Author: Fred Colby

January 03 : Janet celebrates Eissa’s 3rd birthday in London.

January 07 : Janet shares a picture with her new hairdresser Wendy in London.

January 25 : Janet attends the Clive Davis Pre-GRAMMY Gala and “GRAMMY Salute to Industry Icons” in Beverly Hills with Preston, Gil & Joey. She poses with many friends including Jimmy Jam, Usher, Naomi Campbell, Joni Mitchell & P Diddy. At the end she is presented with a plaque honoring her carrer.

January 30 : Janet attends the Gatsby Gala 2020 at Bloomsbury Ballroom in London. Later she does her first ever Q&A on Instagram Live with Preston.

February 3 : Janet posts a new pictures on Instagram : “Thank U guys for all the love and appreciation today! Means so much to me. I want to show my love and appreciation back to U. So stay tuned…” 

February 5 : Janet is spotted in London.

February 8 : Janet is spotted at NYC airport. At night she attends a private party with Preston, Alexander Wang, Malibu Mitch & Summer Walker.

February 9 : iHeartRadio leaks Janet’s surprise! She is going back on tour next summer on her new “Black Diamond World Tour” (BDT).

Gil tweets “BDT”

February 10 : Janet on her social medias :

“Hey U Guys!

I’ve heard all your wishes and now from my lips to your ears. I’m working on my new album and going on a brand new World Tour this summer! Both titled “Black Diamond”. I love u guys so much and I’m so excited to share this new era with you.

See u soon!”

At night Janet is a guest on The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon where she performs an acoustic version of her song “runaway” with The Roots.

February 11 : Janet attends the hit musical “Chicago” on Broadway at The Ambassador Theatre in NYC.

February 12 : Janet is a guest on radio show”On Air With Ryan Seacrest”.

Later she pays a surprise visit to “The View” talk show at ABC Television Studios, 57 West 66th Street in NYC to invite the audience and co-hosts to her upcoming BTD.

February 14 : Janet posts a new pic of her in the recording studio in NYC on Instagram

February 29 : Janet is spotted at The Blonds in NYC.

March 10 : Siggy & Toyia welcome their new child, a baby girl named Anai Icon Katherine Jackson.

March 19 : Janet is in lockdown in London during Covid-19 crisis and she posts on Instagram : “Hey U guys . I know we’re all going through some rough times right now. I was thinking it would be nice to come together to shift the energy into the positive. If U have some free time and got cabin fever, here are a few ideas of how to do so. •
#MeditationAndPrayer  #StretchingAndWorkingOut  #ListeningToMusic 
#Writing  #Dancing  #Strutting  #TalkingToLovedOnes  #RolePlay  #SelfLove  •
Positivity and spreading love is everything right now . Feel free to share with me all the things U all are doing, and your own versions of what I posted too . I would luv to see. I’ll be reposting  Sending U love & light 

March 31 : Still in lockdown at her London home, Janet on Instagram : “Like Mama like son. Spring cleaning with my baby today  #CleaningSeason”.

April 30 : Janet (still on lockdown at her London home) on Instagram : “a little birdie told me that Control made the top 5 on the #itunes charts.  Aw thank u guys so much! your energy and all your posts keep me going & put a huge smile on my face!  let’s keep dancing.  #happyinternationaldanceday #control #internationaldanceday #dancewithjanet #thankyou”.

May 16 : Still in lockdown at her London home, Janet celebrates her 54th birthday with Eissa. She shares a never before seen picture on her social medias. Her team of dancers and musicians send her a video of them performing a medley/

May 20 : Ticketmaster announces that the Black Diamond Tour is postponed.

“The event organizer has had to postpone your event. The rescheduled date will be announced soon. Please hold onto your tickets as they will be valid for the new date. Sign in to your account to locate your tickets. If your event is eligible for a refund or credit, you can make a request from the available options.”

