Great Music Mysteries, Hoaxes, and Scams

All the Jacko fans are in Jacko heaven. Starting this spring, anyone who wants a piece of Michael Jackson can get one: his personal belongings are scheduled for auction in April, and then in July he'll start his 50-show run in London. You can buy his glove and wear it to the concert.

But, of course, along with all the excitement about Jackson's return are rumors. There's always a rumor with Michael. Chatter is swirling that the dude at his recent press conference announcing the upcoming concerts was NOT actually Jackson. His voice was too deep, his chin too fake (something "too fake" on Jacko?), his walk was not Michael's usual gait.

If you ask me, I think he's probably with Elvis on a Tahitian island being served drinks by Jim Morrison. And they're all reading about Amy Winehouse's space-alien love child in the latest issue of National Enquirer. For their amusement and yours, I offer up these other musicians who've been the subject of scams, hoaxes, and mysteries through the years. You can file them next to your Oliver Stone DVD collection. Or next to your Joaquin Phoenix rap albums.

Label: Infotainment