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Michael Jackson and James Brown on stage in Los Angeles, 1983

2:46 PM PDT on July 30, 2009

    In August 1983 James Brown and band were playing the Beverly Theatre in Los Angeles with legendary blues man B.B. King for what was already a formidable pairing of music royalty. Then halfway through the set that evening James Brown introduced a very special guest to join him onstage - a 25 year old Michael Jackson, hot on the heels of his Thriller album at the time, inconspicuously watching the show from the audience. Michael wowed the crowd with a spontaneous song and dance performance that was spectacular and all too brief.

    Cz Bartok
    I moved to L.A. 15 years ago after recovering from a crippling case of East Coast Bias. Viva California.

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