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Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. Often referred to as the King of Pop, or by his initials MJ, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records. His contribution to music, dance, and fashion, along with a much-publicized personal life, made him a global figure in popular culture for over four decades. The seventh child of the Jackson family, he debuted on the professional music scene along with his brothers as a member of The Jackson 5 in 1964, and began his solo career in 1971.
In the early 1980s, Jackson became a dominant figure in popular music. The music videos for his songs, including those of "Beat It", "Billie Jean", and "Thriller", were credited with transforming the medium into an art form and a promotional tool, and the popularity of these videos helped to bring the relatively new television channel MTV to fame. Videos such as "Black or White" and "Scream" made him a staple on MTV in the 1990s. Through stage performances and music videos, Jackson popularized a number of complicated dance techniques, such as the robot and the moonwalk, to which he gave the name. His distinctive musical sound and vocal style influenced numerous hip hop, post-disco, contemporary R&B, pop and rock artists.
James Joseph Brown (May 3, 1933 – December 25, 2006) was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and recording artist. He is the originator of funk music and is a major figure of 20th century popular music and dance.
In a career that spanned decades, Brown profoundly influenced the development of many different musical genres. Brown moved on a continuum of blues and gospel-based forms and styles to a profoundly "Africanized" approach to music making. Brown performed in concerts, first making his rounds across the Chitlin' Circuit, and then across the country and later around the world, along with appearing in shows on television and in movies. Although he contributed much to the music world through his hitmaking, Brown holds the record as the artist who charted the most singles on the Billboard Hot 100 without ever hitting number one on that chart.
For many years, Brown's touring show was one of the most extravagant productions in American popular music. At the time of Brown's death, his band included three guitarists, two bass guitar players, two drummers, three horns and a percussionist. The bands that he maintained during the late 1960s and 1970s were of comparable size, and the bands also included a three-piece amplified string section that played during ballads. Brown employed between 40 and 50 people for the James Brown Revue, and members of the revue traveled with him in a bus to cities and towns all over the country, performing upwards of 330 shows a year with almost all of the shows as one-nighters. In 1986, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and in 1990 into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
Morgan James (born November 24) is an American singer and actress. In November 2011, she began starring in the first-ever Broadway revival of Godspell at the Circle in the Square Theatre, in New York City. She is a member of AEA, AFTRA, and SAG.
Born Morgan Grunerud, in Boise, Idaho, Morgan is the daughter of Allen Grunerud and Shellie Harwood. Growing up, Morgan's family moved from Pocatello, ID, to Logan, UT, to Knoxville, TN, and finally to Modesto, CA, where Morgan attended Johansen High School. Upon graduation, Morgan was accepted to The Juilliard School, in New York City, where she received her BM in Voice. Morgan made her Broadway debut in The Addams Family, starring Nathan Lane and Bebe Neuwirth, in 2010.
James' vocal range runs from G above high C to E below middle C. She started voice lessons and singing in choirs when she was 13. As a solo artist, James has performed at popular New York City nightspots such as Birdland Jazz Club, Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola at Lincoln Center, Dominion, Joe's Pub, (Le) Poisson Rouge, and Rockwood Music Hall. She performs songs from several genres, including blues, classical jazz, soul, R&B and rock and roll. She cites Nina Simone, Aretha Franklin, Eva Cassidy, Donny Hathaway, and Etta James as influences.
Actors: Djonny Chen (producer), Paul Dewdney (producer), Paul Dewdney (actor), James Sharpe (director), Cyrus Trafford (actor), Todd Von Joel (actor), Rachel Warren (actress), Scott Mullins (actor), Jason Cook (actor), Colin Burt Vidler (actor), Chris Bell (actor), Danny Howard (actor), Jimmy 'The Bee' Bennett (actor), Trevor Clarke (actor), Keith Ackerman (actor),
Genres: Crime,Actors: Corey Browne (actor), Benjamin R. Reder (miscellaneous crew), Susan Malerstein (actress), Joel Kindrick (actor), Robert McCollum (actor), Isaac Mejía (producer), Mike Dusi (producer), Joe Filippone (actor), Josh Sussman (actor), Cheryl Texiera (actress), Jordan Van Vranken (actress), Laci Kay (actress), Twyla Banks (actress), Guy Perry (actor), Arturo Guzman (producer),
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Short,Actors: Spalding Gray (actor), Dan Simon (actor), Gill Holland (producer), Adrienne Shelly (actress), Adrienne Shelly (producer), Douglas J. Cuomo (composer), Phyllis Somerville (actress), Callie Thorne (actress), Tim McCann (writer), Tim McCann (producer), Tim McCann (director), Tim McCann (editor), Reathel Bean (actor), Sakina Jaffrey (actress), David Deblinger (actor),
Genres: Thriller,Actors: Helen Mirren (actress), Stephen Warbeck (composer), David Thewlis (actor), Christopher Fairbank (actor), Lynda La Plante (writer), Lynda La Plante (producer), Mark Strong (actor), Danny Dyer (actor), Peter Capaldi (actor), John Benfield (actor), James Frain (actor), Tom Bell (actor), Ciarán Hinds (actor), Wayne Docksey (miscellaneous crew), Michael Shannon (actor),
Plot: Detective Chief Inspector Jane Tennison moves to a new district and is put in charge of a vice investigation instead of homicide. But soon a homicide case impinges on her new job when a very young male prostitute is murdered in the apartment of Vera Reynolds, a female impersonator. Soon Jane is on the trail of the boy's brutal young pimp (played by David Thewlis). But her investigation is complicated by the Old Boy's Network, which is spying on her and is more concerned with preventing scandal than bringing the villain to justice.
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