian themes later became a recurring theme in his lyrics and public persona. In "Bad", Jackson's concept of the predatory lover is seen on the rock song "Dirty Diana". The lead single "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" is a traditional love ballad, and "Man in the Mirror" is a ballad of confession and resolution. "Smooth Criminal
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Michael Jackson singles discography


Jackson's best-selling single. Jackson's seventh album "Bad" (1987) produced nine singles with seven charting in the United States. Five of these singles ("I Just Can't Stop Loving You", "Bad", "The Way You Make Me Feel", "Man in the Mirror", and "Dirty Diana") reached number one on the "Billboard" Hot 100, a record for most number-one Hot 100 singles from any one album. In 1991, he released
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Can't Feel My Face


channeling a bit of Michael Jackson while crooning over the bouncy, and energetic production from Max Martin." "Pitchfork"s reviewer Renato Pagnani placed it in the Best New Track category and made the same comparison: "Perhaps recognizing just how dead-on Tesfaye's Michael Jackson impersonation was on his cover of "Dirty Diana", the producers anchor the track with a bassline that could have come from an alternate-dimension "Thriller" produced by New Age composer Vangelis instead of Quincy Jones. "Rolling Stone" ranked "Ca
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Paulinho da Costa


percussionists of our time." He was an artist on Michael Jackson’s Grammy Award-winning "Thriller", Madonna's "True Blue", Celine Dion’s "Let's Talk About Love", hit singles and movie soundtracks, including "Saturday Night Fever", "Dirty Dancing" and "Purple Rain" among others. He has also toured with Diana Krall. He plays over 200 instruments professionally, and has worked in a variety of music genres including Brazilian, blues, Christian, country, disco,
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Diana!


Diana! is the first solo television special of American singer Diana Ross and aired on ABC on April 18, 1971. The special was choreographed by David Winters of "West Side Story" fame, who at that time choreographed all of Ross' stage and television shows. The special featured performances by The Jackson 5, and also included Jackson 5 lead singer Michael Jackson's solo debut. Michael Jackson performed Frank Sinatra's "It Was a Very Good Year", which drew laughter as its adult-themed lyrics were changed
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previously experimented with. John Tatlock of "The Quietus" regards the song as an attempt to recreate "the pop-rock alchemy of 'Beat It'." In his "Bad" review, "Los Angeles Times" Richard Cromelin describes "Dirty Diana" as a hard rock song, writing, "'Dirty Diana' is trying to be this year's 'Beat It' — a hard-rock song about a tenacious groupie that's sent into orbit by a Steve Stevens guitar solo." Jon Pareles
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Michael Jackson's Vision


's silhouette on a brick wall. "Man In The Mirror" shows a mirror. "Dirty Diana" shows a crowd. "Smooth Criminal" shows Michael doing the lean in a spotlight. "Another Part Of Me" shows a crowd. "Speed Demon" shows Spike (the rabbit) dancing. "Come Together" shows a crowd. "Leave Me Alone" shows news papers floating up over the roof to reveal Michael on his roller coaster. "Liberian Girl" shows director chairs. "Black Or
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Grenade (song)


for a fact that she doesn't love you the way you love HER." The song received generally positive reviews from most music critics. Robert Copsey of "Digital Spy" gave a review of four stars out of five, praising Mars' vocals, "Mars has the vocal chops...to carry that off", and emotional lyrics on a track that has a strong influence and similarity to Michael Jackson's "Dirty Diana". The latter reminiscent was also noted by Roberto Mucciacciaro for MTV, who added that the
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List of songs recorded by Michael Jackson


"Billboard" Hot 100 top 10 singles, including "Billie Jean", "Beat It", and "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'". Jackson's seventh album "Bad" (1987) produced nine singles with seven charting in the United States. Five of these singles ("I Just Can't Stop Loving You", "Bad", "The Way You Make Me Feel", "Man in the Mirror", and "Dirty Diana") reached number one on the "Billboard" Hot
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Bad (Michael Jackson song)


hearing him talking trash and being his own bigger booster". Jennifer Clay of Yahoo Music noted that while Jackson's new edgier image was a "little hard to swallow", the image worked musically on the album's songs "Bad", "Man in the Mirror", and "Dirty Diana". "Bad" charted within the top ten, at number eight, on the "Billboard" Hot 100 on October 10, 1987 and peaked at number one on October 24, 1987. "Bad" stayed
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Michael Jackson


singles: "I Just Can't Stop Loving You", "Bad", "The Way You Make Me Feel", "Man in the Mirror", and "Dirty Diana". Another song, "Smooth Criminal", peaked at number seven. "Bad" won the 1988 Grammy for Best Engineered Recording – Non Classical and the 1990 Grammy Award for Best Music Video, Short Form for "Leave Me Alone". Jackson won an Award of Achievement at the American Music Awards in 1989 after "Bad
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The Judds


who would later change her name to Wynonna Judd. After Diana's parents divorced, she and her daughter moved to Los Angeles, California, in 1968, and lived on welfare after she and Michael divorced in 1972. By 1979, Diana and her daughter moved back to Tennessee. Diana renamed herself Naomi and began playing music with her daughter, who sang lead and played guitar. At the same time, Naomi began studying to be a nurse. Naomi was a dogged promoter of the act, and was reportedly propositioned,
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Jennifer Batten


