August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009
“Michael Jackson1 1988” by Zoran Veselinovic – http://www.flickr.com/photos/56492970@N07/5762802777/in/photostream/. Licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons.
On this day in February, 1984, musical genius and entertainer Michael Jackson won an amazing eight awards at the 26th Grammy Awards show including:
- Best R&B Vocal, Male for ‘Billie Jean’,
- Best R&B Song (Songwriter) for ‘Billie Jean’,
- Best Rock Vocal, Male for ‘Beat It’,
- Best Pop Vocal, Male for ‘Thriller,
- Best Video Album for ‘Thriller,
- Best Recording for Children (Quincy Jones (Producer) & Michael Jackson for ‘E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial’,
- Record of the Year ‘Beat It’,
- Album of the Year for ‘Thriller’