Michael Joseph Jackson was born August 29, 1958 in Gary, Indiana to a working-class family. The son of African-American parents Joseph Walter "Joe" Jackson and Katherine Esther, he was the seventh of nine children. Jackson showed musical talent early in his life, performing in front of classmates and others during a Christmas recital at the age of five. In 1964, Jackson and Marlon joined the Jackson Brothers—a band formed by brothers Jackie, Tito and Jermaine.
Jackson later began performing backup vocals and dancing; at the age of eight, he and Jermaine assumed lead vocals, and the group's name was changed to The Jackson 5. The Jackson 5 recorded several songs, including "Big Boy", for the local record label Steeltown in 1967 and signed with Motown Records in 1968. the band continued to tour internationally, releasing six more albums between 1976 and 1984. From 1976 to 1984, Michael Jackson was the lead songwriter of the group.
Jones and Jackson jointly produced Off the Wall. Released in 1979, it was the first album to generate four US top 10 hits, and eventually sold over 20 million copies worldwide. After Jackson's early 1982 contribution, "Someone In the Dark", to the film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, which won him a Grammy for Best Album for Children,[28] Epic issued his second album, Thriller. In what would turn out to be the apex of his career, the album remained in the top 10 of the Billboard 200 for 80 consecutive weeks, 37 at the peak.
To be continued... to see a list of books click here
A few books on Michael Jackson
* On Michael Jackson
* Michael Jackson the Early Years
* The Solo Years
Jackson later began performing backup vocals and dancing; at the age of eight, he and Jermaine assumed lead vocals, and the group's name was changed to The Jackson 5. The Jackson 5 recorded several songs, including "Big Boy", for the local record label Steeltown in 1967 and signed with Motown Records in 1968. the band continued to tour internationally, releasing six more albums between 1976 and 1984. From 1976 to 1984, Michael Jackson was the lead songwriter of the group.
Jones and Jackson jointly produced Off the Wall. Released in 1979, it was the first album to generate four US top 10 hits, and eventually sold over 20 million copies worldwide. After Jackson's early 1982 contribution, "Someone In the Dark", to the film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, which won him a Grammy for Best Album for Children,[28] Epic issued his second album, Thriller. In what would turn out to be the apex of his career, the album remained in the top 10 of the Billboard 200 for 80 consecutive weeks, 37 at the peak.
To be continued... to see a list of books click here
A few books on Michael Jackson
* On Michael Jackson
* Michael Jackson the Early Years
* The Solo Years
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