Recorded : 1973–1974 Studio : Motown Recording Studios, Hollywood, California, USA Length : 32:32 Label : Motown Records Producer : Hal Davis
Track Listing I Am Love Whatever You Got, I Want She’s a Rhythm Child Dancing Machine The Life of the Party What You Don’t Know If I Don’t Love You This Way It All Begins and Ends with Love The Mirrors of My Mind
Singles
Dancing Machine (February 19, 1974) “Whatever You Got, I Want” (October 1, 1974) “The Life of the Party” (November 29, 1974 (UK only) “I Am Love” (December 23, 1974)
Recorded : October–December 1974 Length : 33:36 Label : Motown Records Producer : Sam Brown III, Hal Davis, Brian Holland, Fonce Mizell, Freddie Perren
Track List We’re Almost There Take Me Back One Day in Your Life Cinderella Stay Awhile We’ve Got Forever Just a Little Bit of You You Are There Dapper Dan Dear Michael I’ll Come Home To You
Singles
“We’re Almost There” (February 6, 1975) “Just a Little Bit of You” (April 29, 1975) “One Day in Your Life” (March 25, 1981)
Personnel
Michael Jackson – lead and background vocals David Blumberg – arranger Jim Britt – photography Hal Davis – producer L.T. Horn – engineer, mixing Eddy Manson – arranger, producer Freddie Perren – arranger, producer Sam Brown III – arranger, producer Russ Terrana – mixing Arthur G. Wright – arranger
Recorded :1974–1975 Studio : Motown Recording Studios, Hollywood, California Length : 35:45 Label : Motown Records Producer : Michael Lovesmith, Hal Davis, Brian Holland, Mel Larsen, Jerry Marcellino
TRACKLISTING Maybe Tomorrow She’s Good Never Can Say Goodbye The Wall Petals Sixteen Candles (We’ve Got) Blue Skies My Little Baby It’s Great To Be Here Honey Chile I Will Find A Way
PEAK ON BILLBOARD 200 : 11
SINGLES
“Never Can Say Goodbye” (March 16, 1971/Peak on Hot 100 Billboard : 9) “Maybe Tomorrow” (June 22, 1971/Peak on Hot 100 Billboard : 20)
COMPILATIONS/SPECIAL EDITIONS/SOUNDTRACKS
NONE
TV PERFORMANCES
April 18 : The Jackson 5 appear with Diana Ross on her first solo TV Special. They perform “Mama’s Pearl”/”Walk On”/”The Love You Save”, “It Was a Very Good Year” (Spoof by Michael), “I’ll Be There” and “Feelin’ Alright” (with Diana) + a sketch with Bill Cosby.
September 11 : An animated cartoon series based on The Jackson 5 debuts on ABC. Their speaking voices are not used but their songs are with “Mama’s Pearl” being the theme tune.
September 16 : “Goin’ Back To Indiana”, the Jackson 5 first TV Special is aired on ABC. The special includes the group performing their hits, acting in skits with guest Bill Cosby and the Smothers Brothers and footage of the celebration filmed in their hometown of Gary back in January.
SHORT FILMS/COMMERCIALS/MOVIES
NONE
PRESS
April : Michael appears on the covers of Rolling Stone Magazine and Soul Illustrated.
September : The Jackson 5 are on the covers of Life, Ebony & Cream magazines.
September 24 : The Jackson 5 are on the cover of Life magazine with Katherine & Joe. The photoshoot took place at Hayvenhurst and feaatures Rebbie, LaToya & 5 years old Janet.
September 26 : The Jackson 5 give a concert in Baltimore (unknown venue).
PHOTOSHOOTS
NONE
TV/RADIO INTERVIEWS
March 29 : The Jackson 5 are guests on The Stephanie Edwards Show where they chat and listen to their new single “Never Can Say Goodbye”.
PUBLIC APPEARANCES (EXCEPT CONCERTS)
January 31 : The Jackson 5 return to Gary for the first time to play two benefits concerts for for Mayor Richard Hatcher’s re-election campaign at Westside High School and they receive the key to the city. A ceremony is held outside their former home on 2300 Jackson Street which is renamed Jackson 5 Boulevard for the day. A sign is places on the lawn in front of the house : Welcome home Jackson 5, keepers of the dream. The event is filmed for a TV Special.