Janet & Gil don’t comment this information on social medias.

June 10 : The status of Janet’s #BlackDiamondTour concerts on Ticketmaster are changing from Postponed to Cancelled and all the date are removed from Janet’s official website.. Refunds will begin to be processed immediately.

Janet & Gil don’t comment this information on social medias.

June 13 : Janet sends a video message to congratulate students for graduating.

July 2 : Janet is spotted in London for the first time since lockdown.

July 17 : Janet shares a new picture on her social medias with the title “MYM”.

July 24 : Janet shares a new picture on her social medias with the title “chill vibez”.

September 2 : Janet shares one of her favorite places in London to eat on her social medias.

September 3 : Janet posts an audio message to promote her make up artist Preston first masterclass “Give Me A Beat”.

September 5 : Janet shares a new pic on her social medias : “My baby painted my face today, I’m a tiger”.

October 10 : Janet shares a new pic on her social medias.

October 26 : Janet shares a new pic on her social medias.

October 29 : Janet wishes Randy happy birthday on her social medias.

November 7 : The whole Jackson family celebrate the victory of Joe Biden and Kamela Harris on social media except Randy and Janet.

November 26 :  Janet spends Thanksgiving in London with Eissa.

December 25 : Janet spends Christmas at her London home with Eissa.

December 31 : Janet spends new year’s eve in London with Eissa.

March : Michael gives an interview to Steve Rosen at Columbia Records’ offices in Century City, CA. Tito & Janet are with him. Michael answers Steve’s questions through Janet. The interview is made public on May 31, 2021 on Steve Rosen’s YouTube page.

May 8 : LaToya’s second album “My Special Love” is released by Polydor. Janet co-writes the song “Camp Kuchi Kaiai” with sister LaToya and sings background vocals”.

September 23 : Birth of Marlon Jackson Jr, third child of Marlon & Carol.

September 20 : Many celebrities including Magic Johnson, Tatum O’Neal, Margot Kidder, Jody Watley, Dick Clark, Stevie Wonder, Quincy Jones, Steven Spielberg, Janet, Prince & Patti Austin attend a party to celebrate the end of the Triumph Tour at the Forum Club.

September 26 : Last concert of the Triumph Tour at the The Forum in Inglewood. The whole Jackson family attends the show.

October 3 : Michael gives an interview to Randy Taraborrelli with Janet by his side.

October 28 : Michael and Janet attend the opening night of Liza Minnelli at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles. Michael poses for pictures with Gregory Peck, Joel Grey, Audrey Hepburn and Liza Minnelli.

October 29 : Janet plays Charlene on Season 4 of Diff’rent Strokes.

January : At Hayvenhursrt, Michael gives an interview to John Pidgeon with 13 years old Janet by his side. “In January 1980, the gates of 4641 Hayvenhurst Avenue in Encino, California, were open, unguarded. The record-company PR greeted me at the door, and I waded after her through shaggy ivory carpet. Overhead, chandeliers twinkled like lights in an elfin grotto. “One thing,” she said, as if it were an insignificant point she had just remembered. “You don’t mind if his sister sits in on the interview, do you?” “Of course not. What’s her name?” “Janet. Oh, and one more thing. If you could direct your questions to Janet, she’ll put them to Michael.”

Source : My surreal 1980 interview with Michael Jackson: ‘Direct your questions to Janet; she’ll put them to Michael’

February 4 : Randy is seriously injured in a car crash in Hollywood, California. Katherine, Michael, Janet & LaToya visit him at the hospital. He almost looses a leg but after 6 months and 7 operations, he finally manages to walk again.

February 27 : Michael boycotts the Grammy Awards because Off The Wall was not nominated for best album of the year. He watches the ceremony at home with Katherine, Janet & LaToya. He wins his first Grammy but vows that his next album won’t be ignored…

March : Michael is on the cover of Melody Maker with an exclusive interview given to reporter Steve Demorest at Hayvenhurst in February. During the interview, the reporter asks the questions to 13 years old Janet who repeats them to Michael.

