The Jackson 5

The Jackson 5 (also written as The Jackson Five or The Jackson 5ive, abbreviated as J5, and later known by a change of record as The Jacksons) was a successfulAmerican pop group from Gary , Indiana . The repertoire of the group, active from 1964 until 1990, consisted mainly of R & B , soul , funk, and later disco .

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Contents
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 * 1 History
 * 1.1 The early years
 * 1.2 Motown
 * 1.3 Popularity
 * 1.4 A new record
 * 1.5 Later years
 * 2 Today
 * 3 Reverse and legacy
 * 3.1 The downside
 * 3.2 Inheritance
 * 4 Band Members
 * 5 Concert tours
 * 6 Discography
 * 6.1 Albums
 * 6.1.1 Jackson 5
 * 6.2 The Jacksons
 * 6.3 Singles
 * 6.3.1 Jackson 5
 * 6.3.2 The Jacksons
 * 7 Hit
 * 7.1 Albums
 * 7.2 Singles
 * 7.3 Radio 2 Top 2000

The first years [ edit ]
It all started in Gary , Indiana . Joe Jackson, father of nine Jackson children founded around 1963, the group "The Jackson Brothers" in which his sons Jermaine , Tito ,Jackie , Marlon and Michael were the members. Michael was six years old and played the congas. His one year older brother Marlon played the tambourine and Reynaud Jones and Milford Hite, boys from the neighborhood, accompanied the brothers on keyboard and drums. In 1966 won The Jackson Five (the name had been changed and was also written as The Jackson 5), a talent show at a school in Gary . Jermaine sang a few songs from record company Motown and Michael sang songs of James Brown . The group had no songs yet. Milford Hite and Reynaud Jones were after this talent replaced by Johnny Jackson (no relation) on drums and Ronnie Rancifer on keyboard. After winning several talent reported father Joe Jackson his sons for a talent show at the Apollo Theater in Harlem , New York . Also this talent they won and also by winning many talent shows The Jackson Five signed in November 1967 a recording contract with record label Steeltown Records. There they recorded their first singles:I'm A Big Boy and We Do not Have to Be Over 21.

Young Michael turned out to be the biggest talent of the fast group. It was initially planned that his older brother Jermaine would be the lead singer, yet Joe Jackson chose to put Michael front. Jermaine played bass.

[Motown edit ]
After winning the talent contest at the Apollo Theater sent the successful singer Gladys Knight, who had seen the brothers perform at the Apollo Theater, a demo that the boys had sung to record company Motown Records . This was the first time that Motown came into contact with the group. In 1969, The Jackson Five did audition at Motown Records, advised by Bobby Taylor, singer Bobby Taylor & the Vancouvers. The Jackson 5 were a week in the program for this group. Berry Gordy, owner of record label Motown Records, was very impressed by the talent of Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, Marlon and Michael. He asked if the boys wanted to sign, and they did. The Jackson 5 now had a recording contract with Motown Records where she immediately began to record singles. Berry Gordy sent the brothers to Hollywood, where they act for The Supremes were. Singer Diana Ross got the boys up there watching. After several performances of The Jackson 5 in Los Angeles and New York, the brothers took their first hit single on: I Want You Back . This song was promoted during a concert in Hollywood that Diana Ross was the presenter. In October 1969 came The Jackson 5 for the first time on television in the Ed Sullivan Show them where I Want You Back occurred.Their first album, Diana Ross Presents the Jackson 5 came in the same month also still out. The brothers were famous in one fell swoop.

The popularity of The Jackson 5 grew very quickly in a few years and from their single I Want You Back, which would only rise further.

Popularity [ edit ]
The single I Want You Back in the United States stood at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1970 and in the Netherlands was the single in the Dutch Top 40 at place 13. Partly because of the success I Want You BackThe Jackson 5 names yet two singles in Los Angeles: ABC and Stop The Love You Save. These songs were a huge success. I'll Be There was their fourth single also reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100, and that was The Jackson 5 the first group worldwide, which four singles at No. 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 had stood. All four singles were in many other countries as popular as in the United States. The singlesMama's Pearl, Never Can Say Goodbye and Sugar Daddy were the icing on the cake. The Jackson 5 had a period of two years, seven singles in the top ten. The five brothers were now the main group of Motown Records and were extremely popular worldwide. There were T-shirts, stuffed animals, pillows, posters, duvet covers, stickers, figurines and even a board game of The Jackson 5 for sale and a special logo was designed J5 there. The perfectly executed acts of The Jackson 5 with the young Michael Jackson as the lead singer did many amazed. On Saturday morning there was in America to see a popular cartoon series with the five brothers in the lead and the group was in many television broadcasts guest.

