The Jackson 5
- Jackie Jackson (1964-1990, since 2012 )
- Jermaine Jackson (1964-1976, 1980-1990, since 2012 )
- Tito Jackson (1964-1990, since 2012 )
- Marlon Jackson (1966-1984, since 2012 )
- Randy Jackson (1972-1990)
- Michael Jackson (1966-1984, † 2009)
The Jackson Five (also The Jackson 5 ), and later The Jacksons was an American soul band, which celebrated its greatest success in the 1970s.
The band was founded in 1964 as The Jackson Brothers from father Joseph Jackson and was first of the brothers Jackie, Tito and Jermaine Jackson. Marlon and Michael Jackson were joined in 1966, after which the band The Jackson Five was renamed. The first seven years Michael was the lead singer.
- 2.1 Singles
- 2.2 albums 2.2.1 Jackson Five
- 2.2.2 The Jacksons
Musical Career
Beginnings and successes
The Jackson Five first small successes Quick celebrated, including winning several talent competitions. A short time later, she received a first recording contract with the small label Steeltown Records. But radio stations were playing first songs like Big Boy hardly so that their first record in 1968 Steeltown also remained the last.
1969 was followed by a record deal with Stax Records in addition to at that time major U.S. Soul label Motown and an appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show on December 14, 1969 of the Jackson brought the national breakthrough. The very first hit I Want You Back, sold with a total of two million records, went to No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard charts, as well as the three following songs ABC, The Love You Save and I'll Be There.
The early 1970s were the Jackson Five first time on a world tour. Overall, they published until mid- 1975 13 albums with Motown.
Separation of Motown and name change
After separating from Motown Records they received in the spring of 1976 on Epic Records a new record deal and called themselves The Jacksons from then on, as the old naming rights were still at Motown. Jermaine remained at Motown and was replaced by Randy. Motown was known to be writing songs exclusively by professional songwriters. The brothers had the opportunity to be creative themselves at Epic.
With Show You The Way To Go But they had their only No. 1 hit with Epic, but the world tours were in the late 1970s and early 1980s groundbreaking. The songs of the Jacksons were not longer the chart topper as before, but still successful worldwide.
1980 returned back to Jermaine Jackson. From July to December 1984 took the Jacksons again a tour to the album Victory ( Victory Tour ) by the United States. Shortly after the end of the tour said Michael, who donated his tour earnings charities, his resignation by the Jacksons, which also heralded the true beginning of the end of the Jacksons.
Randy, Jermaine, Jackie and Tito, published in May 1989 with 2300 Jackson Street one last album, The Jacksons.
In September 2001, Michael Jackson celebrated its 30th anniversary on stage with two shows at New York's Madison Square Garden. Here, an acclaimed performance by The Jacksons took place, including a performance with * NSYNC to the song Dancing Machine.
In 2011, The Jacksons, just the three, a single with the Japanese artist AI on. The song Letter in the Sky was released on 14 December 2011, on the single Happiness / Letter in the Sky.
Presence
Overall, they sold 1969-1989 than 100 million records. 1997 was admitted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
To date, The Jackson Five and The Jacksons annually approximately $ 50 million earn their songs, with cover songs, compilations and other marketing rights. There is no more successful Black -Music- Group, the trade magazine Rolling Stone headlined in 2002.
Discography
Singles
In this table there are the songs that have established themselves in the charts of five countries: