Which group did Joe Jackson form from his sons and then manage?
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Jackson built the group around Jackie, Tito and Jermaine before Michael and Marlon joined, and managed it from the start.
In which Indiana steel city did Jackson raise his family?
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The family lived on Jackson Street in Gary, where Jackson worked as a crane operator at a steel mill.
Which label signed the Jackson 5 in 1969 under Jackson’s management?
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The Recording Academy records the Motown signing in 1969, the year “I Want You Back” reached number one.
Which of his daughters did Jackson also manage early in her recording career?
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He managed Janet Jackson’s first years as a recording artist before she moved to other representation.
What was Jackson’s day job before music management supported him?
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He worked as a crane operator at a steel mill in Indiana while running the band at evenings and weekends.
Which single gave the Jackson 5 their first number one, in 1969?
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“I Want You Back” topped the chart that winter, and three further number ones followed within a year.
How many children did Joe and Katherine Jackson have?
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There were ten children, raised in a two-bedroom house in Gary; nine of them went on to work professionally in music.
Which Harlem venue’s amateur night did the group win in 1967?
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Winning amateur night at the Apollo was the group’s breakthrough on the circuit, two years before the Motown deal.
In which state was Jackson born, in July 1928?
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He was born in Arkansas in 1928 and moved north to Indiana as a boy; the Arkansas Black Hall of Fame later inducted him.
Which 1984 stadium tour was the last the brothers played together under his management?
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Fifty-five shows in 1984 sold around 2.5 million tickets, making it the largest single event of his management career.
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