In 1971 the talented Michael began a solo career, at the urging of Motown. His first unreleased song Got To Be There did well on the charts. His song Ben was the first song of Michael Jackson reached the top of American charts. Michael, however, continued to be a member of the group. Late 1971's younger brother Michael joined the group: Randy Jackson .

A new record [ edit ]
The solo careers of Michael and Jermaine (the end of 1971 had also started a solo career) did well. But the charts began the songs of The Jackson 5 to stand further away from the summit. This was mainly due to a change in the music world. The music genre disco started to become increasingly popular. The group released new material, including Get It Together and Dancing Machine. It was the first singles were again found in the top 10. Still, the big hits were less than three years earlier. Manager and father of the brothers Joseph Jackson decided to switch to a new record: Epic Records . Jermaine did not, however, and stayed with Motown because, as he told in a documentary in 2009, it was not fair to Motown and Berry Gordy . However, many think, incorrectly, that Jermaine was because he had at that time a relationship with the daughter of Gordy. In June 1975, the band signed with Epic. The name changed to The Jackson 5 to The Jacksons. Michael, Marlon, Tito, Jackie and Randy were the 'remaining' members. In early 1977, the group went on tour with their The Jacksons Tour.

The popularity of the group increased again very soon after the release of many singles: Enjoy Yourself, Show You The Way To Go, Shake Your Body Down To The Ground , Lovely One and Can You Feel It. The boys were at Epic much more freedom in designing and composing songs. The group released albums whose Triumph did very well. After the Destiny Tour to see more than a year in many cities, spread worldwide, followed the Triumph Tour. An album of live recordings from a concert at the Civic Arena in Pittsburgh was released in 1981. During the Destiny Tour and the Triumph Tour, Michael Jackson released his first solo artist album Off The Wall out. The album has sold more than 20 million times worldwide. Thriller, his second album, came out in 1982. This album is the world's best-selling album to this day. There were rumors up that Michael would want to separate from the group. However, there were no outward sources come to actually be able to assume that. In March 1983 The Jacksons performed, including Jermaine, in a television reunion of Motown Records. Michael left there for the first time his famous moonwalk see. The occurrence of both The Jacksons as Michael Jackson was a great success and the brothers decided to make a nineteenth album. It was the sixth album on Epic Records . Victory is currently still their best-selling album. During their fifth tour, the Victory Tour, The Jacksons played songs from Michael and from their own repertoire. This tour, which all six brothers participated, was overshadowed by problems with ticket sales, a knee injury Jackie and tensions between the brothers over the price of the tickets.

In December 1984 showed Michael Jackson after the last show of the tour that he would step out of the group and more would focus on his solo career. Marlon also announced to continue as a solo artist. Only in 1989 showed Jermaine, Tito, Jackie and Randy again hear from him. They released an album 2300 Jackson Street. This album, however, was a total flop compared to the previously released albums of the group.Only in 2001 the world would again hear from The Jacksons.

Later years [ edit ]
Michael's solo career was very successful. In September 2001, nearly seventeen years after their last performance, all six brothers The Jacksons came back together for two concerts in Madison Square Garden inNew York City, because Michael was 30 years in the profession. The performances showed that the Jacksons were still in themselves to perform, but after these performances, the brothers retreated again. In early 2009 began shooting a reality show about brothers (not Michael), all now over fifty. The reality show was about the history of the group and the contemporary life of the brothers. The documentary finally came on television. Middle of the recording process, Michael made his comeback known. In June 2009 died Michael Jackson from cardiac arrest caused by an overdose of propofol. His comeback tour This Is It was just a few days to premiere.

