Unfortunately, lawsuits and copyright issues forced The Jackson 5 to relinquish their stage name.

The Jackson 5 had incorporated their younger brother Randy Jackson into the act who became Jermaine Jackson's official replacement. Jermaine Jackson decided to stay with Motown Records with his father-in-law Barry Gordy which caused a temporary rift in the Jackson family. But the group, citing the need for artistic freedom, left Motown Records in 1976. During the Motown era, The Jackson 5 made 14 albums and a multitude of top 40 hits. The Las Vegas Show was tailored into a hit summer replacement show on network television that lasted two seasons.ĭespite the success in Vegas and the Variety Show on CBS, the group felt that the lack of hits at Motown was damaging their careers. Fearing for his sons’ careers, father-manager Joseph Jackson took the Jackson 5 to Las Vegas in the mid-seventies and created a family act at the MGM Grand Hotel to excellent reviews. During that time Motown was heavily concentrating on their film division and many groups felt stagnant because of the lack of direction and control from the label. Unfortunately, the hits stopped coming from the young group from Gary, Indiana at their label Motown. The Jackson 5 performed all over the world and sold almost 100 million albums worldwide. No other debut artist or group placed their first four singles at the top of the charts. The Jackson 5 and their family moved to Southern California where they soon became national stars when their first four singles, 'ABC,” 'I Want You Back,” 'The Love You Save,” and 'I'll Be There' became number one hits.

Very soon after that the group was signed to Motown Records and groomed for stardom by Berry Gordy and Suzanne DePasse.

In 1968 Bobby Taylor of the music group “The Vancouver” and Gladys Knight discovered the young group of singers. The group played local clubs and bars around Indiana and the Eastern USA. Michael Jackson began his musical career at the age of five as the lead singer of the Jackson 5. Katherine and Joseph's other children are Maureen 'Rebbie' Jackson, Sigmund 'Jackie' Jackson, Toriano 'Tito' Jackson, Jermaine Jackson, La Toya Jackson, Marlon Jackson, Steven 'Randy' Jackson, and Janet Jackson. On August 29, 1958, Michael Joe Jackson was born to Joseph and Katherine Jackson in Gary, Indiana.

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