What song did Usher sing at the Michael Jackson memorial service?
Usher Sings ‘Gone Too Soon’ At Michael Jackson Memorial Though no one can ever replace Michael Jackson, the contemporary artist perhaps most closely associated with the King of Pop is Usher. During the public memorial service held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, the 30-year-old R&B singer performed a chill-inducing tribute to the fallen star. Wearing dark sunglasses and a yellow rose pinned to his lapel, Usher covered the track “Gone Too Soon,” a single off MJ’s 1991 album, Dangerous. Jackson wrote the song in memory of Ryan White, who died of AIDS after contracting the disease via a blood transfusion during surgery. Before his death, White was expelled from school because of his condition and eventually became a national spokesperson for the AIDS crisis. He passed away in 1990 at the age of 18. While “Gone Too Soon” never became a hit single, Dangerous itself did, going platinum seven times and staying on the Billboard chart for 117 consecutive weeks. After beginning the song wh
The song debuted on Michael Jackson’s album, “Dangerous” of 1993. Usher cried at the end of his rendition of the song. Sources: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2009/07/michael-jackson-memorial-usher-sings-gone-too-soon.
An emotional Usher — considered by many to be Michael Jackson’s successor — performed “Gone Too Soon” at Tuesday’s memorial service at Staples Center. Sources: http://www.instantriverside.
