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mjOlik In the pic with Michael ~ singer Tata Vega [sat in front of Michael] who, during an interview, recalls recording with him ~ [photo Grammy 1988 rehearsals]. Q - What was it like working with Michael Jackson? TV - It was amazing. (Laughs). He was, gosh, very... When I think of him I still feel starstruck. He was a very sweet, brilliant young man. I loved working with him. Q - What songs did you record with him? TV - We did the "History" album. At the time I was with Andre Couch. He's a wonderful Gospel singer. So, we usually did everything in a group. On the "History" album we did "Man In The Mirror". We did so many songs I didn't keep count. (Laughs). I'd just show up for the sessions and we get through doing 'em. Note: Man in the Mirror was on the 'Bad' album!] Q - Was Michael Jackson a hard guy to work with in the studio? Was he engaging? I know he was a perfectionist. TV - Yes. I never saw a difficult person. In fact, in one of the sessions, when my daughter was a little girl, she stayed on his lap where he was in the booth the entire time. He was very sweet to her. He was brilliant. When you are in a room with someone like that, you just try to soak up as much as you can, learning wise, how the big guys do it. I never saw a weird or difficult side ever. Not to coin a phrase, but it was thrilling to work with him. http://www.classicbands.com/TataVegaInterview.html Tata Vega recorded the single "You'll Never Rock Alone" with Jermaine Jackson. [Tata released 4 solo albums with Motown, was a featured artist with Andraé Crouch's back-up group. Táta was the voice of the infamous Shug Avery in motion picture,"The Color Purple". This recording led to an Oscar nomination and performance, followed by other motion picture soundtracks including The Lion King, "The Circle Of Life" for Spanish speaking countries, Amistad, Forrest Gump and others.Tata signed with Quincy Jones records in 1998. In 2013 Tata starred in the film "Twenty Feet From Stardom" with Judith Hill [This Is It] which won The Academy Award for Best Documentary. Tata has recently been touring with Elton John on 'The Diving Board" tour.. Táta has been recognized as one of the most successful session singers of today and has sung back-up for a number of artists including legendary entertainers, Sir Elton John, Madonna, Michael Jackson, and many new artists'. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C3%A1ta_Vega https://www.facebook.com/pages/UK-loves-MJ/116222408446161