Later in 2009, the song was This Is It in, named for the comeback tour, but already by Michael recorded in 1983. The surviving brothers sang in late 2009, in the backing vocals.

Today [ edit ]
After the death of their younger brother Michael The Jacksons received many emails and letters from fans all over the world, which asked several times if the brothers wanted to go back on tour. In April 2012, the message came out to Jermaine , Tito , Jackie and Marlon were going on tour in the United States. The Unity Tour includes some songs of Michael, Jermaine, and The Jackson 5 / The Jacksons. However, the tour was so successful that the brothers now are still on tour and already have been in many capitals, including twice in Amsterdam.

The downside [ edit ]
Michael Jackson has in several interviews that his father told him and his brothers, mentally and physically abused during rehearsals. In an interview with Oprah Winfrey in 1993, Michael said he often felt lonely and that he is seeing his father became frightened and sick. Joseph Jackson was in rehearsals for performances have sat in a chair with a belt in his hands, which he used as one of the brothers forgot a step in the choreography. Michael's brothers in later interviews said that their father is conducted corporal punishment on his children and Joseph gave it to. Michael said later that he also owes his success to his father.

The brothers have known no other world than the world of showbiz. They grew up with cameras and press around. The brothers told in individual interviews that this was very difficult.

[Legacy edit ]
The Jacksons have since 1980 a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame . The Jackson 5 as they are included in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997 and into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame since 1999. ABC and I Want You Back among the 500 Songs That Rock and Roll Shapes of the Rock and Roll Hall fame which the latter single also included in the Grammy Hall of Fame.

In 1992 published a five-hour series, later released as a film about the life of The Jacksons: The Jacksons An American Dream. The film contains no images of the real brothers, but they are (including their parents) played by actors.

The Jacksons served as inspiration for many artists and pop groups like New Edition, Menudo, the Bee Gees , 'N Sync, the Backstreet Boys and Stevie Wonder . The group has left a mark on this way in the music industry.

Band Members [ edit ]

 * Jackie Jackson - vocals, tambourine
 * Tito Jackson - vocals, guitar
 * Jermaine Jackson - lead vocals, bass
 * Marlon Jackson - vocals, tambourine


 * Michael Jackson - lead vocals (died in 2009)
 * Randy Jackson - vocals, percussion , keyboard

Tours [ edit ]

 * The Jacksons Tour (1977)
 * Goin 'Places Tour (1978)
 * Destiny Tour (1979-1980)
 * Triumph Tour (1981)
 * Victory Tour (1984)
 * Unity Tour (2012-present)

Jackson 5 [ edit ]

 * 1969 Diana Ross Presents the Jackson 5
 * 1970 ABC
 * 1970 The Third Album
 * 1970 The Jackson 5 Christmas Album
 * 1971 Maybe Tomorrow
 * 1971 Goin 'Back to Indiana
 * 1972 Lookin 'Through the Windows
 * 1973 Skywriter
 * 1973 GIT: Get It Together
 * 1974 Dancing Machine
 * 1975 Moving Violation
 * 1976 Joyful Jukebox Music

The Jacksons [ edit ]

 * 1976 The Jacksons
 * 1977 Goin 'Places
 * 1978 Destiny
 * 1980 Triumph
 * 1981 The Jacksons Live!
 * 1984 Victory
 * 1989 2300 Jackson Street

Jackson 5 [ edit ]

 * 1969 # 13 I want you back
 * 1970 # 28 ABC
 * 1970 # 16 I'll be there
 * 1971 # 23 Goin 'Back to Indiana
 * 1971 # 31 Mama's Pearl
 * 1974 # 28 You Have not Done Nothin ' (with Stevie Wonder ), number one hit in the United States

The Jacksons [ edit ]

 * 1977 # 12 Show you the way to go
 * 1978 # 7 Blame it on the boogie
 * 1979 # 3 Shake your body
 * 1980 # 13 Lovely one
 * 1981 # 2 Can you feel it
 * 1984 # 8 State of shock (& Mick Jagger )
 * 1984 # 21 Torture
 * 1985 # 7 We are the world
 * 1988 # 14 I want you back '88 (like "Michael Jackson & Jackson 5")
 * 1989 # 15 Nothin '(that compares 2 u)