Michael Jackson - The Rise and Fall of 'The King of Pop'

            
 
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Case Code : LDEN041
Case Length : 17 Pages
Period : 1990-2006
Pub Date : 2006
Teaching Note :Not Available
Organization : Sony
Industry : Media and Entertainment Countries : US

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The Childhood Days

Michael was born on August 29, 1958, in Gary, Indiana (US), the seventh of the nine children6 of Joseph and Katherine Jackson. Joseph who worked in a steel mill was very interested in music and was a part of the local Rhythm and Blues7 music group called Falcons, in Chicago, where he sang and played the guitar. According to family members, Michael held a bottle and danced to the sound of a washing machine when he was just one and a half years old and began singing when he was three years old. Spotting the talent in his four elder boys, Joseph began to train them in music after their school and Michael began imitating them. Soon, Michael (aged six) joined his brothers and Joseph named them The Jackson 5 (also The Jackson Five or J5) (Refer Exhibit I for photograph of The Jackson 5).

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In 1966, when The Jackson 5 won the local contest with Michael singing 'The Temptations' and 'My Girl,' Joseph decided to make them a professional troupe. He appointed himself as their manager and took the boys to various local clubs. The Jackson 5 soon became popular entertainers in Gary and surrounding areas. Every night, they practiced under the watchful eyes of their strict father, traveled to various clubs during the weekends, often reaching home on Monday mornings. Joseph took them to various venues in Chicago and New York and made them participate in various talent shows. In 1967, The Jackson 5 caught the attention of Keith Gordon, owner of SteelTown Records. He recorded their first album titled Big Boy, which, though not a big hit, brought out little Michael's sweet voice.

This was followed by 'Some Girls Want Me for Their Love' in 1968. While performing in Chicago, Bobby Taylor (Taylor), a producer and a performer himself, saw their performance and took them to Motown, Michigan, and recommended them to Berry Gordy, Head of Motown Records. Motown Records completed negotiations with Steeltown Records to end their contract with The Jackson 5 by March 1969. Later, in the same year, Taylor produced the first album for Motown Records titled Diana Ross Presents the Jackson 5,8 and released it in December 1969. The album was a huge hit and sold over a million copies in the US. This was followed by another huge hit ABC, released in 1970 (Refer Exhibit II for a list of The Jackson 5 releases with Motown Records).

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6]  Two sisters Maureen and LaToya, and four brothers Jackie, Tito, Jermaine and Marlon were elder to Michael while brother Randy and sister Janet (another popular singer) were younger.

7]  Rhythm and Blues (R&B) music is a combination of blues and jazz that was developed by the African American musicians in the US.

8]  Diana Ross (1944) was one of America's most popular singers and artists. She had been with Motown Records between 1961 and early 1980s. She officially introduced The Jackson 5 to the public in August 1969 at a California club.

 

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