Becoming Michael Jackson is part four of our Untold Story Series where we discover the journey of the Jackson Five leaving their Motown Label and Starting the next phase of their career as The Jacksons - signed by Ron Alexenberg at CBS/Columbia Records.
Chapters:
00:20 - Introduction - Michael reveals his shyness in an interview when he was 19
00:47 - An Introduction to Ron Alexenberg, VP of Epic / CBS Records
01:33 - Ron discusses when he first saw young Michael performing on the Ed Sullivan Show
02:24 - Ron explains what he saw in Michael as a young talent
04:44 - The first meeting between Ron and Michael at the Warwick Hotel
07:09 - Michael attends a business meeting at CBS with his dad Joe Jackson and Richard Erins
10:57 - Ron proposes a deal memo for $1M dollars for three records
11:48 - Walter Yentekoff declines the deal and questions Ron about his motivation to sign him
13:15: How Ron convinced CBS to sign The Jacksons
14:26: The Jacksons are flown to Philadelphia to work with Gamble and Huff
15:26: Ron receives threatening messages about signing the Jacksons, and the next day Michael announces at a press conference his decision to leave Motown for CBS/Epic Columbia
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