‘King of Pop’ is dead? Long live the king

As I write this, unconfirmed reports that Michael Jackson has died are coming over the radio.

Once you get past the freak that he became over the last decade, you have to acknowledge his musical importance — as a popsinger, songwriter and producer.

He is an icon of the '70s and '80s, who recorded disco's finest album
(Off the Wall) and the classic Thriller.

More later, after I get home.

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Author: hankkalet

Hank Kalet is a poet and freelance journalist. He is the economic needs reporter for NJ Spotlight, teaches journalism at Rutgers University and writing at Middlesex County College and Brookdale Community College. He writes a semi-monthly column for the Progressive Populist. He is a lifelong fan of the New York Mets and New York Knicks, drinks too much coffee and attends as many Bruce Springsteen concerts as his meager finances will allow. He lives in South Brunswick with his wife Annie.

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