Who Else!" (1999) and "You Had It Coming" (2001), and Michael Sembello's "Heavy Weather" (1992). Her music video appearances include Jeff Beck ("Live in Japan"), Michael Jackson's "Moonwalker" ("Come Together"), Natalie Cole ("Wild Women Do"), and Sara Hickman's "Take It Like a Man" and Miguel Mateos's "Obsesión". Batten played lead guitar and rhythm guitar on Michael Jackson's "Bad
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HIStory (Michael Jackson song)


", "Dirty Diana", "Smooth Criminal", "Black or White", "Remember the Time", "In the Closet", "Jam", "Will You Be There", "Scream", "Earth Song", "They Don't Care About Us", "Stranger in Moscow", "Blood on the Dance Floor", scenes from his short film "Ghosts", and live performances from the Bad and Dangerous tours. Wearing the goggles, the woman is led
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List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1988


of seven consecutive number one hits, breaking the record of six previously shared by The Beatles and The Bee Gees. The longest running number-one single of 1988 was "Roll With It" by Steve Winwood, which obtained four weeks at the top of the chart. When "Dirty Diana" reached number-one on the chart, it became Michael Jackson's fifth single from the album "Bad" to reach number-one. Jackson became the first artist to have five singles from one album reach number-one
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Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5


Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5 is the debut studio album from Gary, Indiana-based soul family band the Jackson 5, released on the Motown label in December 1969. The Jackson 5's lead singer, a preteenage boy named Michael (who later became a universally-recognized pop star on his own and "The King of Pop"), and his older brothers Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, and Marlon, became pop successes within months of this album's release. "Diana Ross Presents the Jackson 5's"
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Heal the World


song was performed as rehearsed by Jackson at the venue just weeks earlier, in preparation for his planned "This Is It" concerts in London along with "Dirty Diana". R&B singer Ciara sang the song as a tribute to Jackson at the 2009 BET Awards. The song was played at the funeral of James Bulger, and Jackson also donated the song to be used as the anthem for the charity the James Bulger Red Balloon Centre, a school for children to go to if they are being bullied or have learning difficulties
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Jason Miles


Brecker and Marcus Miller, although it wasn't released. During the 1980s he was a session musician who worked with Miles Davis, Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson, Chaka Khan, Diana Ross, David Sanborn, and Luther Vandross. During the 1990s, he played keyboards on "I'm Your Baby Tonight" by Whitney Houston, "The Power of Love" by Luther Vandross, and "HIStory" by Michael Jackson. He wrote music for the animated film "The Snow Queen" and "People:
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Beat It


and "Michael Jackson's Vision". On July 14, 1984, Jackson performed "Beat It" live with his brothers during The Jacksons' Victory Tour. The brothers were joined on stage by Eddie Van Halen, who played the guitar in his solo spot. The song became one of Jackson's signature songs; he performed it on all of his world tours: Bad, Dangerous and HIStory. The October 1, 1992 Dangerous Tour performance of "Beat It" was included in the "Michael Jackson: The Ultimate
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Dirty Work (Austin Mahone song)


single to date". Mike Wass of Idolator called it a 'retro-leaning banger' and likened it to hits by Bruno Mars and Justin Timberlake, while Fuse's Jeff Benjamin wrote "At times the guitars sound a bit like the ones in Michael Jackson's "Black or White." The music video for "Dirty Work" was filmed in April, 2015. Mahone stated in an interview with WiLD 94.9 that the video would be in black and white. However, Mahone later re-shot the video with
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List of artists influenced by Michael Jackson


According to David Winters, who met and befriended Jackson while choreographing the 1971 Diana Ross TV special "Diana!", (which was also Jackson's first solo debut outside of The Jackson 5), Jackson watched "West Side Story" almost every week and it was his favorite film. While Little Richard had a substantial influence on Jackson, James Brown was Jackson's greatest inspiration. In reference to Brown, Jackson declared: "Ever since I was a small child, no more than like six years old, my
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Dirty Diana


the Netherlands, Germany, and New Zealand, peaking at Nos. 2, 3 and 5, respectively. It entered the United Kingdom charts on July 16, 1988 at No. 14 and the following week went to No. 4, where it stayed for two weeks. "Dirty Diana" peaked at No. 3 in Ireland, No. 7 in Austria and No. 9 in France. It peaked at No. 30 in Australia. Following Jackson's death in June 2009, his music experienced a surge in
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Michael Jackson


