美国名人 歌手、词曲创作人、舞蹈家、表演家、迈克尔·杰克逊.docx

美国名人歌手、词曲创作人、舞蹈家、表演家、迈克尔杰克逊MichaelJackson,1958-2009:HeAmazedtheWorldWithHisMusicandDancingplaystopmutemaxvolume00:00-15:10repeat(MUSIC)mFaith1.apidus.AndmBobDoughtywithPeopleinAmericainVOASpecialEnglish.Todaywetellaboutoneofthemostfamousperformersintheworld,MichaelJackson.Knownasthe"KingofPop",Jacksonsoldmorethansevenhundredfiftymillionalbumsoverhiscareer.MichaelJacksonredefinedpopularculturewithhisenergeticmusic,dancemovesandrevolutionarymusicvideos.ButJackson'shugesuccessasaperformerwasnotalwayseasy.Hewasacomplexindividualwithanoftentroubledprivatelife.(MusiC-uBiIIieJean")Thatwasasongthathardlyneedsanintroduction."BillieJean'*firstcameoutonthenineteeneighty-twohitalbum"Thriller."TheGuinnessWorldRecordsliststhatrecordasthebest-sellingalbumofalltime.Otherfamoussongsonthealbuminclude"ThriIIeruznBeatIt"and"WannaBeStartin'Somethin'."Thealbum"Thriller"wasasmuchaboutmovesasitwasaboutmusic.MichaelJacksonbroughtattentiontohisbody'smovementsbywearingashinywhiteglove,shortenedblackpantsandwhitesocks.Hecreateddancemovementsthatwereelectrifying.Hecouldbeashardasarobot,orassmoothasliquid.Whiledoinghisfamous"Moonwalk"step,heseemedtobewalkingbackwardsonair.(MSIC-"IWantYouBack")MichaelJacksonwasborninGary,Indianainnineteenfifty-eight.Hewastheseventhofninechildren.HewasfiveyearsoldwhenhebegansingingwithhisbrothersinagroupcalledtheJackson5.Innineteensixty-eightthegroupsignedarecordingdealfromMotownRecords.Michaelwaselevenyearsoldwhentheyreleasedtheirfirstalbumayearlater.TheJackson5becameanimmediatesuccess.Theirmusicsetrecords.Theirfirstfoursongswere"IWantYouBack",“ABC”，"The1.oveYouSave"and"I'llBeThere."Theyallreachedthenumberonepositioninpopmusicrecordsalesinnineteenseventy.Michaelwasthestarofthegroup.Hewastheleadsingeranddancedwithgreatenergy.Hisextraordinaryskillandpresenceonstagewasremarkable,especiallyforsomeonesoyoung.ThegroupmadeyouthfulandfunmusicthatwasverypopularwithbothAfrican-Americansandwhitelisteners.Inthenineteenseventies,thegroupchangedrecordcompaniesandshortenedtheirnametotheJacksons.Theycontinuedtoperformtogether,althoughMichaelJacksonstartedtorecordmusiconhisownaswell.Hisfirstalbumperformingalonewas"OfftheWall,"releasedinnineteenseventy-nine.(MUSIC-"Don'tStop'TiIYouGetEnough")Threeyearslater;Jacksonreleased"Thriller."Thealbumwasnotjustthebestsellingalbumofalltime.ItalsowoneightGrammyAwardsandsevenAmericanMusicAwards.Andithelpedestablishthepopularityofanewformofentertainment,musicvideos.Thevideoforthesong"Thriller"wasimportantinthehistoryofthemusicindustry.MichaelJacksonunderstoodthepowerofthesevideosinbringingattentiontohismusicandtohisimage.Heworkedhardtomakeexcitingvideoswithcomplexstoriesanddances.Innineteeneighty-five,MichaelJacksonhelpedwritethesong"WeAretheWorld.'1Herecordeditwithmanyotherfamousperformers.TheaimoftherecordwastoraisemoneyforstarvingpeopleinAfrica.Theprojectraisedmillionsofdollarswiththisbestsellingsong.MichaelJackson'snextalbum/'Bad,"producedfivenumberonehits,including"TheWayYouMakeMeFeel."(MUSIC-"TheWayYouMakeMeFeel")MichaelJacksonwasahugesuccess,buthewasalsoaverytroubledman.Hisbehaviorandappearancebecameincreasinglystrange.Hehadmanyoperationstochangehisface.Heactedandspokeinachildlikeway.JacksonboughtahugepropertyinCaliforniawhichhecalled"Neverland"afterthechildren'sstoryofPeterPan.Hehadamusementparkrides,azooandalargemovietheaterbuiltforhishome.MichaelJacksonalsowentintomajordebt.Andhesufferedfrominjuriesandillnessthatreportedlyledhimtotakemanykindsofpain-killingmedicines.Innineteenninety-three,athirteen-year-oldboyaccusedhimofsexualabuse.ThechildmolestationcasewassettledoutofcourtwithJacksonreportedlypayingtheboymillionsofdollars.Buttenyearslater,asimilaraccusationbyanotherboyledtoacriminaltrialwhichbeganintwothousandfive.AjuryclearedJacksonofallcharges.Hecalledthetrialthehardestthinghehadeverdoneinhislife.Duringthistime,MichaelJacksonkeptrecordingandperformingmusic.Hislateralbumsinclude"Dangerous","History"and"Invincible."(MUSIC-nBIackandWhite")MichaelJacksonwasbrieflymarriedto1.isaMariePresley,thedaughterofmusicianElvisPresley.HelatermarriedanursenamedDeborahRowe.Theyhadtwochildren,MichaelJosephJacksonandParisMichaelKatherineJackson.Thecoupledivorcedinnineteenninety-nine.MisterJacksonlaterhadathirdchild,PrinceMichaelJackson.A代erhistwothousandfivetrial,thesingerspentmuchofhistimeinEuropeandtheMiddleEast.HereturnedtotheUnitedStateswiththeaimofplanningwhatwastobeavictoriouscomeback.MichaelJacksondiedonJunetwenty-fifth,twothousandnineofheartfailure.Hewasjustdaysawayfromlaunchingaseriesoffiftyconcertsin1.ondon.Fansaroundtheworldmournedhisdeath.PrisonersinajailinthePhilippinesdancedforhim.FansinPariszFranceattendedaserviceatthecity'sancientreligiouscenterinhishonor.Famousperformersaroundtheworldtoldabouttheinfluencehehadontheirwork.MichaelJacksonleftahugemarkonpopularculture.Hismemorywillliveoninhisunforgettablemusic.(MUSIC-"ManintheMirror")ThisprogramwaswrittenandproducedbyDanaDemange.mFaith1.apidusAndmBobDoughty.YoucanlearnaboutotherfamousAmericansonourWebsite,.Joinusagainnextweekfo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