The Motown 25th Anniversary Special

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The Motown 25th Anniversary Special is a landmark 1983 television concert celebrating Motown Records’ legacy, best known for iconic performances including Michael Jackson’s debut of the moonwalk.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf concert film
music television program
television special
alsoKnownAs Motown 25 NERFINISHED
awardReceived Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing in a Variety, Music or Comedy Program NERFINISHED
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program NERFINISHED
broadcastOn NBC NERFINISHED
celebrates Motown Records NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Don Mischer NERFINISHED
executiveProducer Suzanne de Passe NERFINISHED
featuresPerformer Adam Ant NERFINISHED
DeBarge NERFINISHED
Diana Ross NERFINISHED
Jose Feliciano NERFINISHED
Junior Walker NERFINISHED
Linda Ronstadt NERFINISHED
Lionel Richie NERFINISHED
Martha Reeves and the Vandellas NERFINISHED
Marvin Gaye NERFINISHED
Mary Wells NERFINISHED
Michael Jackson NERFINISHED
Richard Pryor NERFINISHED
Smokey Robinson NERFINISHED
Stevie Wonder NERFINISHED
The Four Tops NERFINISHED
The Jacksons NERFINISHED
The Supremes NERFINISHED
The Temptations NERFINISHED
filmingDate 1983-03-25
genre music
variety
hasTheme history of Motown music
homeVideoRelease DVD
VHS
host Richard Pryor NERFINISHED
includesSegment Jackson 5 reunion performance
The Temptations vs. The Four Tops battle medley
includesSongPerformance "Billie Jean" by Michael Jackson NERFINISHED
"My Girl" by The Temptations NERFINISHED
"Reach Out I’ll Be There" by The Four Tops NERFINISHED
"Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours" by Stevie Wonder NERFINISHED
"What’s Going On" by Marvin Gaye NERFINISHED
influenced subsequent music award shows and tribute specials
location Pasadena Civic Auditorium NERFINISHED
Pasadena, California NERFINISHED
notableFor Michael Jackson’s first televised moonwalk
Michael Jackson’s performance of "Billie Jean"
originalAirDate 1983-05-16
originalLanguage English
originalNetwork NBC
partOf Motown anniversary celebrations
producer Suzanne de Passe NERFINISHED
productionCompany Motown Productions NERFINISHED
runtime approximately 120 minutes
subject 25th anniversary of Motown Records
title Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever NERFINISHED
writer Buz Kohan NERFINISHED

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Description of subject: The Motown 25th Anniversary Special is a landmark 1983 television concert celebrating Motown Records’ legacy, best known for iconic performances including Michael Jackson’s debut of the moonwalk.

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David Permut notableWork The Motown 25th Anniversary Special
Billie Jean notablePerformance The Motown 25th Anniversary Special
this entity surface form: Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever
Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever performance of Billie Jean in 1983 partOfShow The Motown 25th Anniversary Special
this entity surface form: Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever