Author: Fred Colby

Michael spends time visiting Diana Ross on the set of her movie Lady Sings The Blues

January 1 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Municipal Auditorium in Nashville.

January 2 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Coliseum in Greenville.

January 5 : The Jackson 5 give a concert in Los Angeles (unknown avenue).

January 12 : The Jackson 5 headline the first annual Martin Luther King Birthday Commemoration at the City Auditorium in Atlanta. The Jackson 5 (along with other artists like Gladys Knight & The Pips) perform two concerts. On this occasion, Martin Luther King’s widow presented the Jackson brothers with an award in appreciation of their participation in the event.

January 24 : The album “Got To Be There” is released by Motown.

February : The single “Rockin Robin” is released by Motown.

February 12 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Kiel Auditorium in St. Louis.

Merdean Fielding, a gospel singer who covered the local music scene for the St. Louis Argus, arranges an interview with the Jackson 5 during their visit to St. Louis. He invites Wilma Chestnut to join him. They all pose for pictures together with the J5.

March 1 : The Jackson 5 perform “Sugar Daddy”, “Got To Be There” & “Brand New Thing” (with Randy) at the Hellzapoppin’ TV Special.

March 16 : Michael is on the cover of Jet Magazine.

March 26 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Hirsch Memorial Coliseum in Shreveport.

March 27 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Municipal Auditorium in New Orleans.

March 29 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Curtis Hixon Convention Hall in Tampa.

March 31 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Mississippi Coliseum in Jackson.

April : The single “Little Bitty Pretty One” is released by Motown.

April 1 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Mid-South Coliseum in Memphis.

April 29 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Indiana University Assembly Hall in Bloomington.

May 2 : The single “I Wanna Be Where You Are” is released by Motown.

May 23 : The album “Lookin’ Through The Windows” is released by Motown.

June 5 : Michael appears as the bachelor at The Dating Game TV show and chooses Latanya Simmons as bachelorette and he performs “Rockin Robin”.

June 17 : Tito leaves Hayvenhurst and gets married to Delores “Dee Dee” Martes in a small chapel in Inglewood California. The whole family attends the wedding including Michael, LaToya & Janet.

June 23 : The single “Lookin’ Through The Windows” is released by Motown.

June 30 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Madison Square Garden in New York City.

July 1 : ABC airs an episode of American Bandstand devoted to Michael. He performs “Rockin Robin”, “Ben”, “I Wanna Be Where You Are” and at the end he’s joined by the Jackson 5 to perform “Lookin’ Through The Windows”.

The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Baltimore Civic Center in Baltimore.

July 2 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Scope in Norfolk.

July 7 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Coliseum in Richmond.

July 8 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Coliseum in Charlotte.

July 9 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Coliseum in Greensboro.

July 12 : “Ben”, the theme song for a film of the same name is released by Motown and becomes number 1. That’s How Love Goes (by Jermaine) is released.

July 14 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Cincinnati Gardens in Cincinnati.

July 15 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Civic Center Arena in Pittsburgh.

July 16 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Public Auditorium in Cleveland.

July 18 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the International Amphitheater in Chicago.

July 21 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Civic Center Arena in Pittsburgh.

July 22 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Memorial Auditorium in Dallas.

July 23 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Coliseum in Houston.

July 24 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Memorial Auditorium in New Orleans.

July 29 + 30  : The Jackson 5 give two concerts at the Universal Amphitheater in Chicago.

August 4 : The album “Ben” is released by Motown.

The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Coliseum in Columbia.

August 5 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Municipal Auditorium in Atlanta, Georgia.

August 6 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Municipal Auditorium in Nashville.

August 7 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro.

August 10 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Carolina Coliseum in Columbia.

August 11 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Savannah Civic Center in Savannah.

August 12 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Cole Field House in College Park.

August 13 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Civic Auditorium in Charleston.

August 14 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Charleston Civic Center in Charleston.

August 17 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center in Louisville.

August 18 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City.

August 19 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Kiel Auditorium in St. Louis.

August 20 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis.

August 22 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Missouri State Fairgrounds Grandstand in Sedalia.

August 25 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Cow Palace in Daly City.

August 26 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Forum, Inglewood. Most of the Jackson family attend the show.

August 27 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the San Diego Sports Arena in San Diego.

August 28 : The Jackson 5 arrive in Honolulu and they check in the Hilton Kahala Hotel on the island of Oahu. They visit family (cousins) who live in Hawaii and do some sightseeing. Every day, they go swimming and surfing. They also rent a catamaran. A photo of Michael on the beach with his cousin Tony (son of Lawrence, Joe’s youngest brother and father of Anthony, Michael’s godson) could date back to this stay. The brothers even participate in the Hawaiian Luau, a traditional celebration accompanied by music, dance, and local food. Michael even learns the hula dance!

Michael celebrates his 14th birthday during this stay in Honolulu. A party is organized with a big cake, and a delicious Hawaiian punch provided by the hotel!

August 29 :  The group grants a live interview to the local radio station KKUA. They tell Steve Nicolet, the program director, how much this stay will be a very fond memory. Tito mentions enjoying the ritual of giving a kiss to the person who puts a flower lei around your neck. Michael shows up at the radio station with his beach hat (yes, Michael always has a hat!!!), and even Randy, who is not yet part of the group, is interviewed.

The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Honolulu International Center in Honolulu on Michael’s 14th birthday.

August 31 : Michael is on the cover of Jet Magazine.