Diana Ross; his use of the "oooh" interjection from a young age was something Ross had used on many of her songs with the Supremes. She was a mother figure to him, and he often watched her rehearse. He said he had learned a lot from watching how she moved and sang, and that she had encouraged him to have confidence in himself. Choreographer David Winters, who met Jackson while choreographing the 1971 Diana Ross TV special "Diana!", said that Jackson watched the musical "West Side
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Dirty Diana


more positive review; though calling it a "filler," she still commented that the song, along with "Speed Demon," is what makes "Bad" "richer, sexier, better than "Thriller"s forgettables." Sigerson noted that "Dirty Diana" was a "substantial recording" because of its "insubstantial melody." Jennifer Clay of Yahoo! Music commented that while Jackson's edgier image was a "little hard to swallow," the image, musically, worked on the songs "Bad",
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In the Night (song)


compound meter with a moderate tempo of 112 beats per minute. Tesfaye's (The Weeknd's) vocals span from E to D in the song. The song was well received by critics. Like The Weeknd's previous collaboration with Max Martin, "Can't Feel My Face", it has been widely compared to works by Michael Jackson. Jon Dolan of "Rolling Stone" wrote "Sometimes, the album stirs up real drama. "In the Night" could be just one more "Dirty Diana"-style ode to a
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Lawrence Bridges


Lawrence Bridges is a writer and film maker. Bridges began his film career as a production assistant on Francis Ford Coppola's film "The Conversation". He became an editor of music videos, most notably with director Bob Giraldi for Michael Jackson's "Beat It", and director Joe Pytka for "Dirty Diana", and "The Way You Make Me Feel". He then founded the post-production company Red Car Inc. and began directing and editing commercials for clients such as Coca-Cola, Nike, Reebok
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Grenade (song)


Kara described its beats as "Shakira-esque". Both Roberto Mucciacciaro for MTV and Robert Copsey from "Digital Spy" noticed the similarities with Michael Jackson's 'Dirty Diana'. The later describe it as an "haunting piano melody and thunderous drum claps". Spencer Hawk from "Little Village" notice that the song "doesn't rely on a hook, and its mostly Mars’ voice with a simple piano riff and a pulsing drum beat". On the other hand, Aamir Yaqub of "Soul Culture
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TQ (singer)


of previously unheard TQ material. TQ released his next album, titled "Kind of Blue", on March 23, 2010. TQ recorded the Michael Jackson song Dirty Diana for the album. After a European tour in summer 2010, he co-wrote and recorded "Uh Oh", a pop duet with the British singer-songwriter, Danielle Senior. It was released April 2011. Remixes of "Uh Oh" include the classic soul version by CBKS. On February 12, 2013, TQ released Legendary, as
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Dangerous (Michael Jackson album)


and Buz Kohan, was written and recorded for Ryan White following White's death from AIDS in 1990. The title track's lyrics were compared to that of "Dirty Diana" with the song focusing on a seductress. Being his first album in four years, plus his lucrative recording deal with Sony, David Browne of "Entertainment Weekly" wrote: "There is more riding on the success of "Dangerous" than on any other album in pop history". Five days before the album's release, three men armed
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Łukasz Targosz


2013 (International Film Festival in Karlovy Vary, T-Mobile New Horizons, Gdynia Film Festival). He cooperated with various well-known artists, among them: Jennifer Batten (together they performed solos for Michael Jackson's "Dirty Diana", which was used in the movie entitled "Love and Dance"), Renata Przemyk, Grzegorz Turnau, Janusz Radek, Robert Janowski, Doda, Afromental band. He is a co-owner of the Music Production Studio SPOT which was found in 1999. Music composed to
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The Dirty Sock Funtime Band


yoga instructor, actress and model who played the blonde haired dancer "Rock Angel" in the videos "No Good Reason Party" and "SuperSpies". Diana's first appearance with the group was on the nationally broadcast morning talk show FOX and Friends. That same day, bass player Eric Rockwin was unavailable, and guitarist Ty Citerman dutifully and seamlessly filled in. Citerman continues to fill in on guitar and bass occasionally. In the earliest incarnation of the band, Eric Rockwin and Paul Chuffo were the bass player and drummer
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Diana Ross


who discovered the Jacksons. Even so, Ross embraced the role and became a good friend of Michael Jackson, serving as a mother figure to him. In 2006, Diana was one of 25 African-American women saluted at Oprah Winfrey's Legends Ball, a three-day celebration, honoring their contributions to art, entertainment, and civil rights. Diana Ross was named one of the Five Mighty Pop Divas of the Sixties along with Dusty Springfield, Aretha Franklin, Martha Reeves, and Dionne Warwick. On November 16,
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The Jacksons: An American Dream


