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Every photo of Elvis’s mother looks sad. Her family knew a completely different woman
The photos of Elvis's mother Gladys always look sad. But her cousins Billy Smith and Harold Loyd remembered a woman who loved to sing and dance.
Elvis moved his two young cousins into Graceland. One of them never forgot the first thing he did
Billy Smith and his brother moved into Graceland as poor teens. Soon after, Elvis took them shopping, and one thing he said stayed with Billy forever.
Michael was taping a comedy sketch with Carol Burnett. Then the whole studio started to shake
The Jackson 5 were taping a classroom sketch with Carol Burnett when a real earthquake hit. What Carol did next stayed on TV.
Prince Jackson’s favorite childhood memory isn’t a concert. It’s a protest he and Paris held in their bedroom
Prince Jackson's favorite memory of dad Michael Jackson isn't a show. It's the protest he and Paris held in their bedroom. Hear him tell it.
Elvis’s first movie upset his young fans. 70 years ago tomorrow, the studio rushed to fix the ending
Elvis's young fans were upset by how his first movie ended. 70 years ago tomorrow Fox filmed a new last shot, and the lost film just turned up.
Michael’s mother had polio as a child. He summed up how she saw it in one sentence
Katherine Jackson had polio as a girl and walks with a limp. Michael summed up how she saw it in one quiet, moving sentence.
Michael Jackson walked off the Motown 25 stage upset with himself. Then a boy in a tuxedo asked him one question
Michael Jackson left the Motown 25 stage frustrated after his famous moonwalk. Then a boy in a tuxedo asked him one question backstage.
Michael was 11 when Diana Ross taught him something that had nothing to do with music. Decades later he gave it to his daughter
Everyone thought Diana Ross was teaching young Michael Jackson to sing. What she really gave him was something he later passed to his daughter Paris.
Michael Jackson was just 15 on this TV special, and his singing partner is a real surprise
In 1974, 15-year-old Michael Jackson sang a tender song about growing up on a kids TV special, next to a surprise superstar duet partner.
‘Michael’ just picked up a new award nomination in New York, and it’s up against Ryan Gosling again
The Michael Jackson biopic "Michael" just earned a Gotham Awards nomination in New York, and it's up against Ryan Gosling's movie once again.