June 24 : Latoya’s debut album titled “LaToya Jackson” is released by by Polydor. Janet is one of seven people credited with providing handclaps on LaToya’s track “If You Feel The Funk”. She also co-writes the song “Lovely Is She” with LaToya.

September 3 : In recognition of their contribution to music , The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce honour The Jacksons with a Star on Hollywood Boulevard’s “Walk Of Fame”. Michael, Jackie, Tito, Marlon and Randy attend the presentation with Joe & Katherine, Rebbie, LaToya, Janet and Joe’s mother Crystal Jackson. Michael is also presented a special plaque in “recognition of 4 Top ten singles from the album Off The Wall”. Later the Jackson family has dinner at Chasen’s restaurant in West Hollywood.

October 16 : Katherine, Randy & Janet attack Gina Sprague, Joe’s personal assistant at Joe Jackson Productions.

November : Janet joins the cast of  “Diff’rent Strokes” sitcom on NBC. She plays the character of Charlene DuPrey, Willy’s girlfriend.

November 8 : Janet gives an interview to Don Cornelius on the Soul Train Show.

December 31 : “Diff’rent Strokes” ‘s first episode with Janet tirled “first love” airs on NBC.

July 1 : Mayor Tom Bradley declares “Jackson Day” in Los Angeles in honour of the group achievements. Some 300 guests attend a party in the City National Bank Vault in Beverly Hills including Katherine, LaToya & Janet.

Later, Michael, Janet Randy and their niece Stacee Brown attend The Doobie Brothers 10th Anniversary Party at the Friars Club of Beverly Hills. During the celebrations Michael and his brothers join the Doobie brothers, Sam & Dave, Kenny Loggins, Rufus Thomas and several other stars on stage for a rendition of the Doobies song ‘Soul Man’ and highlight of the night is Michael’s, Kenny Loggins and Michael McDonalds 40 minute rendition of ‘Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)’.

August 1 : Good Times ‘ last episode with Janet as Penny is aired on CBS.

August 16 : Michael is on the cover of Jet Magazine with an exclusive interview and a photoshoot that took place at Hayvenhurst with Katherine, Janet and LaToya.

December 15 : Janet joins the cast of “A New Kind Of Family” sitcom on ABC. She plays the character of Jojo Ashton for 3 episodes. The show is canceled shortly after.

December 18 + 19 : Janet attends the Jacksons ‘s concerts at the Forum in Inglewood.

Late December : Michael , Janet, Rebbie, Marlon, Jackie, Jermaine, Randy & Tito go to Flipper’s Roller Boogie Palace in Los Angeles. They pose for pictures with Barry White.
 

January : Janet is on the cover of Soul magazine with an interview and photo session that took place at Hayvenhurst.

January 31 : Janet attends the Harlem Globetrotters basketball game at the Anaheim Convention in Anaheim with Katherine.

March 10 : Michael, Tito, Jackie, Marlon, Randy, LaToya and Janet participate to the first Rock N Roll Sports Classic at the University of California in Irvine, close to Los Angeles. The show, inspired by the ABC program “The Battle of The Network Stars” (which pits television actors against each other), will be broadcast on May 3 on NBC. Hosted by Alex Karras and Ed McMahon, the events take place on the grounds of the University of California, Irvine, with the cheerleaders of the Dallas Cowboys. Michael participates in the 100-meter race and the swimming relay. Michael gives a short interview in which he explains that he is not a great athlete but that he enjoyed participating in these events.

June 16 : Birth of Autumn Jackson, second child of Jermaine & Hazel.

July 7 : LaToya & Janet make a photoshoot together.

July 16 : Dee Dee gives birth to Tito Jackson Jr (TJ).

August 3 : Janet poses with cast of ‘Good Times” in formal wedding attire.