March 16 : The Jackson 5 attend the Grammy Award Ceremony where ABC wins an award for Best Pop Song.
PRIVATE/FAMILY EVENTS
May 5 : The Jackson family moves into a new house that they just purchased for 250 000 dollars at 4641 Hayvenhurst avenue in Encino, California. They call their new home Hayvenhurst. They share 6 rooms : Katherine/Joe, Jackie/Ronnie Rancifer, Tito/Johnny Jackson, Jermaine/Marlon, Michael/Randy, LaToya/Janet).
Rebbie gives birth to a baby girl named Stacee Brown.
July 16 : A former Los Angeles police officer named Bill Bray is hired for security. He will eventually becomes Michael head of security and father figure until 1996.
CONCERTS
January 2 : The J5 give a concert at the Miami Beach Auditorium in Miami Beach.
January 3 : The J5 give a concert at the Civic Center in Mobile.
January 29 : The J5 give a concert at the University of Dayton Arena in Dayton.
January 30 : The J5 give a concert at the St John Arena in Colombus.
March 26 : The J5 give a concert in Fort Worth.
March 27 : The J5 give a concert at the Hirsch Memorial Coliseum in Shreveport.
March 28 : The J5 give a concert at the Municipal Auditorium in New Orleans.
April 1 : The J5 give a concert at the Mid-South Auditorium in Memphis.
April 2 : The J5 give a concert at the Curtis Hixon Convention Hall in Tampa.
April 4 : The J5 give a concert at the Mississippi Coliseum in Jackson.
April 5 : The J5 give a concert in Monroe (Unknown Venue).
April 6 : The J5 give a concert in Monroe (Unknown Venue).
April 7 : The J5 give a concert at the Auditorium in Atlanta (two shows: 4:00 and 8:00 p.m).
April 9 : The J5 give a concert in Louisville (Unknown Venue).
April 10 : The J5 give a concert in Cleveland (Unknown Venue).
May 28 : The J5 give a concert at the Spectrum Theater in Philadelphia.
May 29 : The J5 give a concert at the Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum in Indianapolis.
May 30 : The J5 give a concert at the State Fair Arena in Oklahoma City.
June 22 : The J5 give a concert at the Summerfest in Milwaukee.
July 9 : The J5 give a concert at the in Los Angeles (unknown venue).
July 16 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Madison Square Garden in New York City. The opening act is a new group named The Comodores with lead singer Lionel Richie.
July 17 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Charleston Civic Center in Charleston.
July 18 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Hampton Roads Coliseum in Hampton.
July 20 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Charlotte Coliseum in Charlotte.
July 21 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Toledo Sports Arena in Toledo.
July 23 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the International Amphitheater in Chicago.
July 24 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Cincinnati Gardens in Cincinnati.
July 25 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Olympia Stadium in Detroit.
July 27 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Michigan State Fairgrounds Coliseum in Detroit.
July 28 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne.
July 30 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Civic Arena in Pittsburgh.
July 31 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Baltimore Civic Center in Baltimore.
August 1 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the J.S. Dorton Arena in Raleigh.
August 2 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Macon Coliseum in Macon.
August 6 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Coliseum in Greensboro.
August 7 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Carolina Coliseum in Columbia.
August 8 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Miami Beach Auditorium in Miami Beach.
August 10 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Curtis Hixon Convention Hall in Tampa.
August 11 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Boutwell Auditorium in Birmingham.
August 13 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City.
August 14 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Kiel Auditorium in St. Louis.
August 15 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Mid-South Coliseum in Memphis.
August 17 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Garrett Coliseum in Montgomery.
August 18 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Tulsa Assembly Center in Tulsa.
August 20 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Denver Coliseum in Denver.
August 21 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Cow Palace in Daly City.
August 22 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles.
August 28 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Ohio Expo Center and State Fairgrounds in Columbus.
August 29 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines.
August 31 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto, Canada.
September 8 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Metropolitan Sports Center in Bloomington.
September 9 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Michigan State Fairgrounds in Detroit.
