In the News » Michael Jackson 1958-2009
(Page last updated 26 June 2009)
Michael Jackson died today (Friday 26 June, NZ time) in Los Angeles, aged 50.
He was one of the most recognizable, and controversial, entertainers of all time. (Los Angeles Times story)
From our online databases
For a range of biographical articles about Michael Jackson, along with hundreds of magazine and newspaper reports from 1984 to 2009, have a look at Michael Jackson on Biography Resource Center. (If you have not accessed the Gale databases in the last 30 days you may need to login with your library card no. and surname.)
On the Internet:
- There is a timeline of Jackson's life on the LA Times website, plus an excellent photo gallery.
- All Music Guide has a biography plus detailed discography, links to videos etc.
- Other in-depth biographies can be found on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Rolling Stone magazine websites.
- For a full range of news reports from around the world, try this Google News search.
Related material from our collections:
Michael Jackson : the magic and the madness , by J. Randy Taraborrelli.
"This biography includes the behind-the-scenes story to many of the landmarks in Jackson's life: his legal and commercial battles, his marriages to Lisa Marie Presley and Debbie Rowe, his passions and addictions, his children."--BOOK JACKET.
Music
Songbook for vocal, piano, guitar.
Songbook for voice and guitar. Contains songs recorded by Michael Jackson; composed by Michael Jackson and others.