August 18 : The Jacksons, along with their younger sister Janet, do a photoshoot with Gregg Cobarr (2nd session) in Westlake Village, a small town in the northern suburbs of Los Angeles, on the shores of the private lake where Jackie Jackson, owns a house.

More about this photoshoot.

September 16 :“Good Times” 6th season premiere on CBS. Janet plays Penny Gordon Woods on 22 of the 24 episodes of the season.

October 25: Janet attends the premiere & opening night party of  “The Wiz” at the Pitt’s Century Plaza Theater in Century City (Los Angeles) with Katherine, Joe, Michael & Latoya & Diana Ross among others.

November : At Hayvenhurst, Michael records song demos for his upcoming solo album including “Workin’ Day & Night” & “Don’t Stop Til You Get Enough” with Randy & Janet as percussionists!

January : Janet makes a photoshoot at Hayvenhurst.

January 19 : CBS airs the 5th episode of The Jacksons Variety Show.  Special guest star : Redd Foxx. Songs performed : “Enjoy Yourself”, “They Can’t Take That Away from Me”/”Puttin’ on the Ritz”, “Blues Away”, “Bei Mir Bist Du Schön (Means You’re Grand)”, “Keep on Dancing”.

January 26 : CBS airs the 6th episode of The Jacksons Variety Show.  Special guest star : Carroll O’Connor. Songs performed : “Hum Along and Dance”,”Get Happy”/”I Got Rhythm”
“I Got You Babe”, “Coconut”,”I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart”/”Don’t Get Around Much Anymore”/”Caravan”/”Take the “A” Train”, “Show You the Way to Go”.

January 27 : Birth of Jermaine Jackson Jr (Jay) : First child of Jermaine & Hazel.

January 31 : The Jacksons perform “Good Times” at The American Music Awards held at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Santa Monica and Janet presents an award as Mae West.

February 2 : CBS airs the 7th episode of The Jacksons Variety Show.  Special guest stars : Dom DeLuise/
George Miller/Muhammad Ali. Songs performed : “Moving Violation”,”On the Wall” “That’s the Way (I Like It)”, “Style of Life”, “Steppin’ Out”, “Hello, Dolly!”, “Life of the Party”.

February 9 : CBS airs the 8th episode of The Jacksons Variety Show.  Special guest star : Betty White. Songs performed : “Get It Together”, “On The Wall”, “Chattanooga Shoe Shine Boy”, “Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree”, “Dreamer”, “Opus No. 1”, “Just a Little Bit of You”.

February 16 : CBS airs the 9th episode of The Jacksons Variety Show.  Special guest stars : Georgia Engel/David Letterman. Songs performed : “Sugar Daddy”, “On The Wall”,”Cisco Kid”/”I Shot the Sheriff”,”One”, “Ben”, “I Am Love”.

February 23 : CBS airs the 10th episode of The Jacksons Variety Show.  Special guest stars :John Byner/Nicholas Brothers. Songs performed : “What You Don’t Know Won’t Hurt You”, “On the Wall”,”Midnight at the Oasis”,”Get Ready”,”Good Times” “I Can’t Quit Your Love”.

March 2 : CBS airs the 11th episode of The Jacksons Variety Show.  Special guest star : Lynda Carter. Songs performed “Think Happy”, “On The Wall”, “On the Good Ship Lollipop”, “Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone”,”Thank God I’m a Country Boy”, “Living Together”, “I’ll Be There”.

March 9 : CBS airs the 12th episode of The Jacksons Variety Show.  Special guest stars : Tim Conway/David Letterman. Songs performed : “Dancing Machine”, “On the Wall”
“Behind Closed Doors”, “Yes Sir, That’s My Baby”, “I’m Going To Jackson”, “Flat Foot Floogie”,”World of Sunshine”,”Body Language.

March 10 : Michael and Janet attend the First Annual Rock and Roll Celebrity Sports Classic at the University of California in Irvine.

