On the book "Black Music Encyclopedia" [[UK, Salamander books, around 1982), on the intro on the 80's decade capitol [[they talk about 1981-2, the year the book was published) they talk about how finished the previous decade, the 70's and how starts "the new decade" [[the 80's) with some changes about the "star system" with "new STYLISTS" as "Teddy Pendergrass [[who have had several hits in the previous decade) and MICHAEL JACKSON". I don't what means "stylist" for the autor when names T.P. and M.J. under the same category [[??). I allways apreciate the clear voice of MJ from my favorite of him "Ben" on his childhhod to "Thriller" and I associate his vocal range with some other "clear voices" as Patti Austin or El Debarge.