Michael Jackson's FIRST Moonwalk — they tried to STOP him (8 seconds that changed music)

At 10:37 PM on March 25, 1983, Fred Astaire—the greatest dancer in Hollywood history—picked up his phone and called a 24-year-old performer he'd never spoken to before. Hours earlier, that young man had done something on live television that made Fred watch the tape twice. Eight seconds that would change music history. We call it the moonwalk. This is the TRUE story of Michael Jackson's first public moonwalk, the fight to perform it, the secret rehearsals, and the legendary phone call from Fred Astaire. Michael Jackson's FIRST Moonwalk — then Fred Astaire CALLED him at 10:37 PM Michael Jackson's FIRST Moonwalk — Fred Astaire watched it TWICE and called