September : Michael starts to attend Montclair Prep High School, a private school in Van Nuys. He and LaToya meet and become lifelong friends with Kathy Hilton.

September 15 : The Jackson 5 perform “Lookin’ Through The Windows” and Michael performs “Ben” at the Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour.

September 27 : The Jackson 5 perform at the International Amphitheater in Chicago as part of the Save the Children charity during the Black Expo Festival organized in association with Jesse Jackson’s Operation PUSH (People United To Save Humanity). They share the stage with Sammy Davis Jr, Dennis Edwards, Roberta Flack, Melvin Franklin, Marvin Gaye, Cuba Gooding, Sr, Damon Harris, Isaac Hayes, Gladys Knight, Merald Knight, Ramsey Lewis, Curtis Mayfield, Wilson Pickett, Richard Street, Otis Williams, Nancy Wilson and Bill Withers. The concert is filmed for a documentary directed by Stan Lathan and written by Matt Robinson (released on September 18, 1973).

October : The single “Corner Of The Sky” is released by Motown.

October 5 : The Jackson 5 give a concert in Chicago (Unknown Venue).

October 7 : The Jackson 5 perform That’s How Love Goes, I Want You Back, Daddy’s Home, Lookin’ Through the Windows and Corner of the Sky on the Soul Train TV show.

October 23 + 24 + 25 : The Jackson 5 go to NBC Studios in New York City to tape an upcoming TV Special to be aired on CBS on November 5. Michael sings “Ben” and joins his brothers for “I Want You Back”, “ABC”,” I’ll Be There”, “The Love You Save” and “Never Can Say Goodbye”. The daydream sequence turn your favs into a bunch of elves. And they’re off to save a damsel in distress, played by Jo Anne Worley. The Jackson 5 also perform a skit featuring an unreleased song, “Daydreamer”, and closed the first half of the show with “We’re Coming Back”, using the riff from I Want You Back to good effect.

October 26 : The Jackson 5 perform “Ain’t Nothin’ Like The Real Thing” and Jermaine performs “That’s How Love Goes” on the Flip Wilson Show at NBC Studios in New York City.

Late October : The Jackson 5 arrive in London for their first tour in Europe.

October 30 : The Jackson 5 tape The Royal Variety Performance where they meet Queen Elizabeth. They perform I Want You Back, ABC, Rockin’ Robin, We Thank You, The Love You Save. Backstage, the group meets Elton John and Liberace. 

At night they perform their first concert in Europe at the Palladium in London.

October 31 : The Jackson 5 perform at Talk of the Town, London, England.

November 2 : The Jackson 5 arrive in the early afternoon in Groningen (Netherlands) on a special Transavia flight from London at Eelde Airport, located about ten kilometers from Groningen. They tape a TV performance at the Evenementenhal for the television game show Zevensprong, broadcast by TROS. They perform Ain’t No Sunshine et (We’ve got) Blue skies. The show airs on November 10. The video footage of this performance is nowhere to be found, neither from the broadcaster TROS nor in the archives of the Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision in Hilversum, the largest audiovisual archive center in Europe, which preserves most of the Dutch audiovisual collection.

At night, the Jackson 5 give a concert in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

November 3 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Vorst Nationaal / Forest National in Vorst Forest, Belgium.

November 4 : In the US, Soul Train Show airs a Jackson Five special where they perform “I Want You Back”, “Lookin’ Through The Windows” & “Corner Of The Sky”. Jermaine performs “That’s How Love Goes” & “Daddy’s Home”. Michael performs “Ben”.

The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Circus Krone in Munich, Germany/

November 5 :  The Royal Variety Performance featuring the J5 is aired on the BBC.

The Jackson 5′s second TV special is aired in the States on CBS (taped earlier in NYC in October).

The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Stadthalle in Osnabrück, Germany.

November 6 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Olympia in Paris, France. While in Paris, the group visits the Eiffel Tower & makes some shopping with Bill Bray.

November 9 : The Jackson 5 perform “Lookin’ Through The Windows” & “Rockin Robin” an british TV show Top Of The Pops.

The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Birmingham Odeon in Birmingham, England (two shows: 6:30 and 9:00 pm).

November 10 : Michael makes his first visit to the Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children in London. Later in life, he will become one of their biggest financial contributors and visit patients in the hospital on numerous occasions.

The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Kings Hall at Belle Vue in Manchester, England.

November 11 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Empire Theatre in Liverpool, England.

November 12 : Upon arrival at London’s Heathrow Airport, security is overwhelmed by the excitement of thousands of wild fans who have come to greet the group. Moments of relaxation and meeting with fans in the English capital are on the agenda for this trip.

The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Wembley Empire Pool in London.

November 13 : The Jackson 5 fly back home to Los Angeles.

November 18 : The Jackson family (including Joseph, Katherine and 16 years old LaToya) attend the 6th annual NAACP Image Award ceremony at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles. The Jackson 5 perform and for the third consecutive year, the group is presented with the NAACP’s Image Award for Male Group Of The Year. Michael poses for pictures with Coretta Scott King (Martin Luther King’s widow) and Redd Foxx.

November 28 : Michael & the J5 make a photoshoot for “Right On” Magazine in Los Angeles.

December 2 : The Jackson 5 attend a Christmas parade, The Little Rock’s Big Jingle Jubilee in Little Rock. At night, they give a concert at the Barton Coliseum in Little Rock, Arkansas.

December 9 : Michael and the Jackson 5 make an appearance in the Watts Christmas Parade in Los Angeles, California, and they serve as honorary chairmen. The parade is televised the following day on KTLA.