June 29 : Birth of Sigmund Esco Jackson Jr (Siggy) : First child of Jackie & Enid.

August : During a break in the “Good Times” series filming, Janet visits Michael & LaToya in NYC and they take her to Studio 54.

September 21 : Janet makes her acting debut on CBS’s hit sitcom “Good Times” as Penny Gordon Woods. She joins the cast at the start of season 5 and will appear in all 24 episodes of the season.

October 05 : Birth of Yashi Brown : Second child of Rebbie & Nathaniel.

October 25 : The cast of The Wiz helds a party (“Goin’ Places with The Wiz) in Michael’s honor at Studio 54, in celebration of his acting debut and The Jackson’s 2nd album Goin’ Places release. Katherine, Jackie, Marlon, Tito, Randy, LaToya and Janet attend the party which is hosted by Epic Records. Invitations were in the form of airline tickets in keeping with the “Goin’ Places” theme.

November : Randy, Janet, Marlon, Tito, and Joe attend the Annual Television Parade of Stars in Los Angeles.

November 10 : Janet is on the cover of Jet Magazine with her TV mom Ja’net DuBois.

November 17 : Michael & Janet go shopping  at Barney’s clothing store in NYC.

December : Michael gives an interview to Steve Manning from his New York’s East Side appartment. Steve is greeted by LaToya who just finished preparing breakfast for Michael. The interview is published on the January 1978 issue of Black Stars magazine which features Michael on the cover. In the same. In the same issue, Janet gives on of her first interview to Jason Winters and makes a photosession. Janet, 11 years old is already concerned with her weight : « I love to eat but now being on television, I have to watch it. I don’t want to gain too much weight ». She also talks about her brother : “I miss Michael a lot but I’ve sorta gotten used to him being away. He travels a lot”.

June 16 : The Jacksons perform on The Dinah Show (taped in Burbank). They perform “De De Doo” with Dinah Shore, the host of the show. She interviews the brothers, who talk about their recent trip to the Philippines. Michael sings “One Day In Your Life” and “We’re Almost There,” then he is interviewed alone. He talks about his songs and vacations. Katherine, Rebbie, LaToya and Janet are in the audience and make a quick appearance.

CBS airs the first episode of The Jacksons Variety Show. The show based on their Las Vegas set features The Jacksons + The Jackson Sisters (Rebbie, LaToya & Janet).  Special guest star : Sonny Bono. Songs performed :”Forever Came Today”, “Love Will Keep Us Together”, “More Than You Know”/”Am I Blue?”/”For Once in My Life”/ “Try a Little Tenderness”, “Steppin’ Out with My Baby”, “Dancing Machine”.

June 23 : CBS airs the 2nd episode of The Jacksons Variety Show.  Special guest star : Mackenzie Phillips. Songs performed : “(You Were Made) Especially For Me”,
“Do The Fonz”, “A Little Bit Country, A Little Bit Rock and Roll”/”Deep Purple”Convoy”, “Junkfood Junkie”, “Ben”, “Goin’ Back to Indiana”.

June 24 : The Jacksons are on the cover of Jet Magazine including Rebbie, LaToya & Janet.

June 30 : CBS airs the 3rd episode of The Jacksons Variety Show.  Special guest star : Ed McMahon. Songs performed :”Rockin’ Robin”, “Flat Foot Floogie”, “World of Sunshine”, “Save The Bones for Henry Jones”, “The Love You Save”.

July 7 : CBS airs the 4th episode of The Jacksons Variety Show.  Special guest star : Joey Bishop. Songs performed :”ABC” “Fever”, “I Got You Babe”,”Down by the Old Mill Stream”, “Never Can Say Goodbye”.

November 5 : The Jacksons are on the cover of Rock & Soul Magazine including Rebbie, LaToya & Janet.

