Mariah Carey,Stevie Wonder,& Usher led an emotional public memorial for Michael Jackson yesterday as the music world, the Jackson family, & thousands of fans bade farewell to the "King Of Pop".
At 7:55 a.m., an usher at the glass doors outside Staples Center in Los Angeles had a message for the thousands already gathering for the day's public memorial for Michael Jackson. "We are aware of your sorrow!" he announced in deep, affectionate tones. "We are aware of your pain! And we are aware of your joy!
Part funeral, part musical celebration, the two-hour Jackson tribute was a deeply emotional and public outpouring of grief, with rousing testimonials to the late singer and inspired musical performances from the likes of Stevie Wonder and Jennifer Hudson. It was also the year's hottest ticket. Though 17,500 tickets were distributed freely to fans by lottery, online prices were reportedly as high as $2,000, but fans outside the arena found scalpers selling for as low as $200 each.
President Obama, on a visit to Russia, said he was one of the greatest entertainer of our generation like Elvis, like Sinatra, like Beatles.
Two hour memorial focused on Jackson's 45-years music career, his charity work for children groups and his role in opening the main-stream pop and celebrity world up to African-Americans.
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