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That age is supposed to bring about. >> if you are breathing and doing michael, one way or another you were affected by michael jackson. i mean, theres no way around it. >> reporter: through the personal ups and downs, artists say jackson never lost that command as a front man, the consummate entertainer. >> when i look at it now and look at how somewhat tragic his life has been, thats all he had, and thats what he gave us. to me, he was put here to do -- to entertain us. >> shawn say lebs is jo...

Even though my dad and uncles were all musicians, they had their brand of music. i listened to the radio. on the radio you hear what is popular, you hear michael jackson. >> reporter: allen toussant was a star when michael jackson and the jackson 5 stepped into the limelight. >> i was so extremely impressed when i heard him for the first time as such a young child and singing with all the nuances that age is supposed to bring about. ♪ if you are breathing and doing michaels period, one way or ...

♪ shes dancing dancing machine ♪ >> reporter: black and white, young and old, stop a musician and youll hear a michael jackson story. even from main stays like ivan neville who comes from the first family of crescent city music. >> were all influenced by the sounds of new orleans. you know, but we all were already. ♪ even though my dad and uncles were all musicians and had their brand of music but i listened to the radio. you hear what is popular. you hear michael jackson. >> reporter: all...

You hear whats popular. you hear michael jackson. >> alan toussaint was stair in his own right when michael jackson and the jackson 5 stepped into the limelight. >> i was so extremely expressed when i heard him for the first time, such a young child and singing with all the nuances that age is supposed to bring about. ♪ >> if youre breathing and doing michaels period, one way or another, you were ached by mooij. i mean theres no way around it. >> reporter: through the personal ups and downs, a...

His own right when michael jackson and the jackson 5 stepped into the limelight. >> i was so extremely impressed when i heard him for the first time, as such a young child, singing with all the nuances that age is supposed to bring about. >> if youre breathing and during michaels period, one way or another were you affected by michael jackson. i mean, theres no way around it. >> reporter: through the personal ups and downs, artists say jackson never lost the command of a front man, the consummat...

>> the second line is bringing the dead people to the grave, you know. ♪ >> healing time was meant to be essentially like a second line. it starts off slow and somber and eventually starts to rejoice. the fact that music was their salvation. it is just ever more reason for me to keep doing what im doing. >> reporter: whats he doing? >> yeah, you can hear more about the healing powers of music in new orleans and join fredricka whitfield in the newsroom at noon tomorrow. include live reports fro...

Total have been reported among the athletes media and other personnel. the city of tokyo has entered its fourth state of emergency as cases continue to arise however the international olympic committee insist that these positive cases do not pose a wider threat to the population. lets speak to our reporter mariko oi, close to the olympic stadium where the opening ceremony will be held on friday. mariko, firstly, give us a flavour of what the general public are saying to you about what they feel ...

Music_ composer of the opening ceremonys music had _ composer of the opening ceremonys music had to step down after apologising for bullying, or rather abusing _ apologising for bullying, or rather abusing a — apologising for bullying, or rather abusing a disabled classmate back at school _ abusing a disabled classmate back at school and _ abusing a disabled classmate back at school and also he boasted about it in a magazine interview in the i990s~ — in a magazine interview in the i990s~ 50�...

All of this is a concern for the japanese public, especially in tokyo itself where cases continue to rise. but the international olympic committee insists that these positive cases do not post a wider threat to the population. lets speak to our reporter mariko oi who is close to the olympic stadium where the opening ceremony will be held on friday. and you have been out talking to a lot of the people on the ground here in tokyo, what is the feeling you are getting about the general public�*s c...

To step down after apologising for bullying or rather abusing disabled classmates when he was back at school. also he somehow boasted about it in a magazine interview back in the 1990s so about four minutes of his music now must be replaced. it was notjust now must be replaced. it was not just the composer now must be replaced. it was notjust the composer himself came under criticism. it was also the organising committee because if you remember over the last few years we had the president of tok...