December : The Jacksons + Rebbie, LaToya & Janet give an interview at Hayvenhurst. This rare interview is aired in 2009 on the Swedish tribute program “As we remember Michael Jackson” (original title “Så minns vi Michael Jackson”).

December 18 : Birth of Valencia Jackson, first child of Marlon & Valencia.

January 25 : The Jackson 5 perform “Life Of The Party” on the Carol Burnett Show (taped at the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York City). Janet & Randy also perform on the show.

February 5 : Michael, Randy & Janet pose for pictures at the Warwick hotel in New York City.

February 18 : Michael accepts an award on behalf of Diana Ross at the American Music Awards and he also presents an award with Janet to Gladys Knight & The Pips.

March 16 : The Jackson 5 appear on the Cher TV show taped at CBS Television City in Los Angeles. They are introduced by Janet and they perform “I Am Love” + a skit called “The World Is a Mess” and finally Cher joins the group to perform a medley of “I Want You Back”/”I’ll Be There”/”Never Can Say Goodbye”/”The Love You Save”/”Dancing Machine”.

June 30 : Joe Jackson calls a press conference at the Rainbow Grill in Manhattan with the whole family, except Jermaine, to announce that the Jackson 5 are leaving Motown for CBS Epic Records. Jermaine is officially replaced by Randy.

July 3 : Randy & Janet are on the cover of Jet Magazine.

July 7 : The Jackson 5 perform “Moving Violation”, “Forever Came Today” and “One Day in Your Life” on the Dinah Show. Janet & Randy also perform their Vegas act (the show was taped earlier in Burbank).

August 8 : Dee Dee gives birth to Taryll Jackson.

August 16 : Marlon gets married to Carol Ann Parker.

December  Concert in Mexico City, Mexico (unknown venue). Katherine, Janet & LaToya attend the concert. Jermaine is not on stage, Marlon takes over his parts. The concert is filmed and later air on mexican TV.

April 9 +10 +11 +12+13+14+15+16+17+18+19+20+21+22+23 : Joe Jackson arranges for the whole family , including sisters Rebbie, LaToya & Janet to perform twice a day a family show at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas ( Nevada ). Katherine attends every shows.

April 26+27+28 : The Jackson family moves their cabaret set to the Sahara Tahoe in Stateline.

August : The Jackson family is on the cover of Jet Magazine including Rebbie, LaToya & Janet.

August 21+22+23+24+25+26+27+28+30+31 +September 1+2+3 : The Jackson family return to the MGM Grand Hotel of Las Vegas for another series of shows.

August 27 : The Jackson 5 perform “It’s Too Late To Change the World” and “Dancing Machine” on the Merv Griffin Show. Janet makes her TV debut and performs with Randy a Sonny & Cher skit (taped earlier in Los Angeles).

August 30 : Cheryl Terrel, Joe’s lover, gives birth to a baby girl named Joh’ Vonnie.

September 12 : The Jackson 5 land in Brazil at Viracopos Airport in Sao Paulo, the first stop of the tour in the country. They check into the Othon Palace Hotel with the 21 people accompanying them, including Joe, Katherine LaToya and Janet, along with Miss Rose Fine, the children’s tutor. Randy, the youngest boy in the family, also joins the group. A press conference is organized at the hotel. The Brazilian press, represented by Folha de S. Paulo, is somewhat suspicious of the group, and the questions are unsettling and somewhat aggressive.

September 13 : Concert at the Palácio das Convenções d’Anhembi in São Paulo, Brazil.

September 14 : Concert at the Pavilhão de Exposições do Anhembi in São Paulo, Brazil.

In addition to these two dates in Sao Paulo, the group tapes a TV show for Brazilian television, Tupi, in the Sumaré neighborhood. The recording lasts until dawn due to technical issues. The program is the only recording that exists of the Jackson 5’s visit to Brazil. Unfortunately, it was largely destroyed by the fire that struck the TV channel’s building. Only 1 minute and 40 seconds of the recording survived the fire and are now preserved at the Brazilian Cinematheque, along with the rest of the channel’s files. Rare footage of Michael performing “Never Can Say Goodbye” and “Ben” was broadcast in 2009.

