What song did Michael sing in grade school?
It was Michael’s first public appearance in the first grade in 1963 [Garnett Elementary School in Gary]. Wearing black pants and a white shirt, he sang “Climb Every Mountain” from The Sound of Music. -“When I finished that song, the reaction in the auditorium overwhelmed me. The applause was thunderous and people were smiling; some of them were standing. My teachers were crying and I just couldn’t believe it. I had made them all happy. It was such a great feeling. I felt a little confused too, because I didn’t think I had done anything special. I was just singing the way I sang at home every night. When you’re performing, you don’t realize what you sound like or how you’re coming across.
