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Michael Jackson's death: Family friend says 'He was a loving soul'
6:11 PM | June 25, 2009
Florence LaRue, one of the lead singers of the 1960s pop group the Fifth Dimension, stopped by the Jackson family home in Encino with pink azaleas and placed them at an ever-expanding memorial.
Dressed in black, with a red beret and sunglasses, her face wet with tears, LaRue talked fondly of Jackson and her memories of him.
"Not only is he the greatest performer in the world, but he's a very loving soul," said the Grammy-winning singer. “He has helped so many people not only financially but also with love.”
“He has helped so many people the world will never know about,” she continued. “He was a loving soul. We all talk about being generous but he lived what he talked."
She said Jackson gave LaRue ideas for her group. He invited her to his hotel one day and said the Fifth Dimension should sing old hits and dress in Mod clothes for their performances.
She was anticipating Jackson's comeback.
"That's why it came as such a shock," she said. "We're in such a doom and gloom time. The world needed to be lifted up. He could do it."
LaRue said she was making a DVD for her group when her sister called her with the news.
"She didn't want me to hear it on the radio," she said.
He was an inspiration to her, she said.
"He brought a lot of love through his music," she said. "He wasn't selfish unlike so many entertainers."
November 6, 1971
Michael releases his first solo single “Got To Be There.” He had already had eight Top 40 hits with the Jackson 5.
October 14 , 1972
At the age of 14, Michael has his first #1 single called “Ben.” It was the title song from a film about a beloved rat.
February, 1978
Michael plays the scarecrow in the movie musical The Wiz
August 5, 1979
Michael’s first studio album, Off The Wall, is released. The album spends eight months in the Top Ten. It becomes the first album in history to spawn four top ten singles. Two of the singles, “Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough” & “Rock With You,” become number one hits and are certified Gold. Eventually the album is certified 7x Platinum in the United States.
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