Wylie Draper as Michael Jackson

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Wylie Draper could act, dance, and sing so much like Michael Jackson. He played as Michael Jackson in the movie "The Jacksons American Dream." Wylie also was a dancer in Michael Jackson's video, "Remember the Time". It is sad news to me, and I am just finding out today that Wylie passed away in 1993. Wylie was born in 1969 and would have been 42 years of age if he had lived. Wylie died of leukemia. I heard nothing about his death in 1993. Maybe because he wasn't famous enough, but he should have been.

It's sad to know that both Michael and Wylie are now gone. They could have entertained together. If Wylie had been living today, he could have done a tribute to Michael and could have carried on his legacy. If Michael would  have recognized Wylie more, we might would have known about his death. I guess Wylie's acting in the Jackson's movie was enough. I sure did not know that he was a dancer in Michael's video, Remember the Time. Michael did recognize him and Chris Tucker too.

Shorty Long_Here Comes the Judge

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Shorty Long is a Motown singer that I did not know or was unfamiliar with. Most of the time when radio stations play oldies from Motown, it is always the ones that we hear most about. Shorty Long's biggest hit was Here Comes the Judge in 1968. The song was inspired by a comic act on Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In about a judge by Pigmeat Markham. Long had talent to play instruments and was the only one besides Smokey Robinson who was allowed to produce his own recordings. On June 29, 1969, Long and a friend drowned when their boat overturn on the Detroit River in Michigan.

Four Tops Movie

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 It would be great if Motown made a movie about the Four Tops. All four members of the group began their careers together while they were high school students in Detroit. In 1963, Berry Gordy, Jr. convinced The Four Tops to join his Motown record company. "Baby I Need Your Loving" was a song written for the Four Tops. The single made a success.