"stop the love you save may be your own, Girl take it slow, or one day you'll be all alone!

Michael Joseph Jackson was born on August 29, 2009 exactly 51 years ago. He was the seventh of nine children to Joseph Walter Jackson and Katherine Jackson.

Katherine, who worked for Sears at the time, used to teach her children folk songs that she learned as a child. She later says, "I dont believe in reincarnation, but you know how babies move uncoordinated? He never moved that way. When he danced it was like he was an older person."

Joesph, a crane operator who once played guitar for the R&B band the Falcons. Once when he returned from work, he discovered that one of the boys had broken a guitar string while playing this guitar. When he discovered that the boys had been playing his guitar, he was harsh at first but then noticed that his boys had a rare talent. He had a certain ambition for his children, and taught him the only way he knew, by physical punishment, which Michael later says "My father was a genius when i came to the way taught us staging, how to work an audience, anticipating what to do next or never to let the audience know if you are suffering or if something is going wrong. He was amazing like that...."

In 1964, Joe created an instrumental band, The Jackson Brothers, featuring Jackie, Tito, and Jermaine with two of their friends. By late 1965 Marlon and Mike were in the band playing tambourine, conga, and other background instruments.

A young Michael began watching his brothers sing and dance and practiced. And his family began to notice how extraordinary talent. In mid 1966 before he turned eight he was allowed to help his brothers in the band in a high school talent show. He guided the band to the first place and soon he was in the Jackson Five.

Onstage, Michael seemed to have no fear. He sung what he felt at that point. He always knew how to catch your thoughts on every word of his song. he says, "When we sang, people would throw all this money on stage, 10s, 20s, and lots of change. I remember my pockets being so full of money that i couldnt keep my pants up. I'd wear a tight belt. And I would buy candy like CRAZY" ♥

On July 23, the Jackson Five had their Motown audition. They performed James Brown's current hit, "i got the feelin". Berry Gordy did NOT see the performance but it was taped and he later watched the tape. But Gordy was very reluctant to hire these boys as he had other children and had problems with this because of child labor laws. However, he soon hired the boys and they immediately started making records. Their records and singles included: jackson five abc, Jackson five triumph, The jackson Destiny, J5, Lookin through the winds J5, Jackson five Third Album, The Jackson Five I want you back.
The eight children of Joe and Katie were influenced by the music as we know them today. The five oldest boys: Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, Marlon, Michael were the legendary band J5 and the first family of Soul. And the family became the Royal Family of Pop because of Janet, Michael, LaToya, Randy, and Rebbie.

Thats when michael went solo......