September 11 + 12 : The Jackson 5 give two concerts at the Honolulu International Center in Honolulu.
September 15 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the International House in Chicago.
Setlist from March 28, 1971 (concert at the Municipal Auditorium, in New Orleans)
“Stand!” “I Want to Take You Higher” “I Want You Back” “ABC” “Feelin’ Alright” “Who’s Lovin’ You” “Mama’s Pearl” “I Found That Girl” “Never Can Say Goodbye” “Instrumental Sequence” (contains elements of “Walk On By”) “The Love You Save” “Goin’ Back to Indiana”
Set list from Goin’ Back to Indiana TV Special on September 16, 1971
The TV special and soundtrack consists of multiple in-studio live performances, skits and half of the Jackson 5’s concert in Indiana on May 29, 1971. The other half of the live show was omitted, and some songs were also edited upon the release. Over the years, a couple of tracks from the concert have been released (such as “Who’s Lovin’ You” and “Mama’s Pearl”) but there hasn’t been any official release of their full show from that evening. The setlist was as follows:
“Stand!” “I Want to Take You Higher” “I Want You Back” “ABC” “Feelin’ Alright” “Who’s Lovin’ You” “Mama’s Pearl” “I Found That Girl” “Never Can Say Goodbye” “Walk On” “The Love You Save” “Goin’ Back to Indiana”
LIVE ALBUMS/TV BROADCASTS/COMMERCIAL RELEASE
Goin’ Back to Indiana : Released on September 29, 1971
Goin’ Back to Indiana is a live/soundtrack album by the Jackson 5 for Motown Records, taken from their September 16, 1971 ABC TV special of the same name. It is the Jackson 5’s sixth album overall, and was released on September 29, 1971. The Goin’ Back to Indiana television special featured comedians Bill Cosby and Tommy Smothers, singers Bobby Darin and Diana Ross, football players Roosevelt “Rosey” Grier and Ben Davidson, and basketball stars Bill Russell, Elgin Baylor, and Elvin Hayes. It also featured tracks recorded by the Jackson 5 during their May 29 “homecoming” concert at the Coliseum in Indianapolis, hence the show title.
RELEASE DATE : October 15, 1970 (US.) and December 1970 (UK.)
RECORDING SESSIONS : 1970
LENGTH : 34:13
LABEL : Motown Records
PRODUCERS : The CorporationHal Davis
TRACKLISTING Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas Santa Claus Is Coming to Town The Christmas Song Up on the Housetop Frosty the Snowman The Little Drummer Boy Rudolph the Red-Nose Reindeer Christmas Won’t Be the Same This Year Give Love on Christmas Day Someday at Christmas I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
PEAK ON BILLBOARD 200 : 36
Singles
“Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town” (November 25, 1970/Peak on Hot 100 Billboard : 30 )
PRODUCTION
Hal Davis – producer The Corporation – producers James Anthony Carmichael, Gene Page – arrangements Technical
Adam Abrams – production coordinator Harry Weinger – supervisor Vartan – art direction Alana Coghlan, Katherine Marking – design
COMPILATIONS/SPECIAL EDITIONS/SOUNDTRACKS
NONE
TV PERFORMANCES
NONE
SHORT FILMS/COMMERCIALS/MOVIES
NONE
PRESS
December 24 : The Jackson 5 are on the cover of Jet magazine.
PHOTOSHOOTS
NONE
TV/RADIO INTERVIEWS
NONE
PUBLIC APPEARANCES (EXCEPT CONCERTS)
NONE
PRIVATE/FAMILY EVENTS
NONE
CONCERTS
December 27 : The J5 give a concert at the Coliseum in Charlotte.
December 28 : The J5 give a concert at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro.
December 29 : The J5 give a concert at the Nashville Municipal Auditorium in Nashville.
December 30 : The J5 give a concert at the Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum in Jacksonville.
LIVE ALBUMS/TV BROADCASTS/COMMERCIAL RELEASE
None of the concerts from this era were filmed professionnely.