December 24 : The Jackson 5 perform at an unknown venue in Los Angeles.

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 7 : The single “Mama’s Pearl” is released by Motown (it peaks at number 2 on the Hot 100 Billboard).

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.

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 : Motown releases J5’s new single, “Never Can Say Goodbye” (it peaks at number 2 on the Hot 100 Billboard).

The Jackson 5 attend the Grammy Award Ceremony where ABC wins an award for Best Pop Song. The Grammy Awards posthumously honore Reverend King’s 1967 speech, “Why I Oppose the War in Vietnam”, as the Best Spoken Word Recording (it had been released during 1970). The Jackson 5 travele to Atlanta to present the award to the pastor’s widow, Correta Scott King.

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.

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”.

April : Michael appears on the covers of Rolling Stone Magazine and Soul Illustrated.

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)

April 12 : The album “Maybe Tomorrow” is released by Motown.

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.

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/Ronny Rancifer, Tito/Johnny Jackson, Jermaine/Marlon, Michael/Randy, LaToya/Janet) + a guest room for Jack Richardson (the group road manager since 1968).

Rebbie gives birth to a baby girl named Stacee Brown.

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 : The single “Maybe Tomorrow” is released by Motown (it peaks at number 20 on the Hot 100 Billboard).

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.

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.

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 : The Jackson 5 are on the covers of Life magazine.

The Jackson 5 are on the cover of Ebony magazine.

The Jackson 5 are on the cover of Cream magazines.

For his 5th grade, Michael joins Emerson Junior High, where his brothers are already enrolled. They only spend a few months at Emerson before receiving death threats, and Joseph decides to no longer send his sons to public schools. Michael and his brothers attend the Walton School in Panorama City. At this new school, Tito becomes friend with David Gest and introduces him to Michael. He and David become lifelong friends.

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 : 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 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.

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.

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).

September 29 : The album “Goin’ Back To Indiana” is released by Motown.

October : The Jackson 5 are on the cover of the very first issue of Right On! Magazine.

October 7 : Motown releases Michael’s first ever solo single “Got To Be There”.

October 10 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Black Expo International Amphitheater in Chicago.

October 15 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the International Amphitheater in Chicago.

November 14 : The Jackson 5 perform a medley of “I Want You Back”/”ABC”/”The Love You Save” + “Never Can Say Goodbye” on the Flip Wilson Show.

November 21 : The Jackson 5 talk to the press at Hayvenhurst.

The Jackson 5 attend the NAACP Image Awards at the Hollywood Palladium, Hollywood. They are presetend with an award for Best Singing Group Of The Year.

November 23 : The single “Sugar Daddy” is released by Motown (number 10 on the Hot 100 Billboard).

December 9 : Motown releases the first greatest hits of the Jackson 5.

December : The Jackson 5 are on the cover of Right On!

December 23 : The Jackson 5 are dressed up as Santas with Mary Wilson and give out Christmas presents to underprivileged children at a Motown Christmas Party at the Pacific Town Club in Los Angeles.

December 24 : The Jackson 5 give a 45-minute charity concert at the Foundation for the Junior Blind in Los Angeles, in support of 1000 visually impaired children, of whom 400 attended the party after the show. The concert included, for the first time, some of the group’s Christmas songs. Following this event, Michael Jackson stated, “You know, that’s what Christmas really is… it’s giving.”

Katherine & Janet attend the show.

December 27 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Sam Houston Coliseum in Houston.

December 28 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the McFarlin Auditorium in University Park.

December 29 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Hampton Coliseum in Hampton.

December 30 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Richmond Coliseum in Richmond.

January 31 : The Jackson 5 perform “I Want You Back” on the Andy Williams Show. On the same day, “I Want You Back” hits number 1 on Hot 100 Billboard!

February 21 : 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.

February 24 : The single “ABC” is released (number 1 on the Hot 100 Billboard).

April : The J5 rehearse for their first concert tour.

May 2 : The J5 kick off their first national tour at the Civic Auditorium in Philadelphia.

May 8 : The album “ABC” is released and it becomes number 1 on Billboard 200.

May 10 : In New York City, The Jackson 5 perform “I Want You Back/ABC/The Love You Save” on the Ed Sullivan Show.

May 13 : The single “The Love You Save” is released and it peaks at number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.

June 1 : The Jackson 5 are on the cover of Soul Magazine.

June 10 : The Jackson 5 perform The Love You Save & ABC on the Groovy Show TV program in Los Angeles.

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, Joe’s father, Samuel and Janet (aged 4).

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

August 12 : The Jackson 5 perform at their first charity concert at the Cobo Arena in Detroit, Michigan.

Despite his remarkable boxing career, Joe Louis faces financial difficulties. “The Salute To The Champ – Joe Louis Day” is organized to help the champion cover the cost of his hospitalization. The organizing committee hoped to raise $100,000. Berry Gordy, the president of Motown and a former boxer himself, was approached by two friends of Joe Louis and agreed to serve as honorary chairman of the event. Many stars volunteered to perform for free at this tribute concert, which took place at the Cobo Arena in Detroit, Michigan, the hometown of both the boxer and Motown. For two and a half hours, Bill Cosby, as master of ceremonies, welcomes a full house to performances by The Four Tops, B.B. King, Mahalia Jackson, Billy Eckstine, comedian Redd Foxx, and the Jackson 5. Former light heavyweight boxing champion Sugar Ray Robinson, former heavyweight world champion Sonny Liston, and basketball player Bill Russell were also in attendance.

