Josh Homme, left, and Iggy Pop, who have an album scheduled to come out in March, at Mates Vineland in North Hollywood, Calif., earlier this month. Credit Elizabeth Weinberg for The New York Times.
Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 â June 25, 2009) was one of the most famous and successful musicians of the last 3 decades. He was referred to as The King of Pop and considered to be one of the biggest and most influential entertainers in the history of pop music. Jackson started performing with The Jackson 5 in 1964. In 1971 he started a solo career while also being a member of The Jackson 5.
Report Abuse. Michael Jackson was very important in black history, as well as entertainment history. He was the first African-American person to be featured on MTV, which is very important because MTV was considered an all white network, until Billie Jean came out.e was the first black artist to be played in heavy rotation on MTV he tartedthe trend for choreography in videos, he holds the record for donating the most money to charity, set the record for most grammys won in one night. Â· 6 years ago.