His popularity would soar further. On March 25, 1983, Michael Jackson
performed live on the Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever television special, both with The Jackson 5 and on Michael Jackson's own singing "Billie Jean". Wearing a distinctive sequined glove, Michael Jackson debuted his signature dance move, the moonwalk, which former Soul Train dancer and Shalamar member, Jeffrey Daniel had taught him 3 years before.
Michael Jackson
's performances during the event were seen by 47 million viewers, and drew comparisons to Elvis Presley's and the The Beatles' appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show.
Anna Kisselgoff of the The New York Times said, "The moonwalk that he made famous is an apt metaphor for his dance style. How does he do it? As a technician, he is a great illusionist, a genuine mime. His ability to keep one leg straight as he glides while the other bends and seems to walk requires perfect timing."
Ian Inglis, author of Performance and Popular Music: History, Place and Time (2006) noted Michael Jackson
had created a pivotal turning point in the history of popular music "in that [his performance] marked the shift of emphasis from musical performance to visual presentation. In stark contrast to the other, live, performances of Motown 25, Jackson performed to a pre-recorded soundtrack, lip-syncing to his multi-layered pre-recorded voice, thus indicating that the visual reenactment of music video imagery had become an integral, and perhaps dominant, part of live performance."
From this performance emerged the origin of music video as the primary source through which artists promote popular music.
Michael Jackson - The Legendary Motown 25 Performance
Michael Jackson
, King of pop. Could not be replaced by anyone in the world. Its impossible
.. Love King of Pop Michael Jackson forever ..
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