Joe acknowledged that he regularly whipped Michael. He recalled that Joe often sat in a chair with a belt in his hand as he and his siblings rehearsed, ready to punish any mistakes. Michael said his father told him he had a "fat nose", and physically and emotionally abused him during rehearsals. In 1964, Michael and Marlon joined the Jackson Brothers - a band formed by their father which included Jackie, Tito and Jermaine - as backup musicians playing congas and tambourine. A sixth brother, Marlon's twin Brandon, died shortly after birth. Michael grew up with three sisters ( Rebbie, La Toya, and Janet) and five brothers ( Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, Marlon, and Randy). Joe's great-grandfather, July "Jack" Gale, was a US Army scout family lore held that he was also a Native American medicine man. His father, Joseph Walter "Joe" Jackson, a former boxer, was a crane operator at US Steel and played guitar with a local rhythm and blues band, the Falcons, to supplement the family's income. His mother, Katherine Esther Jackson ( née Scruse), played clarinet and piano, had aspired to be a country-and-western performer, and worked part-time at Sears. He was the eighth of ten children in the Jackson family, a working-class African-American family living in a two-bedroom house on Jackson Street. Michael Joseph Jackson was born in Gary, Indiana, on August 29, 1958. Life and career Early life and the Jackson 5 (1958–1975) Jackson's childhood home in Gary, Indiana, pictured in March 2010 Jackson's inductions include the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (twice), the Vocal Group Hall of Fame, the Songwriters Hall of Fame, the Dance Hall of Fame (making him the only recording artist to be inducted) and the Rhythm and Blues Music Hall of Fame. His honors include 15 Grammy Awards, six Brit Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and 39 Guinness World Records, including the "Most Successful Entertainer of All Time". He had 13 Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles ( fourth highest of any artist in the Hot 100 era) and was the first artist to have a top-ten single on the Billboard Hot 100 in five different decades. Jackson is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, with estimated sales of over 400 million records worldwide. Jackson's televised memorial service, held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, was estimated to have been viewed by more than 2.5 billion people. His death triggered reactions around the world, creating unprecedented surges of internet traffic and a spike in sales of his music. In 2009, while he was preparing for a series of comeback concerts, This Is It, Jackson died from an overdose of propofol administered by his personal physician, Conrad Murray, who was convicted in 2011 of involuntary manslaughter for his involvement in Jackson's death. The FBI found no evidence of criminal conduct by Jackson in either case. In 2005, he was tried and acquitted of further child sexual abuse allegations and several other charges. The lawsuit was settled out of civil court Jackson was not indicted due to lack of evidence. In 1993, he was accused of sexually abusing the child of a family friend. įrom the late 1980s, Jackson became a figure of controversy and speculation due to his changing appearance, relationships, behavior, and lifestyle. Thriller became the best-selling album of all time, while Bad was the first album to produce five US Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles. He helped propel the success of MTV and continued to innovate with the videos for his subsequent albums: Bad (1987), Dangerous (1991), HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I (1995), and Invincible (2001). His music videos, including those for " Beat It", " Billie Jean", and " Thriller" from his 1982 album Thriller, are credited with breaking racial barriers and transforming the medium into an art form and promotional tool. He became a solo star with his 1979 album Off the Wall. Jackson began his solo career in 1971 while at Motown Records. The eighth child of the Jackson family, Jackson made his public debut in 1964 with his older brothers Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, and Marlon as a member of the Jackson 5 (later known as the Jacksons). Through stage and video performances, he popularized complicated street dance moves such as the moonwalk, which he named, as well as the robot. Jackson influenced artists across many music genres. During his four-decade career, his contributions to music, dance, and fashion, along with his publicized personal life, made him a global figure in popular culture. Known as the "King of Pop", he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century. Michael Joseph Jackson (Aug– June 25, 2009) was an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist.
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