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Michael Jackson

The year was 1982 and Michael Jackson was feeling the pressure. Best known as the barely pubescent leader of the Jackson Five, the singer had finally forged a mature image with his Grammy-winning 1979 solo album, Off the Wall. But ever the perfectionist, Jackson entered Westlake Studios… more

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