Music icon Michael Jackson, 50, made his mark as the lead singer for the Jackson 5, a Motown recording group that had its first hit record in 1969. He later went solo and sold hundreds of millions of records throughout the world.

Music icon Michael Jackson, 50, made his mark as the lead singer for the Jackson 5, a Motown recording group that had its first hit record in 1969. He later went solo and sold hundreds of millions of records throughout the world., originally uploaded by Pan-African News Wire File Photos.