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  1. Early Video Stars: Michael Jackson, Madonna, and Prince
    from The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Rock History, Volume 5: The Video Generation, 1981-1990 (2006)
    ...names emerged from the prompt to name as many important pop music acts of the 1980s as they could.4 Of those fifty-six, only two names received more than four votes: Michael Jackson and Madonna, both of whom are more often tied to pop music than to rock. Unfortunately, Stuessy and Lipscomb concluded that even such unscientific...
  2. The 1980s: Music
    from The 1980s (2007)
    ...In many people’s eyes Michael Jackson is the 1980s. His album Thriller, released in 1982, spawned seven Top 10 singles and eight Grammy awards. Songs like “Billie Jean” and the title track, “Thriller,” defined the era, not only reinvigorating dance music in mainstream America, but taking music videos to new heights. When Rolling Stone magazine released...
  3. The Jackson Five
    from Historical Dictionary of the 1970s (1999)
    ...Early in the 1960s, Joseph Jackson of Gary, Indiana, created a singing group out of three of his sons, Tito, Jermaine, and Jackie. Known as The Jackson Family, they performed locally in northern Indiana. When younger brothers Michael and Marlon joined in 1964, the group became known as The Jackson Five. They...
  4. Crime Television—The 1970s
    from Crime Television (2006)
    ...1960s had playing a prime-time villain been so in vogue. The show attracted talent behind the scenes, too. Such notable writers as Bochco, Cannell, Peter S. Fischer, Dean Hargrove, and Jackson Gillis all contributed scripts. Top directors including Boris Sagal, Leo Penn, Robert Butler, Nicholas Colasanto, and even a young Steven Spielberg helmed episodes. Falk’s portrayal of Columbo...
  5. MTV: Defining a New Era in Rock ‘n’ Roll
    from The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Rock History, Volume 5: The Video Generation, 1981-1990 (2006)
    ...Viewers were also introduced to MTV's hosts, selected from over 1,500 applicants who auditioned in New York, Chicago, and San Francisco: Video jockeys (VJs) Nina Blackwood, Alan Hunter, J. J. Jackson , Mark Goodman, and Martha Quinn (a last-minute replacement for Meg Griffin). Pairing veteran radio DJ (disc jockey) Jackson with a quartet of young, hip television-friendly...
  6. The Modern Dance, 1977–1985
    from 100 Albums that Changed Popular Music: A Reference Guide (2007)
    ...Lines, the Cars’ 1978 The Cars, and Prince's 1980 Dirty Mind, 1982 1999, and Purple Rain(1984). The more bootie-shakin’ elements of the disco beat would return with a vengeance as Michael Jackson brought dance pop to a whole new level with his 1979 Off the Wall and Thriller (1982), followed by his female counterpart Madonna's Like...
  7. Teen Culture in the 1980s: Leisure Activities and Entertainment
    from Twentieth-Century Teen Culture by the Decades: A Reference Guide (1999)
    ...the gentler hits of this decade were sung by the groups The Police, Duran Duran, Hall and Oates, and Men at Work and by soloists Phil Collins, Whitney Houston, Janet Jackson , and Paula Abdul. In the new techno-funk style—a strong beat backed up with electronic sound—Cyndi Lauper, with her strange soprano voice and even stranger clothes and hair,...
  8. Breakdancing, Country Dancing, and the Swing Revival, 1980-2000: The Places to Dance
    from Social Dancing in America: A History and Reference, 1901-2000 (2007)
    ...In 1982, Pop singer Michael Jackson was the first to capitalize on the video market with his album Thriller. The album, aided by MTV exposure, spent 37 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Pop charts and eventually sold over 25 million copies nationwide and 40 million worldwide, making it the top-selling album of the twentieth century. Jackson...
  9. An “Old-Fashioned” Christmas: Yearning for Simpler Times
    from Christmas on Television (2006)
  10. Encyclopedia of Rock History, 1981-1990: Concerts for Humanitarian Causes
    from The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Rock History, Volume 5: The Video Generation, 1981-1990 (2006)
    ...the “Me” generation. Rock ‘n’ roll had gone commercial, with record producers eager to find another multiplatinum seller like Frampton Comes Alive (1976) or Saturday Night Fever (1977). By 1984, Michael Jackson 's Thriller (1983) had clearly upped the album-selling ante, and it appeared that megabucks, megastars, and marketability had become the buzz words that defined rock...
  11. Modern Life Is Rubbish: (1994–1998)
    from Story Behind the Protest Song: A Reference Guide to the 50 Songs that Changed the 20th Century (2008)
    ...On)” (1992) just expressed simple boredom of choice. However, judging by their modest chart positions (at best), none of these songs really struck a huge chord with the nation; while Michael and Janet Jackson ’s “Scream” (1995) used some painful personal experiences to attest to this growing problem, its commercial success undoubtedly stemmed more from the pair’s...
  12. Michael Jordan: The Ascendant Years, 1988–1991
    from Michael Jordan: A Biography (2007)
    ...Chicago possessed the nucleus of an outstanding team with Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, Charles Oakley, and Horace Grant but needed a physical center to overtake the Detroit Pistons. Bulls center Dave Corzine did not match well with Pistons center Bill Laimbeer. Chicago traded Oakley to New York in June for 7-foot 1-inch, 245-pound center Bill Cartwright and drafted...
  13. Michael Jordan: The Triumphant and Transition Years, 1991–1995
    from Michael Jordan: A Biography (2007)
    ...shooting guard Dennis Hopson was replaced by Bobby Hansen. After losing two of its first three games, Chicago amassed 14 consecutive victories from November 6 through December 6. According to Jackson , “the Bulls were in such perfect harmony they rarely lost.”4 Jordan performed like a scoring machine, netting 46 points in a heartbreaking loss at the Milwaukee Bucks...
  14. Michael Jordan: The Pinnacle Years, 1995–1998
    from Michael Jordan: A Biography (2007)
    ...in the same contest. They collaborated for 15 rebounds, 9 assists, 8 steals, and 2 blocked shots, making 30 of 55 shots and 7 of 11 from three-point range. John Jackson of the Chicago Tribune proclaimed, “ Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen are the best tandem in NBA history.”10 Rodman contributed 23 rebounds. Chicago extended his win-loss...
  15. Selena
    from Icons of Latino America: Latino Contributions to American Culture (2008)
    ...Selena was born on Easter Sunday, April 16, 1971, in Lake Jackson , Texas, a small industrial town near Houston. Her father, Abraham Quintanilla, Jr., worked as a shipping clerk at the Dow Chemical plant; he and his wife Marcella had three children: Abraham III (A.B.), Suzette, and Selena, the youngest. Abe Quintanilla had been born and raised in...
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