, Jason Weaver and Wylie Draper played Michael Jackson in different eras, while Bumper Robinson and Terrence Howard played Jackie Jackson in different eras, Shakiem Jamar Evans and Angel Vargas played Tito Jackson, Margaret Avery as Katherine's mother Martha Scruse, Holly Robinson Peete as Diana Ross, Billy Dee Williams as Berry Gordy and Vanessa Williams as Suzanne de Passe. The opening titles of the film shows footage of the real Jacksons rehearsing, performing on stage, a few clips from the "Can You Feel It" music video, album covers
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Diana Walczak


Diana Walczak is an American sculptor, computer graphics pioneer and filmmaker. She is most famous for creating the original Michael Jackson's "HIS"tory Statue which she sculpted in 1994. She also created the digital representation of the statue for Michael Jackson's album, "". Diana Walczak began her visual arts education in the shops of her father and master printer, Jim Walczak. Diana studied engineering and sculpture at Boston University. She also assisted a medical illustrator and worked as a graphic artist for the Harvard Medical School while in college
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Michael Jackson memorial service


about Jackson's humanitarian work, and Magic Johnson (who had appeared in the music video for "Remember the Time") recalled his memories of Jackson. Accompanied by a dancing chorus, Jennifer Hudson performed "Will You Be There" a song Jackson wrote and performed for the 1993 film "Free Willy" which is also from his "Dangerous" album, along with the dancers who would have been on stage with Jackson for his O2 concerts. John Mayer played guitar on a mainly instrumental version of "Human Nature"
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Dirty Diana


solo career, with lyrics about a persistent groupie. Jackson hired Billy Idol's guitarist Steve Stevens to back him on the track. Initial reports at the time suggested the song was a poke at his close friend Diana Ross; however, it was later denied. In fact, Ross started using the song as an overture at her concerts shortly before appearing on stage. In an interview from the special edition of "Bad", Jones later confirmed that the song's lyrics were about groupies. Jackson also confirmed the same during
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Jonathan Moffett


's memorial service with some of the world's biggest artists and celebrities all who paid tribute to Jackson. Some of the artists who performed and spoke at the service included Diana Ross, Smokey Robinson, Mariah Carey, Jennifer Hudson, Lionel Richie, Stevie Wonder, and of course, the Jackson Family including Michael's children. Following Michael Jackson's passing, Moffett drummed around the world honoring the pop star with Cirque du Soleil's (2.10.2011 – 31.8.2014). The tour is listed as one of the top-grossing tours
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San Diego Super Chargers


song based on the Chargers' playing style. "We wanted something that would light up the crowd," said Michael Klein. The disco song was written in almost a day by David Sieff and Jerry Marcellino, a producer and songwriter for A&M Records who had worked with artists such as Bobby Darin, Diana Ross and Michael Jackson. Studio musicians in Los Angeles collaborated with the vocalist, Los Angeles R&B singer James Gaylen, to record the song. Marcellino, who also produced the song, named the band Captain Q.B. and
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Death of Michael Jackson


and CKY. Buckethead wrote a song entitled "The Homing Beacon", inspired by Jackson's film "Captain EO". Statements of tribute came from rock musicians including Judas Priest bassist Ian Hill, Queen guitarist Brian May, members of Black Sabbath, former Skid Row frontman Sebastian Bach, Alice Cooper, Geoff Tate of Queensrÿche, Eddie Van Halen (who worked with Jackson during the recording of "Thriller") and Slash (who played guitar on Jackson's single "Give In to Me"). In October 2013
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Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5


Jackson 5 to Motown's attention.) But Ross embraced her assigned role and helped promote the group, especially grooming young Michael Jackson as a star. Motown CEO Berry Gordy brought the group to Motown's Hitsville U.S.A. studio in Detroit, Michigan, and assigned them to work with Bobby Taylor as their producer. Taylor, who had personally brought the Jacksons to Motown, began having Michael, Jermaine, and Jackie record cover versions of current and past soul compositions, including many in the Motown catalog. Over two dozen of these
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Live at Wembley July 16, 1988


from the album "Bad". The music video for the song "Another Part of Me" features footage from other concerts in Wembley as well as Paris. This particular concert took place on July 16, 1988, at Wembley Stadium in Wembley, London, to a sold-out crowd of 72,000, which included Diana, Princess of Wales and Charles, Prince of Wales. Jackson originally removed "Dirty Diana" from this night's performance, worried that he would offend Princess Diana or the royal family. However,
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Frankie Lymon


followed them. Lymon's high-voiced sound is said to be a direct predecessor of the girl group sound, and the list of performers who name him as an influence include Michael Jackson, Ronnie Spector, Diana Ross, The Chantels, The Temptations, George Clinton, Smokey Robinson, Len Barry and The Beach Boys, among others. The performers most inspired by and derivative of Lymon and the Teenagers' style are The Jackson 5 and their lead singer and future superstar Michael Jackson. Motown founder Berry Gordy based much of
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Michael Jackson: Live at the Apollo 2002


