Jackson 5
Gary, Indiana, and the group that came out of it. The Motown audition and the four straight number ones, the television appearances, Joe Jackson's rehearsals, and a lead singer who was eleven.
Part of Michael Jackson
14 moments in this segment.
- - Born in Gary, Indiana (1958). Michael Joseph Jackson is born on 29 August 1958, the eighth of ten children in a working-class family in Gary, Indiana.
- - The Jackson 5 sign to Motown (1969). With Michael singing lead, the Jackson 5 sign to Motown and explode, their first four singles all hit #1.
- - Jackson 5 - "I Want You Back" (Ed Sullivan). The Jackson 5’s national TV breakout, a tiny Michael fronting their first #1.
- - The Jackson 5 - "ABC" (1970). A ten-year-old Michael fronts "ABC", one of four consecutive Jackson 5 chart-toppers and a Motown landmark.
- - Jackson 5 - "The Love You Save" (Ed Sullivan). The third of four straight #1s, on The Ed Sullivan Show.
- - Jackson 5 - "I’ll Be There". The ballad that became their biggest hit and a Motown standard.
- - The Jackson 5 on the Jim Nabors Show (1970). The brothers on prime-time American TV at the height of Jacksonmania.
- - The Jackson 5ive cartoon (1971). The Saturday-morning cartoon that turned the brothers into kids’ TV icons.
- - Michael Jackson - "Ben" (1972). His first solo #1 as a child star, a ballad to a pet rat.
- - The Jackson 5 on Soul Train (1972). The group on the show that defined Black music television.
- - The teenage Michael (1973). A young Michael Jackson mid-way through the Jackson 5 years.
- - Jackson 5 - "Dancing Machine" & the robot. Michael’s "robot" dance on Soul Train made the group a 70s sensation again.
- - The Jacksons (1976). Leaving Motown for Epic, the group becomes "The Jacksons" and Michael begins writing and producing, a step toward independence.
- - Michael & Janet. The Jackson family produced a dynasty, Michael and his sister Janet both becoming global stars. The subject dates from 1972; this photograph was taken in 2008.
