Michael Joseph Jackson was born on August 29, 1958, the next-to youngest brother of seven and the eighth of ten children of Joseph and Katherine Jackson. His career began unofficially at the age of five where he began singing at school recitals and officially at the age of seven as the lead singer for the “Jackson Brothers” a rock group featuring all of his older brothers. In 1966, the group’s name was changed to the “Jackson Five.” They played local clubs and bars and eventually signed a contract with Motown Records in March of 1969. Their first four singles catapulted … Continue reading →