Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees- MJ Related.

[Marni]

This week, Gamble and Huff were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. They worked on the Jackson's first 2 albums for CBS- here is a little bit about their work with Michael and the Jacksons. MJ mentions them in Moonwalk.

http://www.popmatters.com/pm/feature...mble-and-huff/

Complementing each other beautifully, Huff and Gamble created magical moments, as well as inspired many artists coming in and out of their studios. One of their greatest admirers was pop megastar Michael Jackson, who worked with the production team after he and his brothers departed Motown in 1975.
Convinced the new addition to their musical family could dominate the pop, soul, and dance charts, Epic assigned the Jacksons’ production to Gamble and Huff. No one was more excited about this arrangement than brother Michael: “We’d always had great respect for the records that Gamble and Huff had overseen, records like “Back Stabbers” by the O’Jays, “If You Don’t Know Me By Now”, by Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes (featuring Teddy Pendergrass), and “When Will I See You Again”, by the Three Degrees, along with many other hits.” Very attentive to Gamble and Huff’s creative process, Jackson learned a great deal about songwriting from the two men. “Just watching Huff play the piano while Gamble sang,” the superstar later recalled in his autobiography, “taught me more about the anatomy of a song than anything else. Kenny Gamble is a master melody man. He made me pay closer attention to the melody because of watching him create.”
To Michael Jackson and many others, Gamble and Huff elevated pop and soul to a level of unprecedented sophistication.

Madonna was also inducted, and she mentioned that she "stole Michael Jackson's manager".

http://entertainment.oneindia.in/mus...gs-120308.html

The 49-year-old pop star then mimicked Michael Jackson in a squeaky voice, describing how she went after and stole Jackson"s manager.

Just a note- she actually didn't "steal" DeMann, she hired him after Michael fired Weisner and DeMann.

[mjismylove]

ooooh, very interesting. I heard about Madonna being inducted on the news yesturday, good stuff