John McClain, Co-Executor of Michael Jackson Estate and Longtime Music Executive, Dies at 71

By Jem Aswad

Jem Aswad

Executive Editor, Music

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John McClain, the veteran music executive who was co-executor of the Michael Jackson estate and helped engineer the financial recovery of the singer’s legacy and properties, has died, a rep for the estate confirms. He was 71.

No cause of death was cited although sources say McClain, who managed Michael’s sister Janet’s career during its peak after working as a top record executive, had been ill for several years.

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