Tito Jackson
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| Tito Jackson | |
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| Birth name | Toriano Adaryll Jackson |
| Born | October 15, 1953 Gary, Indiana, United States |
| Genres | R&B, blues |
| Occupations | Singer, songwriter, instrumentalist and musician |
| Instruments | Guitar |
| Years active | 1964–present |
| Labels | Motown Epic |
| Associated acts | The Jackson 5 |
Toriano Adaryll "Tito" Jackson (born October 15, 1953) is an American singer and guitarist and original member of the Jackson 5.
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[edit] Early life and rise to stardom
Tito was born the third of nine children of Joseph and Katherine Jackson. Growing up in a large family, young Tito originally hid his musical talent from his father. While his father was at work, Jackson would play his father's guitar while his siblings danced and sang.[1] It was not until the young Jackson broke a string on the guitar that father Joseph learned about his musical aspirations. Joseph was then inspired to form a group around Tito and his two brothers, Jackie and Jermaine into a band in 1964 called The Jackson Brothers; eventually, younger brothers Marlon and Michael joined the group, and the brothers formed The Jackson Five in 1964. During the group's tenure at Motown, public relations teams termed Tito as "the quiet Jackson" though he lived a different life out of the spotlight. Despite his talents as a guitarist, Motown refused to allow him or Jermaine, who played bass guitar, to play electric guitar for the duration of the Jackson Five's releases on Motown. Tito did not play guitar on his brothers' records until the group left for Philadelphia International in 1976 and changed their name to The Jacksons. Tito also started to contribute lead vocals and co-write several hit songs for his brothers after the release of the 1978 hit album, Destiny.
The Jacksons followed up with an album entitled Triumph which sold 10 million copies worldwide and 3 million copies in the US only. In 1984, the group released Victory (reuniting the group with Jermaine) and followed it up with a tour. Tito sang lead on "We Can Change The World," and played many of the instruments; his other contributions to the album were limited to backing vocals. The subsequent tour would be one of the Jacksons' greatest successes, but almost immediately afterward, lead singer Michael Jackson resigned from the group. Brother Marlon also quit following the Victory Tour.
In 1985, Tito, along with other members of the Jackson family, participated in USA for Africa's famine-relief fund-raising single "We Are the World".
The Jacksons' final release, 2300 Jackson Street was a more "New Jack Swing"-oriented album, whose title song reunited all of the members of the Jackson family (minus LaToya). Tito did not contribute guitar parts to the record; however, he did contribute vocals, including a narration that precedes the first song.
[edit] Marriage and family
Tito married Delores "Dee Dee" Martes (who died in 1994) in June 1972 at the age of 18, and later divorced in 1988.[2] The couple had three sons, who compose the musical group 3T:
- Toriano Adaryll "Taj" Jackson, Jr. (b. August 4, 1973)
- Taryll Adren Jackson (b. August 8, 1975)
- Tito Joe "TJ" Jackson (b. July 16, 1978)
He also has a grandson:
- Royalty Jackson (b. March 9, 2000) for Tito Joe Jackson
During the summer of 2008, the Jackson family (including Tito) stayed at a holiday let (rental) for six weeks in Appledore, in Devon, England while searching for a house to buy in the area. The project was filmed for a Channel 4 documentary called "The Jacksons are Coming", which was aired in 2008.[3][4]
[edit] Brother's death
On June 25, 2009 Tito's brother Michael Jackson suffered a cardiac arrest at his rented home. Later that day, he was pronounced dead at age 50.
Tito was very media-friendly in the days following his brother's death, appearing on various news programs and TV shows to share memories and openly discuss his family's grief. On Entertainment Tonight, Tito told the story of how he discovered the loss. After one of his 3 sons called, asking Tito to confirm news reports regarding Michael, Tito phoned his mother, Katherine, who confirmed that he had in fact had a heart attack and was at Ronald Reagon UCLA Medical Center. On the way to the medical center, Tito's sister Janet called and told him to pull the car over. "I knew then that he had passed", Tito said tearfully.
[edit] In popular culture
Tito was portrayed by Gerrick Winston in the 2004 film Man in the Mirror: The Michael Jackson Story, the biopic of Michael Jackson which first aired on VH1.
[edit] References
- ^ Jackson, La Toya; Patricia Romanowski (1991). La Toya: Growing up in the Jackson Family. New American Library. ISBN 0-451-17415-1.
- ^ "Nanny says Michael Jackson's stomach had to be pumped regularly". nydailynews.com. New York Daily News. 2008-06-28. http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/michael_jackson/2009/06/27/2009-06-27_coroner_releases_michael_jacksons_body_shattered_family_gathers_to_plan_king_of_.html?page=1. Retrieved 2009-06-28.
- ^ "The Jacksons to hit reality TV - in Devon". Telegraph.co.uk. Telegraph Media Group. 2008-04-02. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1583492/The-Jacksons-to-hit-reality-TV---in-Devon.html. Retrieved 2009-03-20.
- ^ Hume, Mick (2008-11-28). "Last Night's TV: The Jacksons Are Coming". The Times. Times Newspapers. http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/tv_and_radio/article5247250.ece?openComment=true. Retrieved 2009-03-20.
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