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Jackie Jackson

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Jackie Jackson is an American singer born in 1951 in Gary, Indiana. He is mostly known for being a member of the The Jackson 5 along with his brothers Michael, Jermaine, Tito, and Marlon. The group’s most notable hit singles include I Want You Back, ABC, I’ll Be There, The Love You Save, Dancing Machine, and Never Can Say Goodbye. The Jackson 5 was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997. Jackson also released the solo albums Jackie Jackson and Be the One. He is married to Victoria Triggs and has two children.

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29 Mar, 1971

Robert Abernathy interview

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Jackson and his brother Jackie are interviewed by Robert Abernathy who questions them about how they got started with Motown, other interests outside of singing and the popularity of different genres of music. They also talk about how their education is handled while they are on the road with their private tutor.

I describe the sound as a pop sound, bubblegum soul mixture. It’s a mixture of soul and we started to capture all the crowds like black, white you name it, everybody.

Jackson 5-Robert Abernethy Interview 1972

12 Feb, 2014

The Jacksons interview

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The Jacksons, Marlon, Tito, Jackie and Jermaine are interviewed by Hall on The Arsenio Hall Show. They talk about when they were teenagers, dating and whether they would hide while watching each other’s dates. Marlon comments:

Jermaine used to tell Michael and I ‘Yaw need to hide’ and play sleep’ ’cause we were just little so we do what he tell us to do.