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Craig Morgan

Craig Morgan left the Army missing one letter. He went after it in front of a sold-out crowd.

Jada Gomez

Craig Morgan walked away from the Army 2 1/2 years short of 20, and it bothered him for years. See where he went to finish it, and watch it happen.

Ashley Cooke

Ashley Cooke’s new Christmas EP has her family on it. So did a record she made at 13.

Kevin Myers

Ashley Cooke's first Christmas EP puts her family on "silent night." At 13, she was already on a record with someone close. Find out who, then watch.

will.i.am smiling on The Graham Norton Show, with a round inset of a young Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson came to film by will.i.am’s home. His mom wasn’t having it.

Megan Schaltegger

As a boy in East L.A., will.i.am heard Michael Jackson was filming a video right by his home. His mom had something to say about it.

Jennifer Love Hewitt laughing, with an inset photo of her at 10 with Michael Jackson on the L.A. Gear shoot

Jennifer Love Hewitt spent a day dancing with Michael Jackson at 10. Then she had to leave early.

Jake Viswanath

Jennifer Love Hewitt was 10 when she spent a day dancing with Michael Jackson on an L.A. Gear shoot. What he did when she left early stayed with her.

Brandy in 1998 with an inset of Michael Jackson

Brandy had studied Michael Jackson for years. Meeting him didn’t go as planned.

Alexis Morillo

Brandy had a 13-week No. 1 hit when her producer took her to meet her idol Michael Jackson. In her memoir "Phases," she tells what happened.

Will Smith telling his story, with an inset of Michael Jackson smiling at the BET Awards

Will Smith chased Michael Jackson all night at the BET Awards. He ended up shoved into a closet full of mops.

Dylan Kickham

Will Smith spent a whole BET Awards night trying to meet Michael Jackson. Then a scuffle broke out and security shoved him into a closet.

Prince Jackson and Paris Jackson at the microphone on the 2010 Grammys stage, with an inset of Michael Jackson at the 1986 Grammys

Prince Jackson, 12, accepted his dad’s award at the Grammys. Paris, 11, had the last word.

Andy Frye

Lionel Richie handed Michael Jackson's Lifetime Achievement Award to Prince, 12, and Paris, 11, at the 2010 Grammys. Here's how it went.

Jon Bon Jovi smiling on Jimmy Kimmel Live, with an inset of Michael Jackson in the Bad era

Jon Bon Jovi invited Michael Jackson down to party in Tokyo. Michael sent someone else.

Paula Mejía

Tokyo, 1987: Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora met Michael Jackson in his mirrored hotel suite and invited him down to party. Michael sent someone else.

Young Michael Jackson smiling at the microphone in a purple hat, with an inset of his mother Katherine Jackson laughing

Michael Jackson’s mother woke him at 3 a.m. for one man on TV. He knew right then what he wanted to do.

Kevin Myers

Michael Jackson said his mother woke him at 3 a.m., shouting that someone was on TV. He ran to the set and knew right then what he wanted to do.

Sir Tom Jones smiling in his chair on The Voice UK, with an inset of Michael Jackson singing

Tom Jones bought Dean Martin’s old house. One day Michael Jackson rang the bell.

Rob Sheffield

Tom Jones was in the kitchen of Dean Martin's old house when the bell rang and Michael Jackson's face came up on camera. So why did Tom ask who it was?