Michael Jackson: Live at the Apollo was a concert by Michael Jackson. The concert was performed at the Apollo Theater in New York City on April 24, 2002. The concert was a fundraiser for the Democratic National Committee and former President Bill Clinton. The money collected would be used to encourage citizens to vote. It raised almost $3 million. Dave Navarro played guitar during the song "Black or White". This would be Jackson's final on-stage performance. So far, there has been only a one
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Ghosts (Michael Jackson song)


in the UK, France and Italy, but did not chart as highly elsewhere. "Ghosts" was one of the five new tracks on the album. It was written, composed and produced by Michael Jackson and Teddy Riley. Instruments played on the track include a guitar and piano. Michael's vocals are dramatic, operatic and scary tenor. Jackson's vocal range on the song is E3-A5, the song is in the key E minor. "The Washington Post" noted, "'Ghosts' is another new jack
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Whoops Apocalypse (film)


Princess Diana, who was at the height of her popularity at the time. When kidnapped by Lacrobat, Wendy is placed in increasingly odd disguises, including bondage gear and a King Kong outfit. Rik Mayall is featured playing the commanding officer of an inept SAS squad, most of whom are massacred in a shootout in a wax museum when attempting to rescue Wendy, who has been disguised as an exhibit. Rik Mayall had a small role in the original as Biff, a guitar player. Michael Richards plays Lacrobat, the only
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Randy Jackson (The Jacksons)


, 1980, Jackson was seriously injured in a car crash in Hollywood, California. In June 1980, Jackson appeared on the cover of the weekly African-American newsmagazine "Jet". The cover headline read: "Randy Jackson Walks Again: Talks About His Future." Jackson plays congas, percussion, keyboards, piano, bass, and guitar among other instruments. In addition to singing and playing on the Jacksons' recordings, he worked with Michael on his "Off the Wall" album. Jackson participated in the
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The Jackson 5ive (TV series)


the Jackson 5. The songs were derived from their albums "Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5", "ABC", "Maybe Tomorrow", and "Third Album". In the newer episodes, from 1972, eight songs were derived from Michael Jackson's album "Got to Be There" and two songs from the Jackson 5 album "Lookin' Through the Windows". Because Michael Jackson owned many pets in real life, a few pets were added as extra characters to the cartoon. They included Michael's
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Death of Michael Jackson


to Jackson's memory. His 1978 film "The Wiz" (in which he co-starred alongside Diana Ross and Richard Pryor) was briefly rereleased in a rare 35mm format and was shown at the Hollywood Theater in his honor. It was also re-released a week prior to the release of "Michael Jackson's This Is It" in select cities. Madonna opened the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards with a speech about Michael Jackson. Janet Jackson made an appearance at the VMAs to pay a musical tribute to
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Dirty Diana


black pants and has metal and leather belts on his pants while singing and dancing. In between Jackson's performance from a distance, there are clips of him performing up-close while singing into a microphone, as well as clips of his guitarist Jennifer Batten performing behind him. Jackson then begins dancing and singing to the woman before walking down a cat-walk and dancing near guitarist Steve Stevens. Jackson's performance is then shown from a distance again and the video ends with Jackson finishing his performance and the lights turning blue
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Vincent Paterson


MTV Awards and her appearance on the Academy Awards. He also choreographed Madonna in the film "Evita". He directed and choreographed Jackson's "Bad" tour as well as conceiving and choreographing "Smooth Criminal" and choreographed other Jackson music videos, "Black or White", "The Way You Make Me Feel", "Dirty Diana", "Speed Demon" and live performances for the Super Bowl Halftime show, the Grammys. He also directed and choreographed the music video for Jackson's hit "Blood on
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Bill Jackson (television personality)


, responded in 1968 with a program initially called "Cartoon Town", but later renamed "The BJ and Dirty Dragon Show". It was here that Jackson, playing the mayor of the cartoon town, reached great heights with characters such as Dirty Dragon, "Weird" and "Wally Goodscout", "Mother Plumtree", the "Old Professor", and a town monument called "Blob" (no relation to the movie) who was made of clay and could, with Jackson's help, assume any
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Jonathan Moffett


