MJ (73 page)

Rankin, Arthur,
52

Rawls, Lou,
21
,
65
,
66

Ray, Don,
212
–13

Ray, Ola,
131
–32

Ray, Steven,
104
–5

Reagan, Ronald,
132
,
139

Reeves, Martha,
34
,
35

Reid, Antonio “L.A.,”
187
–88

“Remember the Time” (MJ),
365

Richards, Deke,
35
,
36
,
37
–38,
41
–42,
52
–53,
367

Richardson, Jack,
26
,
44
–45

Richardson, Tony,
69

Richie, Lionel,
49
,
114
,
117
,
118
,
152
,
153

Riggs, Seth,
80
–81,
261

Riklis, Meshulam,
147

Riley, Teddy,
181
,
188
–89,
191
,
192
,
258
,
259
,
261
,
344
,
353
,
354

Riser, Paul,
35
,
37

Rizzo, Bud,
84
–85,
86
–87,
92

Robinson, Bill “Mr. Bojangles,”
122

Robinson, Christian,
278
,
281

Robinson, Jackie,
26
,
243

Robinson, John,
81
–82,
83

Robinson, Smokey,
29
,
32
,
33
,
343

Robot dance moves,
56
,
60
–62,
68
,
86
,
99
,
120
,
265

Robson, Wade,
207
,
216
,
296
,
360
–61

“Rockin’ Robin” (MJ),
53
–54,
55

“Rock with You” (MJ),
81
,
115
,
176

Rodgers, Maurice “Mo,”
18
–19,
22

Rogers, Kenny,
152
,
153
,
343

Rolling Stone
(magazine),
56
,
100
,
240
,
241
,
255
,
288
,
289
,
296
,
347
,
358
,
368

Rolling Stones, The,
73
,
85

Romanek, Mark,
241
–42

Rooney, Cory,
255

Rosenman, Howard,
268

Ross, Diana

films by,
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,
70
,
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,
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,
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,
74

Jackson
5
and,
30
,
36
,
40

MJ and,
33
,
34
,
40
,
51
,
349

Motown and,
33
,
35
,
120
,
124

“Muscles” duet with MJ and,
89
,
120

“We Are the World” and,
154

Ross, William,
234

Roth, Robert A.,
142
,
144
,
149

Rothman, Barry,
210
–12,
219
–20

Rothschild, Rick,
157

Rowe, Debbie,
357

as friend,
201
,
202
,
252
,
253
,
282
,
311

marriage and divorce from MJ,
253

MJ’s health and,
213
–14,
252
,
330
,
331
,
360

MJ’s will and,
349

as mother to MJ’s children,
252
–53,
274
,
279
,
358
,
361
–62

Ruffin, Jimmy,
93

Run-D.M.C.,
165

Russo, Thom,
186
,
191

Rwaramba, Grace,
254
,
271
,
280
,
285
,
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–300,
305
–6,
309
,
347
–48,
362

Safechuck, Jimmy,
177
,
177
n,
216
,
360
–61

Salisbury, Mike,
84

Sample, Joe,
36

Sasaki, Gordon,
213

Saul, Sonya,
202
,
203

Saunders, Scott David,
330
–31,
360

Sawyer, Diane,
236
,
247
,
262

Schaffel, Marc,
256
,
269
–72,
270
n,
271
n,
275
,
281
–82,
285
,
313
,
362

Schlatter, George,
139

Schulhof, Michael,
256
,
272

Schwartz, Dave,
198
,
208
,
209
–10

Scorsese, Martin,
130
,
167
,
167
n,
171

Scott, Dick,
31

“Scream” (MJ),
229
,
241
–43,
246
,
251

Screws (later Scruse), Martha,
8

Screws (later Scruse), Prince Albert,
8

Scruse, Katherine.
See
Jackson, Katherine Scruse

Seltzer, Ralph,
30
,
31
–32,
31
n

Sembello, Michael “Mike,”
77
,
84
,
110

“Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)” (The Jacksons),
76
,
77
,
83
,
98
,
364

Sharpton, Al,
272
–73,
287
,
306
–7,
344
,
346

“She Drives Me Wild” (MJ),
181
,
193

“She’s Out of My Life” (MJ),
54
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,
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166
,
193
,
261

Shields, Brooke,
71
,
206
,
346

Shields, Damien,
354

Shields, Robert,
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–62,
120
,
122
,
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,
127

Sicard, Federico,
215
,
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221
,
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Sighvatsson, Joni,
194
–95

