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The Jackson 5 are an
American popular music family group from
Gary, Indiana. Founding group members
Jackie Jackson,
Tito Jackson,
Jermaine Jackson,
Marlon Jackson and
Michael Jackson formed the group after performing in an early incarnation called
The Jackson Brothers, which originally consisted of a trio of the three older brothers.
Active from 1964 to
1990, the Jacksons played from a repertoire of R&B;, soul, pop and (in the
1970s) disco. During their six-and-a-half-year
Motown tenure,
The Jackson 5 was one of the biggest pop-music acts of the 1970s, and the band served as the launching pad for the solo careers of their lead singers
Jermaine and
Michael, the latter brother later transforming his early Motown solo fame into greater success as an adult artist. The Jackson 5/
The Jacksons have sold
100 million records worldwide, making them one of the best selling artists of all time.
The Jackson 5 was one of few in recording history to have their first four major label
singles ("
I Want You Back", "
ABC", "
The Love You Save", and "
I'll Be There") reach the top of the
Billboard Hot 100. Several later singles, among them "
Mama's Pearl", "
Never Can Say Goodbye" and "
Dancing Machine", were
Top 5 pop hits and number-one hits on the
R&B; singles chart. Most of the early hits were written and produced by a specialized songwriting team known as "
The Corporation"; later
Jackson 5 hits were crafted chiefly by
Hal Davis, while early Jacksons hits were compiled by the team of
Gamble and Huff before The Jacksons began writing and producing themselves in the late 1970s.
Significantly, they were one of the first black teen idols to appeal equally to white audiences, thanks partially to the successful promotional relations skills of
Motown Records CEO Berry Gordy. With their departure from Motown to
CBS in
1976, The Jacksons were forced to change their name and Jermaine was replaced with younger brother
Randy as Jermaine chose to stay at Motown. During these years, they continued to have a number of hits such as "
Enjoy Yourself", "
Shake Your Body (
Down to the
Ground)", "
Show You the
Way to Go", and "
Blame It on the Boogie". After two years under the
Philadelphia International Records label, they signed with
Epic Records and asserted control of their songwriting, production, and image, and their success continued into the
1980s with hits such as "
Can You Feel It", "
This Place Hotel", "
Lovely One", and "
State of Shock". Their
1989 album 2300 Jackson Street was recorded without Michael and
Marlon, although they did appear on the title track.
The disappointing sales of the album led to the group being dropped by their record label at the end of the year. The group has never formally broken up, but has been dormant since then, although all six brothers performed together at two Michael Jackson tribute concerts in
September 2001. After Michael's death in
June 2009, the group announced a
2012 reunion tour,
The Unity Tour, although Randy did not take part.
- published: 30 Jul 2013
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