TRACKLISTING I’ll Be There Ready or Not Here I Come (Can’t Hide from Love) Oh How Happy Bridge Over Troubled Water Can I See You in the Morning Goin’ Back to Indiana How Funky Is Your Chicken Mama’s Pearl Reach In The Love I Saw In You Was Just a Mirage Darling Dear
PEAK ON BILLBOARD 200 : 4
SINGLES
“I’ll Be There” (August 28, 1970/Peak on Hot 100 Billboard : 1) “Mama’s Pearl” (January 7, 1971/Peak on Hot 100 Billboard : 2) “Goin’ Back To Indiana” (February 1971, International Release)
COMPILATIONS/SPECIAL EDITIONS/SOUNDTRACKS
NONE
TV PERFORMANCES
September 17 : The J5 perform “The Love You Save” & “I’ll Be There” at the Jim Nabors Show.
SHORT FILMS/COMMERCIALS/MOVIES
NONE
PRESS
August 6 : The Jackson 5 are on the cover of Jet magazine for the first time.
August 10 : Michael is on the cover of Soul newspaper in the U.S
PHOTOSHOOTS
NONE
TV/RADIO INTERVIEWS
NONE
PUBLIC APPEARANCES (EXCEPT CONCERTS)
November 15 : The Jackson 5 attend the NAACP Image Awards in Los Angeles where they are are presented with their first Image Award for Best Singing Group of the year.
PRIVATE/FAMILY EVENTS
November : The Jackson family moves in a new house rented by Motown at Bowmont Drive, in Beverly Hills.
CONCERTS
August 12 : The J5 give a concert at the Cobo Arena in Detroit.
August 30 : The J5 give a concert in San Francisco (Motown sales convention).
September 26 : During the World Series in Cincinnati, the Jackson Five perfom the “Star-Spangled Banner”.
October 9 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Boston Garden in Boston. They are accompanied by a private tutor, Rose Fine.
October 10 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Cincinnati Garden in Cincinnati.
October 11 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Mid-South Coliseum in Memphis.
October 16 : The J5 give their first concert at the Madison Square Garden in New York City.
October 17 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Olympia Stadium in Detroit.
October 18 : The Jackson 5 give two concerts at the Amphitheater in Chicago (3:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m).
November 22 : The J5 give a concert in Rochester Hills (Unknown Venue).
November 28 : The J5 give a concert at the War Memorial Auditorium in Rochester.
LIVE ALBUMS/TV BROADCASTS/COMMERCIAL RELEASE
None of the concerts from this era were filmed professionnely.
All the studio recordings (songs, demos and alternate versions) recorded by MJ during the Goin’ Places era (1977-1978). Songs and poems written but never recorded, live performances, covers and remixes by other artists are not included.
“Goin’ Places” (October 1977) “Find Me a Girl” (December 20, 1977) “Even Though You’re Gone” (January 13, 1978) “Music’s Takin’ Over” (April 14, 1978)
Rare and unreleased songs from this era (1977-1978) :
No rare and unreleased songs from this era
Personnel
The Jacksons Michael Jackson – lead and backing vocals Tito Jackson – lead (tracks 6 & 7) and backing vocals, guitars Marlon Jackson – lead (track 7) and backing vocals Jackie Jackson – lead (track 7) and backing vocals Randy Jackson – lead (track 7) and backing vocals, congas
Additional musicians
Charles Collins – drums David Cruse, Larry Washington – bongos, congas Roland Chambers, Michael “Sugar Bear” Forman, Dennis Harris – guitars Leon Huff, Dexter Wansel – keyboards, piano Dexter Wansel, Jack Faith – arrangements
Technical
Leon Huff, Kenneth Gamble – executive producers Jay Mark, Joe Tarsia – engineers Ed Lee, John Berg – design Reid Miles – photography
Track List Blood On The Dance Floor Morphine Superfly Sister Ghosts Is It Scary Scream Louder (Flyte Tyme Remix) Money (Fire Island Radio Edit) 2 Bad (Refugee Camp Remix) Stranger in Moscow (Tee’s In-House Club Mix) This Time Around (D.M. Radio Mix) Earth Song (Hani’s Club Experience) You Are Not Alone (Classic Club Mix) HIStory (Tony Moran’s HIStory Lesson)
ABC (February 24, 1970/Peak on Hot 100 Billboard : 1) “The Love You Save” (May 13, 1970/Peak on Hot 100 Billboard : 1)
COMPILATIONS/SPECIAL EDITIONS/SOUNDTRACKS
NONE
TV PERFORMANCES
January 31, 1970 : The Jackson 5 perform I Want You Back on the Andy Williams Show.
