Celebrating the Life of Michael Jackson

June 25th 2009 is a day we will never forget, the day when pop star Michael Jackson passed away. Michael Jackson started his career at a young age, and has truly revolutionized the world of music. Our previous post was bitter sweet, bitter because a man died before his time, but sweet because many of the Sneaker Files readers came together to embrace the phenomenal singer.

Moving on, I am sure everyone of us can remember trying to do the moonwalk in our socks on the kitchen floor, or another one of Micheal’s moves. Hits like Thriller, Billie Jean, and Bad are amongst the many greats released. My personal all time favorite is Billie Jean, and coming in a close second is Beat It.

What Michael Jackson has accomplished and changed in the music industry is too much to list here. MTV probably would not be what it is today without Michael Jackson and the list of hits. As well, MJ was the first African American to have his music video aired on MTV.

Since we are a dedicated sneaker website, we will show Michael Jackson’s influence in the sneaker world, including his own line of LA Gears. Please share your thoughts, feelings, and what you remember. And please, lets think and talk about the good times of MJ. The first MJ many of us looked up to first. Below, we have a video behind the scenes with the two Michael Jordan and Jackson working on the music video “Jam”, plus sneakers from his LA Gear line.

Brian Betschart
SneakerFiles.com Founder



Michael Jackson La Gear Street Magic High
Michael Jackson La Gear Street Magic High

Michael Jackson LA Gear Bad
Michael Jackson LA Gear Bad

Michael Jackson LA Gear Billie
Michael Jackson LA Gear Billie

Michael Jackson LA Gear Commercial – Beach


Michael Jackson LA Gear Commercial – Street


Michael Jackson – Jam Behind the Scenes with Michael Jordan


Michael Jackson – Jam (Music Video)

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27 Comments

  2. Michael Jackson will still be King of Pop.

    He was a legeng before our time, during our time and after our time. He will be missed. We love you, MJ.

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  3. R.I.P. MJ

    Your music will live on forever.

    I saw a pair of those Billie's on Ebay the other day.

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  4. Mr. Betschart

    Thank you for a great post. I want to add i really think his music, style, as well as his persona help shape " look" of 80s and 90s sneaker world. Of course he had a small run at LA Gear, but MJ must be seen as a fashion/style pioneer as well as his music and presence

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  5. Great post….MJ was a great man….the number of lives he saved and touched is far greater then his album sales numbers. Which is crazy knowing Thriller ALONE sold 50 Million copies.

    Sad days in American History.

    RIP to a great humanitarian and a great human being.

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  6. R.I.P. 2 MICHAEL JACKSON A GREAT ARTIST & AN ALL TIME LEGEND MY THOUGHTS & PRAYERS GO OUT 2 HIM & HIS FAMILY.

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  8. Man, I remember those LA Gears, I had a pair of those Billie's when I live in Brooklyn back in the day! I had TOTALLY forgotten about his LA Gear commercials too…it was awesome to see MJ and MJ together…The man will be missed

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  9. I honestly love mj even tho i didnt support the child abuse charges (whether he did it or not) i loved his music

    BTW i was born 1991 and i still got to find out about his amazing music and dance, i still refuse to believe hes gone because hes a hero and probably the most successful artist to ever exist…

    I LOVE YOU Mike have fun dancing with james brown up in heaven

    P.S Smooth Criminal was my favorite MJ video

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  10. wow… LA gears…brings back memories…remember the ones that had the light in the heel? crazy…

    *Dont be a robot like like CNN and the rest of the media wants you to be. You had 2 greedy families who QUICKLY settled out of court and the trial complete BS, IF you followed it.

    They act as if a killer got away before justice was served, just like they did to OJ and you see how he was set up in the end.

    He had so much impact over pop/american culture that he is a threat to ANY artist before or after him, so the media almost HAS to bash him before they praise him. why? its pop culture, thats what pop culture is all about, building you up to tear you down, its not about longevity, its about how much $ you can make and long can you handle the pressure they force on you before you break down, and the paparazzi is there to capture your demise while we sit around and opinionate like fuckin sheep…

    RIP MJ, your death is gonna further expose the devilish ways of our country…

    Take Action!

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  11. MJ's death comes as no surprise to me. This seems to be the way all stars #1 in their genre seem to pass. In a blaze of glory, perhaps drug induced, leaving their loving fans shocked and saddened. For example: Kurt Cobain, Bruce Lee, Elvis… As much as it hurts to see him go, I am happy he went on a high note – with upcoming shows and still extremely relevant. God Bless MJ.

    Favorite Song – J5 Blame it on the boogie

    Favorite Dance/Video – Beat it: If you've ever watched New York Under Cover, you will notice the latin Cop "Torres" is one of the main dancers/actors in this video. Also, the main actor in the white jacket/pants is the coregrapher. That dude did the moves the best, despite how sick MJ looked ;)

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  12. R.I.P MJ IM So SAD THE KING IS DEAD REST IN PEACE MICHAEL. MY FAVORITE SONG IS BILLY JEAN AND BAD

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  14. Thank You, thank you, thank you! This post brings back so many memories. The 1st brand new pair of shoes I ever had were MJ LA gears (I was poor). Still to this day, my fav pair of shoes, I even slept with them on. They were the "Bad" in white/black/gold with the LA Gear key chain with his emblem on the back in gold. I had the leather jacket, and a black workout glove that I tried to pass off as one of his. I would put everything on, and watch his movie "Moon walker" non-stop. I never stopped loving him, still got all his vinyl. Indeed the 1st MJ i looked up to. he will be missed, but remembered every time someone somewhere puts on on of his beautiful albums.

    Thanks you MJ. Now you're soul can finally rest in peace!!

    The true MJ Fan…..Jesse

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  17. I WUD WEAR DA MJ BAD LA GEAR ITZ NOT ABOUT DA SHOE ITZ ABOUT A VERY TRAGEDIC DEATH DAT CAUGHT DA WORLD BY STORM FAV ARTIST OF ALL-TIME NO DOUBT MAN I ALMOST SHED A TEAR BUT I HELD STRONG LONG-LIVE THE KING OF MUSIC PERIOD

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  20. Rest in Peace Beautiful Michael xxxx

    Love his shoes! I want some!

    Loved his loving nature & his beautiful looks!

    Good bye to the best King of Pop

    He should of married me instead of the horrible Debbie Rowe!

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  21. i really want a pair of this la gear model…they should probably retro these im sure i will get a pair

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  22. MAN! I had no idea MJ had sneakers! Course not, these came out in '88, I was all of 4 yrs old..LoL. But still I'm lovin' the "Billie" ones… I'm not really per se an LA Gear fan, but these MJ shoes are hot… I'd totally rock them.

    LoL, MJ should have come out w/ his own loafers… or wait…did he?

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  23. Uz fooz dont even no Iz wuz uh mikkle jaksun fan fo a Hot ONe and uz is just sone fake azz fooz he wuz hella gangsta dat Y him and mikkle jordan did sum shiz 2getha…

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  24. R.I.P MICHAEL JACKSON YOU WERE YOU WERE MY EVERYTHING AND YOU STILL ARE AND NOW IM LOOKING FOR SOME SNEAKERS WITH YOUR FACE ON IT MAY GOD HELP ME FIND IT AND MAY HE REST YOUR SWEET SOUL

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  25. yeap he had sneaks…and yes the came out in 88..when i was born but i still have pair…so age dont mean anything. r.i.p mj

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