www.billboard.com Over two dozen artists share their love for Michael Jackson, one year after his tragic passing – exclusively on Billboard.com. Edited by Matthew Campbell

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!!!Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Special!!! Start Date: Friday, September 7th 2001. End Date: Monday, September 10th 2001. Recorded: “Madison Square Garden” New York City USA Produced & Sponsored by: © 2001 World Events LLC David Gest / MJJ Productions Inc. & CBS Inc. Niceties by: www.youtube.com Synopsis! In late November 2001, the CBS television network aired a two-hour special in honor of Michael Jackson’s thirtieth year as a solo entertainer. It was one of the highest rated TV shows in the world. (his first solo single, “Got to Be There”, was recorded in 1971). The show was edited from footage of two separate concerts Michael had orchestrated in New York City’s Madison Square Garden on September 7 and September 10 of 2001. The shows sold out in five hours. Ticket prices were pop’s most expensive ever; the best seats cost 00 and included a dinner with Michael Jackson and a signed poster. Jackson reportedly earned .5 million for each of the two concerts, which is over 0000 per minute. The show ranked first in black viewers over the decade ending 2008. The concerts are mentioned in the VH1 biopic Man in the Mirror: The Michael Jackson Story, which notes that the last of the two concerts wrapped up just hours before two hijacked jet planes were crashed into the Twin Towers of Lower Manhattan’s World Trade Center (see September 11th terrorist attacks). Marlon Brando appeared in the concert to speak about humanitarian work but it was not broadcast due to poor …

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!!!Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Special!!! Start Date: Friday, September 7th 2001. End Date: Monday, September 10th 2001. Recorded: “Madison Square Garden” New York City USA Produced & Sponsored by: © 2001 World Events LLC David Gest / MJJ Productions Inc. & CBS Inc. Niceties by: www.youtube.com Synopsis! In late November 2001, the CBS television network aired a two-hour special in honor of Michael Jackson’s thirtieth year as a solo entertainer. It was one of the highest rated TV shows in the world. (his first solo single, “Got to Be There”, was recorded in 1971). The show was edited from footage of two separate concerts Michael had orchestrated in New York City’s Madison Square Garden on September 7 and September 10 of 2001. The shows sold out in five hours. Ticket prices were pop’s most expensive ever; the best seats cost 00 and included a dinner with Michael Jackson and a signed poster. Jackson reportedly earned .5 million for each of the two concerts, which is over 0000 per minute. The show ranked first in black viewers over the decade ending 2008. The concerts are mentioned in the VH1 biopic Man in the Mirror: The Michael Jackson Story, which notes that the last of the two concerts wrapped up just hours before two hijacked jet planes were crashed into the Twin Towers of Lower Manhattan’s World Trade Center (see September 11th terrorist attacks). Marlon Brando appeared in the concert to speak about humanitarian work but it was not broadcast due to poor …

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!!!Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever!!! Recorded: “Pasadena Civic Auditorium” Pasadena, California (March 25, 1983) Broadcasted by: “NBC” (May 16, 1983) Produced & Sponsored by: Suzanne de Passe for “Motown Records” Record Label: Motown Records. Niceties by: www.youtube.com Synopsis! “Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever” was a 1983 television special produced by Suzanne de Passe for Motown Records, to commemorate Motown’s twenty-fifth year of existence. (Motown was founded in January 1959, meaning that a twenty-fifth anniversary special should have aired in 1984, not 1983. One could argue that Gordy’s vision of what would become “Hitsville USA” was conceived in 1958, considering the month of Motown’s founding.) The show was also co-written by de Passe along with Ruth Adkins Robinson who would go on to write shows with de Passe for the next 25 years, including the follow up label tributes—through “Motown 40,” Buz Kohan was the head writer of the threesome. The program was taped before a live studio audience at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California on March 25, 1983, and broadcast on NBC on May 16. Among its highlights were Michael Jackson’s iconic performance of “Billie Jean”, a Temptations/Four Tops “battle of the bands”, Marvin Gaye’s inspired speech about black music history and his memorable performance of “What’s Going On”, a Jackson 5 reunion, and an abbreviated reunion of Diana Ross & the Supremes, who performed their final #1 hit, “Someday We’ll …

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This was filmed in one setting. No edits were made to the actual playing. I’m playing with a Martin DCX1E and a Boss Delay/Loop Pedal. I’ve been wanting to do a Michael Jackson medley for some time now, it’s just so difficult to pick just a handful of his songs to pay tribute to. Unfortunately his passing last week has made me realize no tribute will ever be absolutely complete, or encompass all of his amazing talent in a few songs. However, Michael Jackson’s been such a huge influence on my life that I’m going to do my best to honor his memory. Here’s just a few of his songs that represent why he’ll always be the greatest to me. Michael, no one can ever do it better. You’re greatly missed. The songs played are (in order): 1. I Want You Back 2. The Love You Saved 3. Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough 4. Thriller 5. Rock With You 6. PYT 7. Human Nature 8. Bad 9. The Way You Make Me Feel 10. Never Can Say Goodbye

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