Rhythm and blues, hard rock, rap, slow rock, pop, soul music, psychedelic soul music, blues, jazz music, folk songs, funk, disco, electronic music, hip hop, reggae, new jack swing music, dance music, new century, gospel, opera, classical music, etc.
Jackson's musical style is rooted in R&; B, Motown music, pop music, soul music. His music is influenced by contemporary musicians, such as little richard, James Brown, Diana Ross, Lu Sanjin Finn, and Bee Gees. Among them, james brown had the greatest influence on him.
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Michael Jackson (1August 29th, 958 ~ June 25th, 2009) was born in Gary, Indiana, USA. He is an American male singer, songwriter, dancer, performer, philanthropist, musician, humanist, pacifist and founder of charity.
Jackson is the seventh child in this family. In 1964, together with his brother, he made his professional debut as a member of the Jackson Five. 1968, the band cooperated with a local record company to publish the first record "Big Boy". 197 1 year, 65438+February, he released his first single "Got to be there", which marked the beginning of his personal career.
1982 65438+February, the best-selling album "Thriller" of Jackson's music career was released. 1In September 1987, Jackson made his first global tour. Through stage and video performances, Jackson popularized some dance skills such as mechanical dance and spacewalk.
Jackson won 13 Grammy Awards and 26 american music awards in his life. In his solo career, he has 13 American champion singles. In 2000, Guinness World Records proved that he had funded 39 charities.
In May 2009, Jackson announced that he would hold a series of concerts in London. He died of cardiac arrest due to acute propofol and benzodiazepine poisoning on June 25th, 2009, at the age of 50. The Los Angeles forensic doctor ruled that this was a murder case, and his personal doctor Conrad Murray was convicted of manslaughter and served four years in prison. In 20 10, Michael Jackson was awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.