August 28 : The single “I’ll Be There” is released and becomes the fourth consecutive number 1 single of the group on the Hot 100 Billboard which is a premiere in the industry!

August 30 : The J5 give a concert in San Francisco (Motown sales convention).

September 8 : The “Third Album” is released and becomes number 1 on the Billboard 200.

September 17 : The J5 perform “The Love You Save” & “I’ll Be There” at the Jim Nabors Show.

Early October : The Jackson 5 rehearse for their upcoming concerts.

October 9 : The Jackson 5 give the first concert at the tour at the Boston Garden in Boston. They are accompanied by a private tutor, Rose Fine. Before they could finish their final song, and despite the security measures and the protection afforded by the height of the stage—more than twice the height of a 1.80-metre-tall man—the group was mobbed by an overzealous crowd. Although they were safely evacuated, the incident showed that security would need to be tightened for the remainder of the tour.

October 10 : Around one o’clock in the morning when the convoy of limousines carry the sleeping singers along the fog-shrouded highways of the Atlantic Coast towards Newark Airport, where they caych a flight to Cincinnati. They arrive at 9:30 a.m.

The World Series is the final series of Major League Baseball (MLB) in North America. Just before the first game, which saw the Cincinnati Reds face the Baltimore Orioles, the Jackson 5, accompanied by the Lemon-Monroe High School Marching Band, a high school marching band from the city, perform the Star-Spangled Banner at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio in front of a full stadium and an enthusiastic crowd, including both teams.

At night, 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 15 : The “Jackson 5 Christmas Album” is released on Motown.

October 16 : The Jackson 5 fly from Los Angeles International Airport to New York City. At the hotel, Tito celebrates his 17th birthday with a party attended by a few friends, family members, and fan club members. Later that evening, 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).

October 19 : The Jackson Five don’t return directly to Los Angeles from Chicago. Since they are close to their hometown of Gary, they take the opportunity to visit family members. Word quickly spreads that they are in town, and the house where they spend a few hours is soon surrounded by fans. The street remains impassable for several hours. In Gary, they have the chance to reminisce with their former music teacher and visit Roosevelt High School, where Jackie and Tito had studied. There, they spaje to the students about their activities.

November : The Jackson family moves in a new house rented by Motown at
Bowmont Drive, in Beverly Hills.

The single “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town” is released by Motown.

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.

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.

November 30 : The Jackson 5 are on the cover of Soul magazine.

December 24 : The Jackson 5 are on the cover of Jet magazine.

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.

January 1 + 2 : The Jackson 5 perform at the Apollo Theater in New York City (Sam & Dave headlining).

February 21 : The Jackson 5 perform at the VFW Hall in East Chicago. They meet a 17 year old concert promoter named Frank Brummett. Joe agrees to do some concerts with him. Frank Brummett remembers : “During a break, I approached the young performers, inquiring if they had a manager. They guided me to a table where their father, Joe Jackson, age 40, was seated. Having never heard of them before, I poured out my troubles about the lack of a venue and bands, tears streaming down my face. As I finished my tale of woe, Joe shared his own struggles – working at US Steel, raising six boys and three girls, and keeping his boys interested in their music while still having a minute to enjoy their childhood”

February 28 : The Jackson 5 perform at St. John’s Baptist Panel Room in Whiting, Indiana. Frank Brummett remembers : “The Jacksons performed their first COBRA PRODUCTIONS show on Friday, February 28th. It felt like a triumphant return, although Joe could only manage a later show due to his day shift at the steel mill. To fill the void, Dick Biondi offered to DJ the beginning of the evening. Dick enjoyed playing the game and was willing to mention us now and then on his show. We gathered a modest crowd of about twenty to thirty people that night. When the time came to settle the accounts, I found myself without sufficient funds to pay the band. Joe, ever supportive, told me not to sweat it; he assured me that “things will get better.”

March 7 + 8 : The Jackson 5 perform at the High Chaparral Lounge in Chicago.

March 09 : The Jackson 5 perform at St. John’s Baptist Panel Room in Whiting, Indiana.

March 11 : The Jackson 5 contract with Motown Records is finally effective. A dispute between Steeltown and Motown delayed its effect.

March 28 : The Jackson 5 perform at St. John’s Baptist Panel Room in Whiting, Indiana.

April 6 : The Jackson 5 perform at St. John’s Baptist Panel Room in Whiting, Indiana.

April 18 : The Jackson 5 perform at St. John’s Baptist Panel Room in Whiting, Indiana.

April 27 : The Jackson 5 perform at St. John’s Baptist Panel Room in Whiting, Indiana. Frank Brummett remembers : “April 27th marked our last show in Whiting, a bittersweet farewell as the Monsignor of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church made the decision to kick COBRA PRODUCTIONS and the Jacksons out of town because of his “prejudiced” beliefs.”

April 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 + 18 + 30 + June 08 : The Jackson 5 perform at the Knights of Columbus Hall in East Chicago. Frank Brummett remembers : “We dubbed our June 8th show the “Farewell Show,” marking our final performance with the Jackson Five. Joe took Tito, Jack Richardson (their road manager), drummer Johnny Jackson & keyboard player Ronny Rancifer and drove to Los Angeles, Motown’s new headquarters,”

May 17 : The Jackson 5’s first recording sessions for Motown take place at Studio A of Hitsville U.S.A., Motown’s historic headquarters at 2648 West Grand Boulevard in Detroit. Under producer Bobby Taylor, the group records “Stand!” and work on “Oh, I’ve Been Bless’d” between May 17 and 19. These sessions mark the beginning of several months of recording in Detroit before the group relocate to Los Angeles in July. During this time, the boys sleep on the floor of Taylor’s appartment!

