hollywood: The Jackson 5

Wednesday, 27 June 2012

The Jackson 5

In 1965 they won a talent contest at a Gary high school, performing their version of the Temptations's My Girl[...]. Their father Joe, determinated to see their boys succeed, had been acting as their manager and drove them to venues in Chicago and New York to widen their appeal. In 1966 they won a talent contest at the renowned Apollo theater in New York's Harlem district and within a year had supported Gladys Knight & The Pips, with Gladys recommended them to Motown boss Berry Gordy Jr