Jackie Jackson

1985년 1월 25일, 음악계의 내로라하는 유명 인사 수십 명이 로스앤젤레스의 한 스튜디오에 모인다. 각자 자존심은 문 앞에 잠시 내려놓고 아프리카 기근 구호 기금을 마련하기 위해 다 같이 노래를 녹음한다. 세계 팝 문화의 역사를 새로 쓰게 될 곡이었다. 다큐멘터리 "팝 역사상 가장 위대한 밤"은 스마트폰과 이메일이 등장하기 이전의 시대에 세계에서 가장 놀라운 슈퍼그룹을 탄생시킨 대형 프로젝트의 진행 과정을 시간의 흐름을 따라 보여준다. 노래의 공동 작곡가이자 20세기 가장 영향력 있는 뮤지션들로 꼽히는 마이클 잭슨과 라이오넬 리치를 중심으로 모인 아티스트들은 서로가 추구하는 음악 세계는 달랐지만 하나로 뭉쳐 ‘We Are the World’를 녹음했다. 이번 다큐멘터리에서는 미공개 영상을 포함해, 리치와 잭슨의 작곡 과정 등 프로젝트의 기획 초기 단계를 상세히 소개하고 ‘We Are the World’를 녹음한 그 유명한 헨슨 스튜디오(Henson Studios) 내부로 들어가 본다. 또한 역사적인 그날 저녁 현장에 있었던 리치, 브루스 스프링스틴, 스모키 로빈슨, 신디 로퍼, 케니 로긴스, 디온 워릭, 휴이 루이스 등 수많은 아티스트가 다른 뮤지션, 엔지니어, 제작진과 함께 음악 역사상 가장 빛났던 밤을 추억한다.

The remarkable story of the legendary Motown Records is told through exclusive interviews with the label’s visionary founder, Berry Gordy, and many of its superstar artists and creative figures, as well as rare performances and behind-the-scenes footage unearthed from Motown’s vaults and Gordy’s personal archives.

Director Spike Lee chronicles Michael Jackson's early rise to fame.

A live telecast of the public memorial service for the king of pop, Michael Jackson.

We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song is a documentary which examines how the song was written, how producer Quincy Jones and songwriters Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie persuaded some of the most popular performers in America to donate their services to the project, and offers a behind-the-scenes look at the marathon recording session that produced the single.

The Victory Tour was a concert tour of the United States and Canada by The Jacksons between July and December 1984. It was the first and only tour with all six Jackson brothers (even though Jackie was injured for most of the tour). The group performed 55 concerts to an audience of approximately 2 million. Most came to see Michael Jackson, whose album Thriller was dominating the popular music world at the time.

Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever is a 1983 television special produced by Suzanne de Passe for Motown Records, The show was also co-written by de Passe along with Ruth Adkins Robinson who would go on to write shows with de Passe for the next 25 years, including the follow up label tributes—through "Motown 40," Buz Kohan was the head writer of the threesome. The program was taped before a live studio audience at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California on March 25, 1983,[1] and broadcast on NBC on May 16. Among its highlights were Michael Jackson's performance of "Billie Jean", a Temptations/Four Tops "battle of the bands", Marvin Gaye's inspired speech about black music history and his memorable performance of "What's Going On", a Jackson 5 reunion.

Music video for the Jackson 5's "Can You Feel It?" Conceived by Michael Jackson, this early experiment in longform music video shows the Jackson brothers standing triumphantly over a city, spreading gold dust and joy onto a happy populace.

Music video for the Jackson 5's "Can You Feel It?" Conceived by Michael Jackson, this early experiment in longform music video shows the Jackson brothers standing triumphantly over a city, spreading gold dust and joy onto a happy populace.

Short film featuring 'Can You Feel It' by The Jacksons.

Short film featuring 'Can You Feel It' by The Jacksons.

The concert occurred in December, 1975 after Jermaine Jackson left the band who was replaced by Randy in the performance.

A concert film highlighted by performances from Marvin Gaye, Jerry Butler, and Roberta Flack.

Jackson 5 TV special featuring comedic skits and live performances

Diana! is American singer Diana Ross' first solo TV special, which aired on ABC on April 18, 1971. The program was choreographed by David Winters of West Side Story fame, who at that time choreographed all of Ross' stage and TV shows. The special also featured appearances by Danny Thomas and Bill Cosby, plus performances by The Jackson 5, and also included Jackson 5 lead singer Michael Jackson's solo debut.

The official music video for the Jackson's song "Torture."