February 21, 1970 : The Jackson 5 perform I Want You Back, ABC and a medley of Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah/There Was A Time on American Bandstand hosted by Dick Clark.
June 10, 1970 : The Jackson 5 perform The Love You Save & ABC on the Groovy Show TV program in Los Angeles.
SHORT FILMS/COMMERCIALS/MOVIES
NONE
PRESS
June 1, 1970 : The Jackson 5 are on the cover of Soul Magazine.
PHOTOSHOOTS
NONE
TV/RADIO INTERVIEWS
NONE
PUBLIC APPEARANCES (EXCEPT CONCERTS)
PRIVATE/FAMILY EVENTS
CONCERTS
TOUR DATES 1970
April 1970 : The J5 rehearse for their first concert tour.
May 2 : The J5 kick off their first national tour at the Civic Auditorium in Philadelphia.
June 19 : The J5 give a concert at the Cow Palace in San Francisco.
June 20 : The J5 give a concert at the Forum in Inglewood before an audience of 18 000. At one point in the show, teenage girls invade the stage forcing the group to run for safety! Diana Ross & the Jackson family attend the show including Joe, Katherine and Michael’s grandparents.
Set list from June 20, 1970 (concert at the Forum, Inglewood)
“Introduction” – 0:41 “I Want You Back” (The Corporation) – 3:08 “Feelin’ Alright” (Dave Mason) – 4:51 “Who’s Lovin’ You” (William “Smokey” Robinson, Jr.) – 4:56 “Walk On” (Suzanne de Passe, Jackson 5) – 2:21 “Don’t Know Why I Love You” (Don Hunter, Stevie Wonder, Lula Hardaway, Paul Riser – 3:40 “Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah” (Ray Gilbert, Allie Wrubel) – 2:55 “ABC” (The Corporation) – 3:33 “Intro/It’s Your Thing” (Rudolph Isley, O’Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley) – 4:55 “I Found That Girl” (The Corporation) – 4:45 “There Was a Time” (James Brown) – 3:14 “Intro/Thank You Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin” (Sylvester Stewart) – 7:08 “The Love You Save” (The Corporation) – 3:32 “Mama’s Pearl” (Bonus Track) (The Corporation) – 3:10
LIVE ALBUMS/TV BROADCASTS/COMMERCIAL RELEASE
To this day, no full Jackson 5 concert from this era has ever been officially released on video (VHS, DVD, Bluray or YouTube).
Live at the Forum (The Jackson 5 album) : Released on June 21, 2010
Live at the Forum is a live album by American family musical group the Jackson 5. It was released on June 21, 2010. The live tracks contained in the album were mostly recorded on June 20, 1970 and August 26, 1972, during concerts at The Forum, in Inglewood, California. The 1970 concert was a record-breaking show of over 18,000 attending, with the group only having released two studio albums and a couple of singles out up to that point. This concert is an example of the group’s very early part of their career, on their first tour.
August 1969 : The group starts recording its first album with help from Motown producers Freddie Perren, Deke Richards & Fonce Mizell known as “The Corporation”. Suzanne De Passe, a young Motown executive becomes the group’s PR.
October 2, 1969 : Final mixing of the Jackson 5 first single at Motown “I Want You Back.
LENGTH : 37:51
LABEL: Motown Records
PRODUCERS : Bobby Taylor & The Corporation
TRACKLISTING :
Sida A : Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah Nobody I Want You Back Can You Remember Standing in the Shadows of Love You’ve Changed
“I Want You Back” / “Who’s Lovin’ You” (October 7, 1969/Peak on Hot 100 Billboard : 1)
PERSONEL
David Blumberg, David Van DePitte, Paul Riser, The Corporation – arrangements Curtis McNair – artwork direction Ken Kim – artwork, design Jim Hendin – cover photography
COMPILATIONS/SPECIAL EDITIONS/SOUNDTRACKS
NONE
TV PERFORMANCES
August 22, 1969 : In their first nationally TV appearance, The Jackson 5 perform “It’s Your Thing” at the Miss Black America Pageant in Madison Square Garden in New York City. The television broadcast of “The Miss Black America Pageant” airs on Sunday, August 24, 1969.
