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Disneyland Sent Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Straight to Michael Jackson’s House
Four years before Michael Jackson moved to Neverland Ranch, he was already transforming the Jackson family’s Hayvenhurst estate into something ...
How Elvis Presley Reinvented His Sound From 1950s Rock to 1970s Las Vegas
Elvis Presley did not spend his entire career sounding like the young man who recorded “Hound Dog.” Over roughly two ...
At 50, Michael Jackson Was Still Directing Every Detail of “Thriller”
By 2009, Michael Jackson had performed “Thriller” countlss times and could easily have treated it as another old hit. The ...
Elvis Presley Did Not Invent Rock and Roll but He Helped Change Who Heard It
Elvis Presley grew up in Mississippi and Memphis surrounded by gospel, blues, country and R&B. He listened closely to Black ...
Elvis Presley Kept Performing Even as His Health Was Failing
By the mid-1970s, Elvis Presley was still selling out arenas, but the man behind the famous jumpsuits was dealing with ...
Michael Jackson Was Only 11 When His Voice Took the Jackson 5 to No. 1
Before Michael Jackson became the King of Pop, he was an 11-year-old boy standing in front of his four older ...
From Pink Suits to Rhinestone Jumpsuits: How Elvis Presley Changed Men’s Stage Fashion
Elvis Presley understood early that people did not only hear a performer. They looked at him too. In the 1950s, ...
The Gospel Roots Behind Elvis Presley’s Voice and His Only Three Grammy Wins
Long before Elvis Presley sang “Heartbreak Hotel” or shook up American television, he was listening to gospel music in church. ...
From “Leave Me Alone” to “Scream”: How Michael Jackson Fought Back Through His Songs
Michael Jackson’s music was filled with joy, romance and escapism, but there was another side that became harder to ignore ...
Michael Jackson Dreamed of Having a Huge Family Long Before Prince, Paris and Bigi
Long before Michael Jackson became a father, people around him said he talked openly about wanting a very large family. ...