He began his career as the lead singer of the Motown act, The Jackson 5, in the 1960s, and made his first solo recordings in 1971 as part of the Jackson 5 franchise. Jackson began a full-fledged solo career in 1979 and formally parted with his siblings in 1987, and has since become the most successful recording artist in black music history, and one of the most successful solo artists in music history. His 1982 album Thriller currently holds the title of being the best selling album in history, with 60 million copies sold worldwide. In addition to his albums, Jackson has also recorded thirteen number-one hits, including \ Don\'t Stop \'Til You Get Enough\ , \ Rock With You\ , \ Billie Jean\ , and \ Beat It\ . His distinctive dance moves, music videos,and pop appeal have inspired and influenced many of today\'s singers, such as Janet Jackson, Usher, Beyonc?and Justin Timberlake. Despite his career success, he has been dogged by media attention over allegations of child sexual abuse, which resulted in a trial and acquittal in 2005. Early childhoodMichael was born the seventh of nine children in Gary, Indiana, to Joseph and Katherine Jackson. 12) New Bose system stores preferences, selects music ( ) 14) A new lease of life for the colour TV? ( ) 17) Epson's all-in-one instant home cinema system: big screen, big sound, wherever you want ( ) October 17, 2006 , the people who gave us the , is ex... (AP) Thu Oct 19th 2006 at 12:46 am ET By MARCUS FRANKLIN, Associated Press Writer NEW YORK - If you've been looking for Nemo, that rebellious fish from the 2003 animated film "Finding Nemo," you can soon find him on stage, along with his overprotective c... MENOPAUSE The Musical . Book and Lyrics by Jeanie Linders ... Boston, Chicago, Denver , Detroit, Cleveland, Orlando and other American cities. ..... Philadelphia Theatre Company rings in the new year with the new musical Nerds://A Musical Software Satire with book and lyrics by Jordan Allen-Dutton and Erik Weiner and music by Hal Goldberg. Directed by Phillip Wm... For many listeners, Handel's ''Messiah,'' Tchaikovsky's ''Nutcracker'' and Menotti's ''Amahl and the Night Visitors'' are all that's needed to celebrate Christmas. But there's a lot of other truly great holiday music to choose from...11/20/2006
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