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 : 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 remains in Gary with LaToya, Randy and Janet.

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 : 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.

The group starts recording its first album at the West-Coast Motown studio, the Sound Factory in Vine Street, just north of Hollywood Boulevard. They are helped by Motown producers Freddie Perren, Deke Richards & Fonce Mizell known as “The Corporation”. One of the very first song recorded is “I Want You Back”.

Suzanne De Passe, a young Motown executive becomes the group’s PR.

August 09 : Diana Ross sends a Telegram to music, film, and media professionals : “Come join me in welcoming an extraordinary group, the Jackson Five, on Monday, August 11, from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at the Daisy, North Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills. The Jackson Five, and their sensational eight-year-old singer, Michael Jackson, will be performing in concert.
— Diana Ross”

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 released is 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.

September : Michael starts to attend 6th grade at the Gardner Street Elementary School, a public school in Hollywood. 

October 1 : Michael moves to Diana Ross’s Hollywood Hills home and the two of them spend a great deal of time together.

October 7: “I want You Back”, the Jackson 5’s debut single is released by Motown and soon reaches the number 1 spot on Billboard hot 100 charts.

October 2 : Final mixing of the Jackson 5 first single at Motown “I Want You Back.

October 18 : Diana Ross introduces the Jackson 5 on ABC’s Hollywwod 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)

Katherine, LaToya, Randy & Janet watch it live from their home in Gary.

November : 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.

December 12 :  Motown releases the Jackson 5 first album titled “Diana Ross presents the Jackson 5” (N°1)

December 14 : In New York City, 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.

Later, the group performs “I Want You Back” on the Joey Bishop Show.

January 30 : The Jackson 5 release their first single ever “Big Boy” which is premiered on a local radio station called WWCA.

Later the group records a second single for Steeltown “You Don’t Have To be 21 (To Fall In Love)/Jam Session which is not released.

February 14 : The Jackson 5 perform at the Super Dog Finals Amateur Night at the Apollo Theater in New York City, NY.

March : The Jackson 5 make their first ever commercial photoshoot for Steeltown Records. Steeltown Records sells thousands of copies of “Big Boy” nationally through a distribution deal with Atlantic Records, but it was neither a critical nor commercial success.

April : The J5 perform at a campaign rally for Richard Hatcher in Gary with Bobby Taylor and Diana Ross & The Supremes amoung others.

April 4 : Martin Luther King Is fatally shot by James Earl Ray at 6:01 p.m. In Moonwalk, Michael recalls that day: “I remember the day [Martin Luther King] died. Everyone was devastated. We didn’t rehearse that night. I went to church with Mom and the others. People were crying as if they had lost a family member. Even the men, who are usually less emotional, couldn’t control their feelings. I was too young to grasp the tragic nature of the situation, but when I think about it today, I feel like crying—for Dr. King, his family, and all of us.”

April 6 + 13 + 27 : The Jackson 5 perform at the Guys & Gals Club in Chicago, IL.

April 26 : The Jackson 5 perform at the Thomas Edison High School, Gary, IN.

May 4 + May 11 :  The Jackson 5 perform at the Guys & Gals Club in Chicago, IL.

May 24 + 25 + 26 + 27 + 28 + 29 + 30 : The Jackson 5 perform at the Apollo Theater in New York City (Etta James headlining). Michael meets Etta James backstage.

May 31 + June 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6  : The Jackson 5 perform at the Capitol Theater in Chicago

July 12 + 13 + 14 + 15 + 16 + 17 + 18 + 19 + 20 + 21 : The Jackson 5 perform at the Regal Theater in Chicago, IL as part of the Battle of the Groups. During this series of shows, three people notice the group’s talent and they talk with Joe about Motown : Gladys Knight, Weldon Arthur McDougal III, a Motown executive and Bobby Taylor.

Mid July : The Jackson 5 are the opening act for Bobby Taylor & The Vancouvers at Chicago’s High Chaparral Club. After seeing the group perform, Bobby Taylor telephones Ralph Seltzer, head of Motown creative department to suggest that the group be allowed to audition for Motown. He also introduces Joe & the boys to Suzanne DePasse, a young creative assistant working at Motown. Suzanne tells Berry Gordy about the Jackson 5. At first reluctant, the founder of Motown agrees to have them audition for Motown. At the same time, the group is invited to perform on the David Frost Show in New York but Joe cancels their TV debut when Bobby Taylor asks them to come to a Detroit studio to make an auditon for Motown!

July 23 : Joseph and family friend Jack Richardson take the Jackson 5 from Chricago to Detroit in the family’s Volkswagen minibus. Upon arriving to Motown’s headquarters Hittsville Studio, they are greeted by Suzanne De Passe, creative assistant to Berry Gordy and Ralph Seltzer. The Jackson 5 perform “Ain’t Too Poud To Beg” and “I Wish It Would Rain” by The Temptations, James’ Brown’s “I Got the Feeling” ,”Tobacco Road” and “Who’s Loving You”. The group’s audition is taped and the videotape is sent to Berry Gordy who is in Los Angeles. 

July 26 : Ralph Setzer meets Joseph into his Motown office for a meeting and presents him with Motown standart nine-page contract. Joseph and the Jackson 5 sign the contract.