States and Canada for the record-breaking and famous Victory Tour (6.7.1984 – 9.12.1984), where he met Madonna backstage who asked him to drum for her upcoming The Virgin Tour (10.10.1985 – 11.6.1985). The Jacksons' Victory Tour promoted Michael Jackson's albums "Off the Wall" (1979) and "Thriller" (1982) and was promoted by Don King. Moffett performed with Eddie Van Halen, who made a few special appearances on some of the shows playing "Beat It" on guitar. Prince complimented
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Maya Vik


father, is an athlete who specialized in the high jump and won the Norwegian national championship in 1970. Growing up in the small town of Os just outside Bergen, Maya bought a guitar when she was 14 and started learning to play. Ultimately, Maya’s sister was her biggest influence on music and introduced her to the songs of Janet Jackson, Prince, Michael Jackson, etc. Two years later, Maya switched to playing the bass at age 16. In 1999 Maya joined , an all-female rock band that
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Lee Jackson (bassist)


and Spanish guitars and Tommy Sloane on drums. Jackson Heights disbanded after their first album "King Progress" in 1970. Jackson reformed the band, with keyboardist Brian Chatton (ex-Warriors and ex-Flaming Youth) and John McBurnie on acoustic guitar, keyboards and vocals. Michael Giles played drums on the next three albums, but the band toured as a trio without drums. On their last record, "Bump n' grind", Ian Wallace (ex-King Crimson as Giles was) and Deep Purple's
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Black Cat (song)


heavy-metal guitar lead", portraying "a street rebel living on the edge." "The Daily Gazette" called it "a rocker booming with guitar solos." David Koen of "Phoenix New Times" likened it to Joan Jett, saying "Jackson proves how nasty she can really be", calling its guitar riffs "dirty" enough to induce blushing. Rachel Devitt of Rhapsody considered it the album's highlight, portraying Jackson as a "rocker chick." "Stereo Review" praised it as "
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If (Janet Jackson song)


salacious pleasures of her lover," while its production had "a lot of styles on display," including "distorted synth meets acoustic guitar." "Rolling Stone" qualified it as both "subtle and bold," with Jackson's "bedroom fantasies" given "a fierce dressing-up — tough jeep beats, hard-rock guitar, and a Diana Ross & The Supremes sample — and some missed just what she was on about." A similar critique said it "starts with guitar feedback" before transitioning
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Dirty Diana


"Man in the Mirror", and "Dirty Diana", but was not "to the degree of "Thriller"." "Dirty Diana", similar to "Bad"s previous singles, charted within the top 20 and top 10 worldwide. It peaked at No. 1 on the United States "Billboard" Hot 100 on July 2, 1988, after nine weeks on the chart. Internationally, "Dirty Diana" charted within the top 30 positions on several music charts. It charted within the top five in
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Thriller (Michael Jackson album)


Startin' Somethin'" and "Thriller". In "Billie Jean", Jackson sings about an obsessive fan who alleges he fathered her child; in "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" he argues against media gossip. For "Billie Jean", Jones had Jackson sing overdubs through a six-foot (180 cm) cardboard tube and brought in jazz saxophonist Tom Scott to play the lyricon, a wind-controlled synthesizer. Bassist Louis Johnson ran through his part on a Yamaha bass guitar. The song opens with a
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Damita Jo (album)


of her middle name while a country guitar twang is played. The album's final track is lead single "Just a Little While", which opens with funk guitars and transitions into uptempo pop-rock. Jackson blends carnal and "dirty" intentions with innocent desires, and longs to be intimate with her partner again: "Can't stop thinking about the things we do/And how it feels making love to you [..] You know I'll take it anywhere/That you wanna go right now/Just
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Michael Jackson


It" (1980). In 1978, Jackson moved to New York City to star as the Scarecrow in "The Wiz", a musical directed by Sidney Lumet. It costarred Diana Ross, Nipsey Russell, and Ted Ross. The film was a box-office failure. Its score was arranged by Quincy Jones, who later produced three of Jackson's solo albums. During his time in New York, Jackson frequented the Studio 54 nightclub, where he heard early hip hop; this influenced his beatboxing on future tracks
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List of songs recorded by Michael Jackson


World Record" for the first song ever to debut at number one on the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart. Jackson worked with collaborators including Teddy Riley and Rodney Jerkins to produce his tenth solo album, "Invincible" (2001). "Invincible" spawned three singles, "You Rock My World", "Cry", and "Butterflies". Michael Jackson recorded music encompasses providing background vocals for other artists like Diana Ross, Stevie Wonder, La Toya Jackson, Rebbie Jackson, Janet Jackson, Barry Gibb,
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Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix


". "Blood on the Dance Floor" Written, composed, and produced by Michael Jackson and Teddy Riley "Morphine" Written by, Composed by, Arranged by, lead and backing vocals, guitar, percussion, drums by Michael Jackson "Superfly Sister" Written and produced by Michael Jackson Composed and arranged by Michael Jackson and Bryan Loren "Ghosts" Written, composed, and produced by Michael Jackson and Teddy Riley "Is It Scary" Written and composed by Michael Jackson, James Harris III and Terry Lewis "Scream
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Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5


soul sound, a sound somewhat less pop-aware than Motown's signature "Motown Sound". Of these recordings, the most famous became the cover of "Who's Lovin' You", with Michael Jackson re-delivering Smokey Robinson's often-covered plea for the return of a long-gone lover. The Jackson 5's version of the song supplanted the Miracles' original as the definitive recording of the song, and many of the future covers of the song (for example, En Vogue's cover at the
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Michael Jackson


the label, including a version of "Who's Lovin' You." After signing with Motown, the Jackson family relocated from Gary to Los Angeles. In 1969, executives at Motown decided Diana Ross should introduce the Jackson 5 to the public—partly to bolster her career in television—sending off what was considered Motown's last product of its "production line." They made their first television appearance in 1969 in the Miss Black America Pageant where they performed a cover of "It's Your Thing." "Rolling
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Michael Jackson memorial service


, hoping not to be a distraction, did not attend the funeral. Elizabeth Taylor and Diana Ross, two of Jackson's closest friends, as well as Eliza Jackson Duphrey, Quincy Jones, Ivonne Ester Duphrey (Michael Jackson's cousins) also did not attend. Jackson was presented in a gold-plated solid bronze Promethean casket furnished by the Batesville Casket Company, which cost roughly $25,000. It is similar to the one in which James Brown was buried. The closed casket at the Staples Center was decorated with red
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Give In to Me


single release's B-sides include the album versions of "Dirty Diana" and "Beat It". This song is written in the key of E minor. Jackson's vocal spans from G3 to B4. It has a moderately slow tempo of 87 beats per minute. "Give In to Me" received positive reviews from contemporary music critics. "Entertainment Weekly" editor David Browne praised Jackson's delivery, writing, "when his voice isn't competing with drum machines, it's menacing on the creepy "Give
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Versace on the Floor


You" (1995) and "Man in the Mirror" (1987) by Michael Jackson. "Versace on the Floor" is similar to the sound of New Edition, Freddie Jackson's "Rock Me Tonight (For Old Times Sake)" (1985) and the early works of Michael Jackson. Chris DeVille of "Stereogum" said it was Boyz II Men's "I'll Make Love To You" "repurposed" for the "Dirty Dancing soundtrack", describing it as "a power ballad rising to
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The Wiz (film)


Michael Jackson, a former Motown star and close friend of Diana Ross, was cast as the Scarecrow. By the start of development on "The Wiz" in 1977, he and his brothers The Jacksons, had left Motown for Epic Records after the release of their tenth album "Moving Violation", though Jackson had yet to make a solo album since his fourth album "Forever, Michael". Rob Cohen, head of Motown Productions, thought Jackson would be perfect for the role of the Scarecrow, and approached Berry
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Electric guitar


guitar. One of its best-known players was Tiny Grimes, who played on 52nd Street with the beboppers and played a major role in the Prestige Blues Swingers. Multi-instrumentalist Warren Ellis (musician) of Dirty Three and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds is a contemporary player who includes a tenor guitar in his repertoire. The four-string guitar is normally tuned CGDA, but some players, such as Tiny Grimes, tune to DGBE to preserve familiar 6-string guitar chord fingerings. The tenor guitar can also be tuned
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List of The X Factor finalists (Australia season 5)


who moved to Switzerland, left him and his mother when he was young. However, they still keep in contact. Waetford has been compared by many to Justin Bieber. He plays guitar and writes his own songs. Waetford taught himself how to play guitar from watching videos on YouTube. He cites Justin Bieber, Michael Jackson, Bruno Mars, Elvis Presley, Guy Sebastian and Stevie Wonder as his musical influences. Prior to entering "The X Factor", Waetford was a student at Campbelltown Performing Arts High School. He
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Who's Lovin' You


, "I Want You Back", which went to #1 on both the pop and R&B charts. A shortened version was included on the first Jackson 5 LP, "Diana Ross Presents the Jackson 5". The original single version was twenty seconds longer, with fewer backing vocals and sparser instrumentation than the album version. The mono single mix was released on Michael's "Love Songs" compilation release in 2002. The Jackson 5 performed this on their first Ed Sullivan Show appearance. When the group performed the song
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Who Is It (Michael Jackson song)


, Diana, etc.) for her job as a high class call girl. "Alex" (which is also a girl's name) just happens to be one of them. The video alternates scenes from where Jackson is singing about his pain, to where the girl is being changed into her different identities and taking care of her jobs (mostly meeting with other men and even some women, and sleeping with them). Towards the end of the video, Jackson has packed up his bags to leave town,
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The BJ and Dirty Dragon Show


