Josh Homme, left, and Iggy Pop, who have an album scheduled to come out in March, at Mates Vineland in North Hollywood, Calif., earlier this month. Credit Elizabeth Weinberg for The New York Times.
Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 â June 25, 2009) was one of the most famous and successful musicians of the last 3 decades. He was referred to as The King of Pop and considered to be one of the biggest and most influential entertainers in the history of pop music. Jackson started performing with The Jackson 5 in 1964. In 1971 he started a solo career while also being a member of The Jackson 5.
Covach, professor of music and chair of the Department of Music at the University of Rochester and professor of music theory at the Eastman School of Music, reacted to Jackson's sudden death with this assessment: Michael Jackson is arguably the most important figure in 1980s popular music.Though he got his start as a child singing a series of hits in the 1970s with his brothers in the Jackson 5, Jackson's ascent to the status of The King of Pop occurred as a solo artist.ackson's career touched on so many important aspects of pop-music history in the second half of the 20th century. Signed initially to Motown by Berry Gordy Jr., the Jackson 5 became a kind of bubblegum version of the Temptations, continuing the crossover tradition with catchy songs and choreographed dance steps.