August 10 + 11 : The Jackson 5 perform at the Central Park Theater in Chicago, IL with Jerry Butler headlining; (shows at 2:00, 6:00 and 10:00 pm).

August 11 : The Jackson 5 perform at the Guys and Gals Club in Chicago (show at 11.30 pm).

August 12 + 13 + 14 + 15 + 16 + 17 + 18 + 19 + 21 + 22 + 23 + 24 + 25 + 26 + 27 : The Jackson 5 perform at the Regal Theater in Chicago.

September 27 : Motown Records book the Jackson 5 to perform at a benefit concert at Gilroy Stadium in Gary. The purpose of which is to defray the costs of Richard Hatcher’s mayoral campaign. The J5 open the show which features Gladys Knight and the Pips, Shorty Long and Bobby Taylor and the Vancouvers.

October 6 + 13 : The Jackson 5 perform at the Guys and Gals Club in Chicago.

November 1 : The Jackson 5 perform at the High Chaparral Lounge in Chicago (Marshall and the Chi-Lites headlining).

November 17 : The Jackson 5 perform at the American Legion Hall, Hammond.

November 30 : While the Jackson 5 perform at the Regal Theater in Chicago, their sister Rebbie gets married to Nathaniel Brown at the Kingdom Hall of Gary. One month later they move to Kentucky.

December 21 + 22 + 23 : The Jackson 5 perform at the High Chaparral Lounge in Chicago.

December 24/25 : Berry Gordy invites the Jackson 5 to perform at his house in Detroit. They meet Diana Ross, Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder, The Temptations and the Four Tops!

December 29 + 30 + 31 : The Jackson 5 perform at the Apollo Theater in New York City (Sam & Dave headlining).

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.

August 18, 1966 :

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

February 13 : Prince celebrates his 18th birthday with family and friends.

February 21 : Blanket celebrates his 13th birthday with family and friends and asks people to call him Bigi from now on.

March 8 : Katherine, LaToya, Rebbie & Paris attend Frances’s baby shower at Hayvenhurst.

March 10 : Birth of Rio Tito Jo Jackson, 4th child of TJ & Frances.

April 03 : Paris celebrates her 17th birthday with family and friends.

May 30 : The whole Jackson family attends Prince’s graduation Party at Hayvenhurst (except Janet, Randy & Marlon).

August 22 : Prince, Paris, Bigi and many of their cousins visit the old Jackson family house in Gary, Indiana.

November 25 : Prince, Paris & Bigi have pre-Thanksgiving dinner at Calabasas with Katherine, Austin and the gang.

December 20 : Paris posts a selfie of her with Grace Rwaramba on her Instagram.

December 24/25 : Prince, Paris, Bigi & Omer spend Christmas together in L.A.

February 13 : Prince celebrates his 17th birthday in L.A.

February 21 : Blanket celebrates his 12th birthday in Las Vegas and attends his uncles The Jacksons concert with Prince, Katherine & Joe.

February 22 : Birth of Kai-Ari Jackson, second child of Siggy & Toyia.

March 3 : Prince, Paris & Blanket visit a children hospital and are seen together for the first time since Paris suicide attempt last June.

April 3 : Paris celebrates her 16th birthday at the Diamond Ranch Academy in Utah.

April 17 : La Toya and her nephew Prince  attend a special screening of ‘Dancing In Jaffa’ at ICM Screening Room in Century City, California.

June 8 : Prince & Blanket attend Donte’s 22nd birthday party.

July : Paris leaves the Diamond Ranch Academy in Utah and she comes back to her family home in Calabasas. She is seen for the first time with her first boyfriend.

August : Birth of Summer Sanchez, third child of Brittny.

August 9 : “Life With LaToya” Season 2, Episode 12 titled “The Meltdown” is aired on OWN. Katherine, Joe, Prince, Blanket, Jermajesty appear in the season finale of Life With LaToya.

August 28 : Katherine, Rebbie, Austin, Yashi, Prince, Paris, Blanket & Omer attend The Michael Jackson Tribute Festival of the Arts at 2300 Jackson Street, the boyhood home of Michael Jackson in Gary, Indiana.

November 24 : Prince, Paris & Blanket have pre-Thanksgiving dinner at their Calabasas home with the family.

December 24/25 : Prince, Paris, Blanket & Omer celebrate Christmas together in L.A.

January 06 : Nathaniel Brown, Rebbie’s husband since 1968, dies from cancer. Paris supports Austin during this difficult time.

January 11 : The Jackson family attends Nathaniel Brown’s funerals in Los Angeles including Paris, LaToya & JohVonnie.

February 13 : Prince celebrates his 16th birthday with family and friends.

February 21 : Bigi celebrates his 11th birthday with family and friends.

March 21 : Prince & Paris give video depositions for the AEG Trial.

March 30  : The family goes to Lego Land (Omer, Prince, Jaafar, Genevieve, Paris, Jermajesty, TJ, Jojo, Breana, Taryll, Adren, Bryce, Thaisa, Thayana, Blanket, Donte, Royal, Frances & Dee Dee).

April 03 : Paris celebrates her 15th birthday with family and friends.

June 05 : From TMZ : Paris was rushed to the hospital early Wednesday morning, and sources tell us it was a suicide attempt. Paris was taken out of her Calabasas family house on a stretcher at around 2 AM and taken by ambulance to a nearby hospital. The 911 call came in at 1:27 AM.  We’re told the caller reported a possible overdose, although a source connected to the emergency response said there were multiple cuts on one of her wrists.

