August 29, 1958 : Katherine gives birth to Michael Joseph Jackson in Gary Indiana. Michael is welcomed by his father Joe and hos siblings Rebbie (aged 8), Jackie (aged 7), Tito (aged 6), Jermaine (age 4), LaToya (aged 2) and Marlon (aged 1).
1960 : From Jermaine Jackson’s book in 2011 : “GOD WAS ALWAYS RESIDENT IN OUR house, but Jehovah moved in before Mother fell pregnant with Randy, when Michael was two. She had been raised a Christian with devoted family links to the Baptist Church, but two things happened in 1960 : a local pastor she respected at Gary’s Lutheran church turned out to be having an affair and therefore broke his covenant with God; and a practising Jehovah’s Witness, a friend named Beverly Brown, knocked on our door at the exact time of Mother’s spiritual disillu-sionment. That was when Christmas and birthdays moved out of our home. Mother says that I ‘must’ remember having a Christmas tree and presents until I was six, but I honestly can’t. After her conversion the only ‘special occasion’ was the bligatory visit with Mother to the local Kingdom Hall. It was her resnonsibility to show us the love of God.
October 29, 1961 : Katherine gives birth to Steven Randall Jackson (Randy).
1962 : Joe finds Tito playing with his guitar after a string broke, and he is impressed enough to buy him his own guitar. Tito, Jermaine, and Jackie later formed their own group and are trained by Joseph.
1963 : Michael, aged 5, joins the group playing congas. Soon after, he takes over from Jermaine as lead vocalist for the group. Marlon joins the group on tambourine.
Katherine is baptized as a Jehovah’s Witness in the swimming pool at Roosvelt High in Gary. From then on, she asks that the rest of the family gets dressed in their best clothes every sunday to attend the service at Kingdom Hall.
August 29, 1965 : The brother’s first invitation to perform comes courtesy of a children’s s fashion show in Glen Park. Having until then performed as the Jackson Family and The Jackson Brothers, it is here that the name The Jackson 5 is born, in preference to the Jackson Brothers Five suggested by show organizer Evelyn LaHaie. They perform three numbers, one being a current hit by The Larks, ‘Doin’ The Jerk.’
After a suggestion from Joe’s sister-in-law, Bobbie Rose Jackson, The Jackson 5, comprising Michael, Marlon, Jermaine, Jackie and Tito, enter and win the Rossevelt High School talent show where they perform “My Girl” and “Barefootin'”.
Two months later, The Jackson 5 win the Annual talent Search at Gilroy Stadium. The Jackson 5 also receive their first ever press in the Gary Post Tribune.
Joseph books The Jackson 5 into Mr. Lucky’s, a nightclub in Gary. They earn $8 a night for five sets, six or sometimes even seven days a week. They prove popular with the customers who show appreciation by throwing money onto the stage, amounting to well above their nightly fee.
Late 1965 : Joseph sends Motown founder, Berry Gordy, a tape of The Jackson 5. Three months later, it is returned with no offer.
1966 : The Jackson Five’s first professional shows take place at Mister Lucky’s Laune in Gary. Johnny Porter Jackson (no relation to the family) joins the group as a drummer. Ronny Rancifer also joins the group as a keyboardist.
May 16, 1966 : Katherine gives birth to Janet Damita Jo Jackson in Gary.
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August 20, 1966 : Joe Jackson takes his sons, along with the band’s drummer, Earl Gault, to see his father, Samuel Jackson in Winslow, Arizona. While in Winslow, they pergorm at the Elks IBPOE, formerly known as the Old Arcadia Hall, a venue located just steps from Standin’ on the Corner Park, as well as at the Prairie Moon Tavern. The band performs covers of hits by James Brown, Sam and Dave, and Motown artists
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