Titus Jackson I said goodbye last night to 70 years oldas confirmed by his children in a statement on social media. The well-known guitarist and singer, born in Gary (Indiana), was one of the members of the well-known group The Jackson 5
Tito was part of one of the most popular groups of their time with his four brothers: Jackie, Jermaine, marlon And Michael. Although many people do not know him, he is surely considered one of the people most responsible for the success of The Jackson 5and therefore, of his younger brother: Michael Jackson.
About your reserved characterTito spoke in an interview. “I’ve always been the quietest member of the group, so people make jokes about me. One of my favorite basketball players, Charles Barkley, said, ‘If Tito wasn’t in the Jackson 5, would we miss him?’ It touched my heart. It crushed me.“.
Before the debut of The Jackson 5It must be remembered that Tito and his older brothers Jackie And Jermaine They have already taken their first steps in the music industry. One of the key elements of its development was to borrow the his father Josep’s guitaralso known as Joe, for radio play.
Everything was a secret between the brothers, where even little Marlon and Michael participated hide this little thing of their elders. But one day, Joseph discovered them. The unfortunate Tito cut one of the guitar strings of his father.
We are shocked, saddened and heartbroken. Our father Tito Jackson @titojackson5 He was an amazing man who cared about everyone and their well being. Remember to do what our father always preached, “Love one another”. We love you Pops and will miss you forever. pic.twitter.com/QF2ZEydYT5
– 3T (@3TMonde) September 16, 2024
First of all, Joseph was angry with his children for hiding from him that they were using his guitar and even punished Tito. But later he understood that his first-borns had talent for music and he made every effort to make them succeed.
Before the birth of The Jackson 5Joseph formed in 1946 The Jackson Brothers with Tito and his two brothers, Jackie and Jermaine. Then the little ones of the house, Marlon and Michael, joined the group. That’s where he was born The Jackson Five in 1966.
El grupo musical inició su andadura con el sello discográfico Motown, los cuales calificaban a Tito como “el Jackson silencioso”, por su forma de vida diferente a sus hermanos. Siempre alejado de la atención pública.
El éxito de la guitarra de The Jackson Five tiene el nombre de Tito por bandera. Hasta que en 1975 la banda cambió de discográfica y apostó por Philadelphia International Records.
Adiós de su familia
El grupo pasó a llamarse a The Jackson 3 y Tito asumió las funciones de primera voz y coescribió varias canciones de éxito, como Destiny (1978) o Triumph, con tres millones de copias en Estados Unidos y 10 millones por todo el mundo.
“Estamos rotos, apenados y conmocionados. Nuestro padre era un hombre increíble que se preocupaba por todos y por su bienestar”, expresaban los hijos de Tito: Taj, Taryll y TJ Jackson, que en la década de los años 90 formaron el trío 3T siguiendo la tradición familiar.
In this way, the Jackson family has lost one more of its members. After the farewells of Michaelin 2009. It should be remembered that the patriarch of the family, Joe Jacksonleft us in 2018 due to pancreatic cancer from which he suffered.
