Tito Jackson
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Toriano Adaryll Jackson |
| Born |
October 15, 1953 Gary, Indiana, U.S. |
| Genres | Blues, R&B |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, instrumentalist |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, keyboards, synthesizer, programming |
| Years active | 1964–present |
| Labels | Steeltown, Epic, Motown |
| Associated acts | The Jackson 5 |
| Website | www |
Toriano Adaryll "Tito" Jackson (born October 15, 1953) is an American singer and guitarist and original member of The Jackson 5 and The Jacksons, who rose to fame in the late 1960s with the Motown label, later finding success under the Epic label in the 1970s and 1980s. He is the third child in the Jackson family.
Jackson was born the third of ten children in a black working-class family who lived in a three-room house in Gary, Indiana. His father, Joe, was a steel mill worker, while his mother, Katherine, was a devout Jehovah's Witness. At ten years of age, he was caught playing his father's guitar after he broke a string. After fixing the string, Joe demanded his son to play for him. Once he was finished, Jackson's father bought him his own guitar. Shortly thereafter, Joseph convinced Tito, Jackie and Jermaine to form a singing group, having been impressed with the vocals of Jackie and Jermaine. Tito can be heard singing background vocals on many early Jackson 5 recordings and having lead roles on later recordings such as "man of war"and 2300 Jackson street".
After first performing in school functions and supermarkets, the brothers began participating in local talent shows when Jackson was twelve. By then, his younger brother Michael, then seven, had become the official lead singer of the group. In 1966, they changed their name from The Jackson Brothers to The Jackson Five, and won several talent shows around the Gary area. After winning the Amateur Night competition for The Apollo Theater in August 1967, Joe Jackson began to work part-time from full-time at the steel mill to help his sons secure a recording contract. The group signed with Steeltown Records in Gary, Indiana, in November of that year. In January 1968, the Jackson Five's first single, "Big Boy", was released on the Steeltown label.
In 1969, The Jackson 5 signed with Motown Records in Detroit, and scored several hit songs, including the number-one singles, "I Want You Back", "ABC", "The Love You Save" and "I'll Be There". Though Tito sometimes added brief lead vocals on some songs, he and Marlon rarely sang background harmony work with the other brothers until much later in their careers. Despite his talent as a guitar player, Motown refused to allow Tito to perform guitar on any of the Jackson 5 recording sessions. All of their guitar parts were performed by session musicians. Tito's guitar work made its debut after he and the Jacksons left Motown for CBS Records in 1976. He also began writing songs with his brothers during this time. Throughout his tenure aS a Jackson 5 and Jackson's member, Tito can be heard on many album recordings such as "zippee doo da","man of war" among numerous others on which he sings harmony.
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