Born in Gary, Ind., on October 15, 1953, Toriano Adaryll Jackson was the third of nine siblings, all of whom eventually started careers in music or other entertainment.
At nine years old, Jackson began singing and competing in talent shows, including at the Apollo Theatre, with his brothers — Michael, Jackie, Jermaine, and Marlon — in a band known as The Jackson Brothers. Managed by their father Joe Jackson, the quintet was signed to Motown Records in 1968.
The Jackson 5’s first hit with the label, “I Want You Back,” was released in 1969 and went to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in January of 1970. Their next three singles were just as big: “ABC”, “I’ll Be There” and “The Love You Save,” all topped the pop chart before the end of that same year.
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