On Tuesday night … Paris posted some cryptic tweets, including, “I wonder why tears are salty?” … and “yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away now it looks as though they’re here to stay.”
A source connected to the family tells TMZ … Paris “threw a fit” last night after she was told she couldn’t go to a Marilyn Manson concert.  We’re told she ran into her room screaming and slammed the door.

Katherine, TJ, LaToya, Grace & Debbie visit Paris.

June 16 : The whole Jackson family attends Taj’s wedding at Hayvenhurst (except Janet, Marlon, Randy & Paris).

August 20 : Randy Jackson last words on Twitter : “I dont like that Paris is still in this facility. It’s not right. She’s been there much too long. She is not psychotic . There is no reason for her to be in a psychiatric hospital this long away from her family. There’s something more to this there’s something going on I don’t like it I’m afraid for her”.

Jermaine Jr. Aja, Siggy, Jared, Omer, Genevieve, Stevanna, Randy Jr., Rebbie, TJ, Blanket, La Toya, Royal, Joseph, London Blue, Dee Dee, Katherine, Bryce, Taj, Thayana, Paloma, Tito, Breana, Adren, Taryll, Thaisa, Jansen, Thaina, Frances, Jo Jo, Donte, Stacy.

June 19 : Paris and Prince Jackson made their first appearances in the wrongful death trial against their father’s last concert promoter.
AEG Live lawyers played short video clips from the depositions of Michael Jackson’s oldest children in court to counter testimony from their chef. The first clip shown to jurors was an answer to a question by AEG Live lawyer Marvin Putnam about former Jackson nanny Grace Rwaramba, who was fired two months before Jackson’s death.
“My dad didn’t like her, so he tried to, like, keep her away from us,” Paris said. “So he sent her on errands a lot.”
Her father was reluctant to fire Rwaramba because “he felt bad because she didn’t really have a lot of money,” she testified.
“He said she was sneaky and she wasn’t an honest person and she lied a lot,” Paris said.
Paris related an incident that happened when she was “really young.” She prefaced the story by saying it was “real creepy” and “this is going to freak you out.”
The nanny would sneak into a doctor’s hotel room and “he’d wake up and she’d be in his bed,” Paris said. “So, yeah, it’s kind of creepy.” It was unclear whose bed Paris was referring to since it was an isolated clip played without context.

June 26 : Prince Jackson testifies at the AEG Trial.

June 29 : Katherine, Donte, Jermajesty, Randy Jr, Omer, Prince & his girlfriend Remi Alfalah attend the world premiere of ‘Michael Jackson ONE by Cirque du Soleil’ at THEhotel at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Putnam asked her why her father didn’t just make the nanny stay away. “He sent her to India to get some stuff,” Paris said. “She kept coming back.”

July : Paris is transferred from the UCLA Medical Center to the Diamond Ranch Academy boarding school in Hurricane, Utah.

October 2 : A Los Angeles jury on Wednesday found that concert promoter AEG Live was not liable for the death of Michael Jackson, capping a marathon civil trial that laid bare the troubled singer’s health problems, struggles with drugs and fateful attempt at a comeback tour.

Jackson’s family filed the lawsuit, claiming that AEG’s was to blame for the King of Pop’s death because it was negligent in the hiring and supervising of the doctor, Conrad Murray. AEG argued that Jackson had a history of abusing drugs, including the anesthetic, and was responsible for his own death.

The outcome marked a decisive victory for AEG. The jury was left with five questions that it had to answer affirmatively in order to find AEG liable. The jury agreed with the first question, that AEG hired Murray. But it rejected the second question, which asked whether Murray was unfit or incompetent. That finding made the rest of the questionnaire moot.

The Jacksons wanted AEG to pay his children, Prince, Paris and Blanket, $85 million each and his mother, Katherine, at least $35 million.

Katherine Jackson stared ahead stoically as the verdict was read. She was quickly whisked into another courtroom, where she exited at the back of the downtown L.A. courthouse.

November 27 :  Prince & Blanket spend pre-Thanksgiving dinner at Calabasas with most of the cousins. Paris stays at the Diamond Ranch Academy in Utah.

December 24/25 : Prince, Blanket, Omer, Donte, Randy Jr, Jaafar, Jermajesty, TJ, Royal, Dee Dee & Jojo spend Christmas in Hawaii.

Paris stays at the Diamond Ranch Academy in Utah.

December 31 : Birth of baby twins Jaylen & River Jackson, sons of Jackie & his wife Emily Jackson.

January 26 : Prince, Paris, Blanket, Katherine, Jackie, Siggy, Brandi, Tito, Taj, TJ, Royal, Quincy Jones, Debbie Allen, Chris Tucker, Smokey Robinson & Justin Bieber attend the Michael Jackson ‘Immortalized’ hand and footprint ceremony held at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California.

January 27 : Prince, Paris & Blanket attend the Los Angeles premiere of Michael Jackson ‘THE IMMORTAL’ World Tour at Staples Center.

February 13 : Prince celebrates his 15th birthday with family and friends.

February 21 : Blanket celebrates his 10th birthday with family and friends.

April 03 : Paris celebrates her 14th birthday with family & friends.

May 12 : Katherine, Prince, Paris & Blanket tape interviews for a planned MJ documentary.

July : Janet, Randy, Jermaine, Rebbie & Tito sign a letter demanding the resignation of the exucotors of the Michael Jackson Estate and accusing them of forging the Will.

