Michael Jackson You Were There

Jackson performs the song "You Were There" (that he wrote with Buz Kohan) for singer-entertainer Sammy Davis Jr., the first and only time, at the 'Sammy Davis Jr. 60th Anniversary TV Special.' The event's proceeds went to the "United Negro College Fund." For the show's all-star finale, Jackson accompanies Ella Firzgerald and Eddie Murphy on stage. The reaction to Jackson's simple, yet intense performance earns him a nomination for an Emmy award. On the same date, he is reported to have hosted 50 children from "Maclaren Hall" and "Make A Wish Foundation" at his residence, while, via the "Wishes Granted" charity, 4-year-old Darian Pagan, suffering from leukemia, is granted the wish to meet the singer and is, additionally, invited to watch a performance by a group of Canadian acrobats with him. (November 13, 1989)

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