October 18, 1969 : Diana Ross & The Supremes introduce the Jackson 5 on ABC’s Hollywood Palace Special where they perform Sing A Simple Song, Can You Remember, I want You Back and There Was A Time (with Diana Ross & Sammy Davis Jr).
December 14, 1969 : The Jackson 5 appear on The Ed Sullivan Show where they perform Stand, Who’s Loving You and I Want You Back. Diana Ross is in the audience and she takes credit for discovering them.
December 1969 : The Jackson 5 perform I Want You Back on the Joey Bishop Show.
SHORT FILMS/COMMERCIALS/MOVIES
NONE
PRESS
NONE
PHOTOSHOOTS
NONE
TV/RADIO INTERVIEWS
NONE
PUBLIC APPEARANCES (EXCEPT CONCERTS)
NONE
PRIVATE/FAMILY EVENTS
July 1969 : Motown headquarters move from Detroit to California and so do the J5! Joe, Tito, Jack Richardson, drummer Johnny Jackson & keyboards players Ronny Rancifer drive to Los Angeles while Jackie, Jermaine, Marlon & Michael fly out a few days later. The group is accommodated at the Motel Tropicana on Santa Monica Boulevard. Katherine stays in Gary with LaToya, Randy and Janet.
August 1969 : Motown pulls Joe and the boys out of the Tropicana motel and move them to the Hollywood Motel across the street from Hollywood High and closer to Motown headquarters. They have a meeting with Berry Gordy at Diana Ross’s home in Hollywood Hills.
October 1, 1969 : Michael moves to Diana Ross’s Hollywood Hills home and the two of them spend a great deal of time together.
November 1969 : Katherine, LaToya, Janet & Randy join Joe and the Jackson 5 in California and the whole family moves into a house rented by Motown on 1601 Queen Roads in Los Angeles. The family celebrates their new life by driving up to San Francisco for the weekend.
CONCERTS
January 1 + 2 : The Jackson 5 perform at the Apollo Theater in New York City (Sam & Dave headlining).
March 7 + 8 + 9 : The Jackson 5 perform at the High Chaparral Lounge in Chicago.
April 25 + 26 + 27 + 28 + 29 + 30 + May 1 : The Jackson 5 perform at the Met Theater in Chicago (Delfonics headlining).
May 4 : The Jackson 5 perform at the Guys and Gals Club in Chicago.
May 9 + 10 + 11 : The Jackson 5 perform at the High Chaparral Lounge in Chicago.
June 20 + 21 + 22 + 23 + 24 + 25 + 26 : The Jackson 5 perform at the Apollo Theater in New York City sharing a bill with Joe Simon and The Five Stairsteps.
July 11 + 12 : The Jackson 5 perform at the Guys and Gals Club in Chicago (shows at 11:30 pm and 2:00 am).
August 11 : Diana Ross invites 300 of her and Berry Gordy’s closest friends and business associates to meet the Jackson 5 at a private showcase at Daisy’s Disco 326 Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills. The Jackson 5 perform Motown hits such as “Who’s Loving You” and Disney classics like “Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah”. Afterwards, a Motown press releasedis distributed to everyone in attendance. Michael and his brothers talk to local reporters and meet Bob Jones, a Motown PR who will prove significant in his solo career.
August 16 : The Jackson 5 perform at The Forum Los Angeles, CA as opening act for Diana Ross and the Supremes.
August 22 : In their first nationally TV appearance, The Jackson 5 perform “It’s Your Thing” at the Miss Black America Pageant in Madison Square Garden in New York City. The television broadcast of “The Miss Black America Pageant” airs on Sunday, August 24, 1969.
August 30 : The Jackson 5 perform Gilroy Stadium in Gary as part of Gary’s festival.
LIVE ALBUMS/TV BROADCASTS/COMMERCIAL RELEASE
None of the concerts from this era were filmed professionnely.
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