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Michael made his nephews record a song, then sang the ending. Two producers stepped outside in tears

Carolyn Steber

3T had passed on a song. Michael made them record it, sang the ending himself, and left two producers in tears. One became a huge hit-maker.

Michael’s youngest son greeted the editor at the hotel door. Then his dad quietly corrected him.

Megan Schaltegger

In 2007 an Ebony editor met Michael Jackson's youngest son at a hotel door. One gentle line from Michael about a handshake said everything about him.

Michael could give his kids anything. Prince says he kept repeating one quiet thing

Nora Dominick

Prince Jackson says Michael Jackson could have given his kids anything, but he kept repeating one quiet thing about each other. Here it is, word for word.

Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” has never been No. 1. This Halloween, one newer song is all that stands in the way

Alexandria Lettman

Michael Jackson's "Thriller" could finally hit No. 1 this Halloween, but a much newer song is right behind it. Here's the race, and the numbers.

They asked Michael Jackson’s son to do the Thriller dance on live TV. He said no, then named the one move he couldn’t do

Emma Stout

Michael Jackson's son Prince was asked to do the Thriller dance on live TV. He said no, and the one move that stopped him says a lot.

Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’ earned a spot meant to last forever, and a 1979 movie landed right beside it

Sarah Sherman

Michael Jackson's "Thriller" was the first music video ever saved in the National Film Registry, picked the same year as a beloved 1979 movie.

Michael Jackson needed a jacket at the last minute, and the closet he raided wasn’t his own

Jada Gomez

Michael Jackson grabbed his famous sparkly jacket from his mother Katherine's closet, then later gave it to a legend. See the real 1983 footage.

Little Michael had a candy business, and his father spotted one problem

Alexis Morillo

Jermaine Jackson told NPR how little Michael ran a candy business in Gary and the one piece of advice their father gave him.

Michael Jackson’s little brother Randy turns 65 today, but Randy was never really his name

Joanna Woodnutt

Michael Jackson's youngest brother Randy turns 65 today. Fans have called him Randy for over 50 years, but it was never his real first name.

Elvis made his new cook a promise her first day. She stayed 25 years

Kevin Myers

On her first day cooking at Graceland, Elvis made Mary Jenkins one short promise. She told David Letterman she stayed 25 years.