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Michael Jackson – One year on
Written by admin on June 25, 2010 – 3:35 pm -| Fans around the world are paying tribute to Michael Jackson one year after his death.
Michael Jackson died from an overdose of sedatives on June 25, 2009 at his rented home in Holmby Hills in Los Angeles. |
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What was Michael Jackson’s biggest hit?
Written by admin on June 18, 2010 – 3:25 pm -| If asked what Michael Jackson’s biggest hit was, most people would probably guess “Billie Jean,” “Thriller” or perhaps “Beat It.” In fact – and rather surprisingly – it was his duet with Paul McCartney, “Say Say Say.” |
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Aretha Franklin and Michael Jackson to enter Apollo Hall of Fame
Written by admin on June 9, 2010 – 9:48 pm -| Aretha Franklin and Michael Jackson will be inducted into the Apollo Legends Hall of Fame at the Apollo Theater’s Annual Spring Benefit on June 14.
Past inductees into the Apollo Legends Hall of Fame include Quincy Jones, Smokey Robinson, James Brown, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Little Richard, and Ella Fitzgerald. |
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Temptations singer Ali Woodson dies aged 58
Written by admin on June 2, 2010 – 11:01 pm -| Former lead singer of the Temptations, Ali “Ollie” Woodson, died on Sunday, May 30 in California from leukaemia. He was 58-years-old.
Woodson wasn’t the original lead singer of the Temptations, but he took on this role from 1984 to 1986, and from 1988 to 1996. |
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Rolling Stone’s new top 500 songs
Written by admin on May 31, 2010 – 9:03 pm -| Rolling Stone magazine has published a special edition to update its list of 500 greatest songs of all time, originally published in 2004. |
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