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| Galesburg Residents Also Mourning Death of Michael Jackson |
The death of the King of Pop is causing many local residents to reflect on what they remember about the life of Michael Jackson.
Jackson, a worldwide phenomenon, passed away Thursday in California, apparently of cardiac arrest, at the age of 50.
Jackson's music career spanned most of his life - beginning as a young boy with his family group The Jackson Five - and continued to the day he died. Jackson had sold out 50 concerts in London that were supposed to begin next month. Jackson's label says he sold more 750-million albums during his musical career, which included 13 number one singles.
Dave Plunk, owner of Music Makers in Galesburg, says he was surprised to hear about Jackson's death. Plunk tells WGIL some of his Jackson memories go back to his childhood days.
"As a young person, around when I was 5 or 6 years old, I had the 45 record to 'ABC' by the Jackson Five, so you know, I basically have been there with him (Jackson) all the way from the beginning."
Plunk says he did not own one of Jackson's best albums, "Thriller", released in 1982 and the best-selling album of all time with 50 million copies. But Plunk says he has a 20-year old daughter who he bought the album for a few years ago. He says his daughter cried upon learning that Jackson had died. Plunk says it's amazing to him that a whole new generation of fans knows and is affected by the loss of the musical icon.
An official cause of death is pending the results of toxicology tests, which likely won't be available for several weeks. |
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| 06 26 09 by Newsroom |
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