Artists salute 'King of Pop' at New Orleans Essence Festival

JAM! Showbiz - 4th Jul 2009

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Michael Jackson: NEW ORLEANS - Brass band musicians on trumpet, trombone and tuba belted out "A Closer Walk With Thee" as the Essence Music Festival gave a salute to Michael Jackson befitting a New Orleans jazz funeral procession. At a concert featuring performances by Beyonce, John Legend, Ne-Yo and Salt-n-Pepa in the Louisiana Superdome, the festival paid homage to Jackson with a picture and video montage and the New Orleans-styled tribute. With heads bowed, the brass band musicians played before a recording... Read full story at JAM! Showbiz

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