's popular "Garfield Goose and Friends". While Jackson had portrayed a fictional character (Freckles the Clown) on "Clown Alley" (and its Sunday morning sister program, "Here Comes Freckles"), for the new show, "Cartoon Town with Bill Jackson" (later retitled "The BJ & Dirty Dragon Show"), Jackson appeared as himself. Jackson brought along many of his puppets from "Clown Alley", including the most popular, Dirty Dragon, a gruff creature who snorted smoke and who
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Diana Ross


the "". Dedicated to the memory of her late friend Michael Jackson, the concert tour garnered positive reviews, nationwide. In 2011, Diana Ross was inducted into the Michigan Rock and Roll Legends Hall of Fame. In February 2012, Ross received her first Grammy Award, for Lifetime Achievement, and announced the nominees for the Album of the Year. In May, a DVD of her Central Park concert performances, "For One & For All", was released and featured commentary from Steve Binder, who directed the
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Jermaine Jackson


Jermaine La Jaune Jackson (born December 11, 1954) is an American singer, songwriter, bass guitarist, and member of the Jackson family. He was a member of The Jackson Five, a singing group consisting of him and four of his brothers from 1964 to 1975, where he was the second lead vocalist after his brother Michael and played bass guitar. Jackson sang the lead on some of their songs and had featured vocals on many others, including many of their biggest hits such as "I'll Be There"
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Live at Wembley July 16, 1988


the princess informed Jackson it was her favorite song. In an interview, Jackson stated that he was unable to put the song into the set, which led some fans to believe "Dirty Diana" was not performed on July 16. However, leaked audio snippets prove that the song was re-added to the setlist. In addition to the full July 16 concert, the DVD also includes "The Way You Make Me Feel", from the previous night on July 15 (the song was not performed on July 16
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Leon Mobley


his mentor Olatunji (who played for many years with Santana and other artists of the day), Mobley has succeeded in bringing African drumming into contemporary mainstream music and has performed and recorded with many major artists in all genres. Among the many artists Mobley has worked with are: Dave Matthews Band, Jack Johnson, Peter Wolf, Mick Jagger, Quincy Jones, Santana, Michael Jackson, Macy Gray, Trevor Hall, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Blind Boys of Alabama, Damian Marley, Jason Mraz, Madonna, The Fugees
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Reunion Arena


top names in soul, R&B and funk played at Reunion including Teddy Pendergrass, Commodores, Diana Ross, Rick James, The Temptations, Ray Parker, Jr., The Gap Band, Marvin Gaye, Al Jarreau, The Isley Brothers, Ray Charles, Luther Vandross, Earth, Wind & Fire, and Gladys Knight & The Pips. The Jacksons -- brothers Michael, Jermaine, Jackie, Marlon, Randy and Tito -- performed on July 11, 1981 as part of the Triumph Tour, performing both a Jackson 5 medley as
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Randy Jackson


record, "Zucchero and the Randy Jackson Band", was produced by Corrado Rustici who played guitar with Jackson on many albums in the early 1980s. He also played with Billy Cobham. In 1985, Keith Richards was asked to provide music for the Whoopi Goldberg comedy vehicle "Jumpin' Jack Flash". Richards assembled an all-star band which included Aretha Franklin on piano and lead vocals and Jackson on bass guitar. This song was the fourth track on Aretha's 1986 album titled "Aretha". Jackson can be
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Michael den Elzen


since dates are not given on the album, and on her 2019 release "Before You Wandered In" . He played guitar and recorded with David Bridie and has also written and performed with Renée Geyer, Mark Seymour and Pound System. Other artists Michael has recorded with include Zulya Kamalova (he is also accredited with mixing her album "Tales of Subliming"), Margaret Urlich, Diana Aniad, Bollywood Prog Metal band; BaK and Mimori Yusa (Japan). Michael also mixed tracks for Kim Salmon & The Surrealists including
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Bad (album)


technology. The team made extensive use of new digital synthesizer technology, including FM synthesis and the Fairlight CMI and Synclavier PSMT synthesizers. They sometimes combined synthesizers to create new sounds. Jackson hired Synclavier expert and sound designer Denny Jaeger to create sounds used on "Dirty Diana" and "Smooth Criminal". Jackson wrote a reported 60 songs, and recorded 30, wanting to use them all on a 3-disc set. Jones suggested that the album be cut down to a ten-track single LP. When the album was released
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Super Bowl 50 halftime show


Jackson-inspired outfit and appearing with a set of backing dancers dressed as Black Panthers, then performed her new single "Formation" in a mass choreographed dance number before joining Mars onstage for a verse of "Uptown Funk". Coldplay played a snippet of "Clocks" during a video montage of past Super Bowl halftime and national anthem performances, including those by Bruce Springsteen, Missy Elliott, Katy Perry, The Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney, Stevie Wonder, Diana Ross, James Brown, Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson,
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