September 17 : Concert at the Gigantinho in Porto Alegre, Brazil.

September 18 : Concert at the Belo Horizonte, Estádio Independência in in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.

September 19 + 20 : Concert at the Ginásio do Maracanãzinho in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 

During their visit to Rio de Janeiro for two dates, the group stops by the Globo radio studios. They are guests on the daily show hosted by Paulo Giovani, a renowned radio presenter.

The Jackson 5 give a press conference at the à Hotel Nacional in Rio.

September 21 : The Jackson 5 have to cancel their concert at the last minute at the Ginásio Nilson Nelson in Brasília, Brazil because their music material is still in Rio : ” The spectators were furious. We jumped outside, and when the bus driver saw us, he stopped immediately. We barely had time to jump into the bus, and inside, the enraged crowd was breaking everything. People surrounded the bus, pushing it and throwing anything they could get their hands on. “Quick, lie down and cover your heads with your hands,” I shouted to the boys. Shattered glass flew, and within minutes, all the windows were broken. The driver miraculously managed to navigate through the furious crowd without harming anyone, and afterwards, we were free on the road”. The concert is reschudeled for the daf after.

September 22 : Concert at the Ginásio Nilson Nelson in Brasília, Brazil.

The Jackson 5 perform “Life Of The Party” on the Sonny Comedy Revue.

September 23 : The Jackson family flies back to Los Angeles.

October 4+5+6 : New series of family shows at the Sahara Tahoe in Stateline.

November 20+21+22+23+24+25+26+27+28+29+30+31 + December 1+2+3 : Last series of family shows at the MGM Grand Hotel of Las Vegas.

November 24 : Jackie gets married to Enid Spann in Las Vegas. Soon after he leaves Hayvenhurst to move in hIs own place with Enid.

December : The whole Jackson family is on the cover of Ebony magazine.

Janet attends the 46th annual Santa Claus Lane Parade in Hollywood, California.

May 16, 1966 : Katherine gives birth to Janet Damito Jo Jackson in Gary. Janet is welcomed by her father Joe and her 8 siblings : Rebbie (aged 16), Jackie (aged 15), Tito (aged 14), Jermaine (aged 12), LaToya (aged 10) Marlon (aged 9), Michael (aged 8) and Randy (aged 5).

November 30, 1968 : 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. Janet, aged 2, attends the ceremony.

July 1969 : Motown headquarters move from Detroit to California and so do the J5! Joe, Tito, Jack Richardson, drummer Johnny Jackson & keyboards players Ronnie 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.

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 Queens Roads in the Hollywood Hills.

The family celebrates their new life by driving up to San Francisco for the weekend.

June 20, 1970 : 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).

November 1970 : The Jackson family moves in a new house rented by Motown at
Bowmont Drive, in Beverly Hills.

May 5, 1971 : 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.

September 24, 1971 : The Jackson 5 are on the cover of Life magazine with Katherine & Joe. The photoshoot took place at Hayvenhurst and features Rebbie, baby Stacee, LaToya & 5 years old Janet.

December 24, 1971 : 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.

June 17, 1972 : 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.

March 9, 1973 : Katherine files for divorce after finding out about Joe’s affair but she withdraws her demand a couple of months later.

August 4, 1973 : Dee Dee gives birth to Toriano Jackson 2 (Taj), Tito’s first son and Katherine and Joe’s first grandson. Since Tito is on tour, LaToya acts as Dee Dee’s Lamaze labour coach.

December 15, 1973 : Jermaine leaves Hayvenhurst and gets married to Hazel Gordy, daughter of Berry Gordy. The whole family attends the wedding including Michael, LaToya & Janet.