Michael Jackson's hometown in Indiana is planning another tribute, "King of Pop" just two months after marking the one-year anniversary of his death.

Jackson's Hometown Plans To Celebrate His Birthday

Pop Icon Would Have Been 52 This Saturday

POSTED: Wednesday, August 25, 2010 UPDATED: 7:56 am EDT August 25, 2010


GARY, Ind. -- Michael Jackson's hometown in Indiana is planning another tribute to the "King of Pop" just two months after marking the one-year anniversary of his death.

A news release issued by the city says a tribute will be held outside Jackson's boyhood home in Gary on Saturday, a day before what would have been his 52nd birthday.

Gary Mayor Rudy Clay says the city is honoring Jackson's memory as a great and giving person and as the world's greatest entertainer. The Jackson Family moved out of the city after the Jackson 5 struck it big in 1969.

Organizers say the event Saturday will include local entertainers and a Michael Jackson impersonator.

Jackson died last year in Los Angeles of an overdose of sedatives.