Motown was the label that gave us the Jackson 5. But when Michael and
his brothers released their first album in 1969, the label had already
reached its creative peak and most of the best work — the stunning
originality of the Miracles, the Marvelettes, Mary Wells, Martha and the
Vandellas, the
NY Times, July 4, 2009
Op-Ed Columnist
Behind the Facade
By BOB HERBERT
Meeting Michael Jackson in the mid-1980s was one of the creepier
experiences of my life. I was an editor at The Daily News and had to
present him with an award in a large room with just a handful of
onlookers and a
