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The popular YouTube series The Legends Panel reminded music fans this week that Michael Jackson didn’t actually “steal” the recording catalog of The Beatles from his former friend, singer Paul McCartney.
In the second of the three-part series finale, content creator Lamont Hicks gathers a group of legendary singers of today and yesteryear to break down the truth behind one of the biggest misconceptions involving Jackson’s purchase of the British foursome’s music catalog in the early 80’s.
The business move, reportedly completed after the “Thriller” star first worked with the guitarist on the hit “Say Say Say,” and also included the catalogs of Little Richard and other black recording artists who paved the way for the rock and roll genre, ultimately led to Jackson and McCartney’s friendship fraying beyond repair and Paul openly distancing himself Michael, the latter of whom died in 2009 at the age of 50.