Silvers, Eddie,
21

Simmons, Daryl,
188

Simon, Joe,
26
,
61

Simpson, Valerie,
124
,
128

Sisters Love,
47

Skywriter
(Jackson
5
),
54
–55

“Slave to the Rhythm” (MJ),
189
,
354

Sly and the Family Stone,
32
,
58
,
156

“Smile” (MJ),
231
,
244
,
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Smith, Elroy,
114

Smith, Jimmy,
165

Smith, LaVelle Jr.,
243
,
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–49

Smith, Robert “Big Bert,”
259
,
260
,
262

“Smooth Criminal” (MJ),
152
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–71,
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,
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–76,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
365

Sneddon, Tom,
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–21,
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,
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,
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–86,
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–91,
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n,
294
,
295

“Some Girls Want Me for Their Lover” (Jackson
5
),
23

“Someone in the Dark” (MJ),
101

Sony (Sony Corp., Sony Entertainment, Sony Music),
271

ATV Beatles music catalog and,
223
–24,
256
,
268
,
268
n,
302
–3,
348
,
355

HBO special and,
248
–50

MJ’s albums with,
117
,
184
–85,
226
,
228
,
231
,
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,
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,
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,
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–55,
259
,
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,
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,
272
–73

MJ’s contract with,
185
–86,
256
,
300

MJ’s extravagant behavior and,
194

posthumous MJ releases by,
353
–54

This Is It
documentary and,
351
–52

Soul
(magazine),
46
,
54
,
91
,
132

Soul Train
(television show),
61
–62,
67
,
100
,
120
,
122

Sound Factory,
35
–36,
53

Spaniels (band),
14

“Speechless” (MJ),
261
,
263
,
264

“Speed Demon” (MJ),
152
,
159
,
166

Spence, Jonathan,
158
,
216

Spielberg, Steven,
157
,
246
,
247
,
269

Sprague, Gina,
91

Springsteen, Bruce,
117
,
153
,
184
,
204
,
365

Staples, Mavis,
166

“State of Shock” (The Jacksons),
146
,
159

statue (hold-the-pose) dance moves,
204
,
205
,
252

Steeltown Records,
19
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22
,
23
–24,
32
,
33

Stessel, Larry,
167
n,
169
–70,
192
,
194

Stevens, Steve,
170

Stewart, Natalie,
261

“Stranger in Moscow” (MJ),
230
,
233
,
243
,
246
,
252

“Streetwalker” (MJ),
159
,
356

Strick, Richard,
221
–23

Stubbs, Levi,
17

Studio
54
, New York City,
71
,
120
,
139

“Sugar Daddy” (Jackson
5
),
53

Sullivan, Chuck,
140
–41,
143
–44,
148
–49

Sullivan, Randall,
271
,
313
,
350
,
357
–58

Summer, Donna,
83
,
118
,
176

Sundberg, Brad,
190
–91

Supremes,
29
,
34
,
35
,
38
,
42
,
50
,
60

Swedien, Bruce,
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,
197
,
354

Bad
album and,
163
–64,
172
,
187

Bottrell’s rivalry with,
187
,
189
–91

Dangerous
album and,
187
,
189
,
191
,
192

HIStory
album and,
230
,
231
,
232

MJ’s albums and,
159
,
165
,
187
,
258
,
354

Off the Wall
album and,
80
,
81
–82,
187

Thriller
album and,
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,
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,
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,
106
–7,
108
,
111
,
158
,
187

“We Are the World” and,
153

Sykes, John,
167

“Tabloid Junkie” (MJ),
246

Taibbi, Matt,
288
,
289
,
296

Tannenbaum, Rob,
117

Tarling, Steve,
219
n

Tarsia, Joe,
65
–66

Tate, Greg,
202

Taylor, Bobby,
27
,
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30
,
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–33,
35
,
42

Taylor, Elizabeth,
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–58,
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248
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Temperton, Rod,
81
,
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–11,
112

Temptations,
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15
,
24
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26
–27,
29
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33
,
34
,
58
,
64
,
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Terrana, Russ,
38
,
127

Terrell, Cheryl,
91

Terry, Clark,
78

Tex, Joe,
19
,
61

“They Don’t Care about Us” (MJ),
232
–33,
246

“Things I Do for You” (The Jacksons),
77
,
87
,
99
,
173

“Think Happy” (Jackson
5
),
66

This Is It concerts, O2 Arena, London

concerns about MJ’s health and,
316
,
317
,
325
–27,
350

contract for
316
–17

documentary on,
322
,
351
–52

Lloyd’s of London insurance policy for,
317
,
326
,
350

MJ and press conference for,
318
–20

MJ memorial and,
347

MJ’s death and crew of,
341
–43