LaToya, Marlon & Jackie refuse to sign it.

July 12 : Janet sends Dr Metzger to Katherine’s house in Calabasas in order to take her to a resting place in Arizona.

July 17 : The letter is leaked to the medias. A big controversy rises up when Paris Jackson attacks Randy on Twitter about Katherine.

July 18 : Randy Jackson on Twitter : “Yes, the letter is authentic. We ask that everyone respects that this is a serious matter that will be handled by the proper authorities.

July 21 : Katherine’s nephew Trent files a missing report with the L.A County Sheriff’s Department because Prince, Paris & Blanket haven’t been able to speak to her since she left L.A on July 15th.

Jermaine tweets that Katherine is not missing. She is safe and resting in Arizona.

July 22 : Prince, Paris & Blanket attend The Jacksons’ concert at the Greek Theatre in L.A.

July 23 : Back in L.A, Janet goes to the Jackson family home in Calabasas with Jermaine & Randy and they triy to take Prince, Paris & Blanket to Arizona but the kids refuse to go along. Trent calls the police and orders Janet & her brothers off the property.

July 24 : Janet goes to Arizona to visit her mother. Katherine orders the security team to be fired and replaced by Janet’s security and she also orders Trent off the property.

Katherines phones to Prince, Paris, Blanket & TJ and promise to go home.

Marlon, Tito & Jackie give an interview to The Insider saying that they are not allowed to speak to Katherine and Marlon breaks down and cries. LaToya remains silent on her social medias.

July 25 : An L.A Judge appoints TJ to become the temporary guardian of Prince, Paris & Blanket.

Katherine reads a statement to ABC News from the Miraval Spa in Tucson, Arizona surrounded by Janet, Jermaine, Rebbie & Stacee. She denies having been kidnapped and says she’s devasted to have lost guardianship of the kids.

At night she goes back home and is finally reunited with Prince, Paris & Blanket.

Randy Jackson on Twitter : “I was on the phone at 9pm in Los Angeles, with my sister Rebbie, when my mother FIRED Trent and Security. My mom told TJ that she was coming home tomorrow (which is today). He asked for temporary guardianship & she said -“NO its not necessary, I’ll be home tomorrow.” He asked again, and she said “NO TJ” I heard the conversation. His performance in court today breaks my heart. He knows his Aunts and Uncles would never hold their mother against her will. That’s ABSURD.He insisted upon knowing what time she was arriving today & now I know why. Trust me – the Executors are behind this. The “powers that be” use tabloid media to spin their lies and divide our family. Again.. WHY would it be necessary for TJ to take guardianship of the children away from my mother when they were already in his care?

July 26 : Prince Jackson on Twitter :

I would first like to start off this tweet by thanking the fans that have always stood by me and my family, my dad really appreciated your support and I still treasure it to this day. As I am sure everyone is well aware of the events that have been going on. I have not been backing up my sister and her tweets avidly because I was waiting for the time to reveal my side. As long as I can remember my dad had repeatedly warned me of certain people and their ways. Although I am happy my grandma was returned, after speaking with her I realized how misguided and how badly she was lied to. I’m really angry and hurt. The following image is of a group chat I had started to several family members. This group text message I had initially sent was replied to but they didn’t know that I could see the responses. For this whole time, we were denied contact to our grandmother. “If you continue with your lies I will continue with the truth”

-Michael Jackson Jr.
please RT this so it doesn’t leave twitter as well as the attached image

July 27 : Randy Jackson on Twitter :

1) When TJ asked my mother if he should ask for temporary guardianship, my Mother told TJ NO – twice.

2) The Estate denied Rebbie, Janet and Jermaine access to the house when they returned to home to Calabasas with a letter written by Howard Weitzman, attorney for the Estate, who is not a resident of the home.

3) The Estate is trying to isolate my Mother from her family JUST LIKE THEY DID TO MICHAEL, in order to propagate their lies, financial agendas and to protect a fraudulent will.

4) The same people that are trying to manipulate my mother are the same people that were involved with my brother when he died.

5) In order to obtain temporary guardianship, TJ lied to the court. Rebbie, Janet, Jermaine and I would never harm our mother and we are doing our best to protect her and the Estate knows that. I want to know why Perry Sanders would consider a negotiation based on lies.

6) It is clear that anyone who stands up against the Executors of the Estate – John Branca, John McClain and their attorney Howard Weitzman – is denied access to my mother.

7) It is my fear and belief, that they are trying to take my mother’s life.

August 3 : A STATEMENT OF BLAIR G. BROWN ON BEHALF OF JANET JACKSON, RANDY JACKSON & REBBIE JACKSON is posted on Janet’s Twitter & Facebook pages.

After Tito & Jermaine decided to take off their name from the letter, Janet, Randy & Rebbie are barred from the family home in Calabasas by the MJ Estate…

August 30 : Prince, La Toya, Blanket and Paris  attend the St. Paul Saints Vs. The Gary SouthShore RailCats baseball game at U.S. Steel Yard in Gary, Indiana.

October 11 : Paris, Prince, La Toya, Blanket Jackson and Monica Gabor attend the Mr. Pink Ginseng Drink launch party at Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, California.

November 24 : Prince, Paris & Blanket spend pre Thanksgiving dinner at their Calabasas home with Katherine and their cousins.

December 24/25 : Prince, Paris & Blanket spend Christmas at Disneyworld with Omer Bhatti and their cousins.