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Toriano Adaryll "Tito" Jackson (born October 15, 1953) is an American musician. He is an original member of
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(later known as The Jacksons), who rose to fame in the late 1960s and 1970s with the
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label, and later had continued success with the group on the Epic label in the late 1970s and 1980s. Tito began a solo career in 2003 performing as a
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ian.


Early life

Toriano Adaryll Jackson was born at St. Mary's Mercy Hospital in
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. He is the third of nine children of the
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,
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, Marlon, Jackie,
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,
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, Rebbie, La Toya and
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who lived in a two bedroom house in Gary. His father,
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, was a steel mill worker, and played R&B in a band, the Falcons with his brother Luther. His mother,
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, is a
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, She played the piano and the clarinet. At ten years of age, Tito was caught playing his father's guitar after he broke a string. After fixing the string, Joe demanded that he play for him. Once he was finished, Joe bought him his own guitar, and convinced Tito, Jackie, and Jermaine to form a singing group. He was impressed with the vocals of Jackie and Jermaine. By 1964, Marlon and Michael both joined the group
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, after Katherine discovered that they could sing. Katherine is a country-and-western fan, and she sang harmonies with her sons. Before Motown signed them, the brothers spent years rehearsing at home. After school they rehearsed for hours, played a gig, did homework and got to bed. Joe was strict with them. He wanted a better life for his sons.


Career


The Jackson 5

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
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, then seven, had become the official lead singer of the group. In 1965, 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
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in August 1967, Joe Jackson began to work part-time at the steel mill to help his sons secure a recording contract. The group signed with
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in Gary 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 "
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", "
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", and " I'll Be There", but despite his talent as a guitar player, Motown refused to allow Jackson to perform guitar on any of the Jackson 5 recording sessions, instead forcing all their guitar parts to be performed by session musicians. As a direct result, his guitar work did not make its debut until he and the Jacksons left Motown for CBS Records in 1976. He began writing songs with his brothers during this time. Tito and Jackie Jackson were the most consistently present members of the Jacksons, with Jermaine, Marlon, Michael, and Randy leaving at different times. After the end of the ''Victory Tour,'' Jackson performed session work and as a record producer. After releasing '' 2300 Jackson Street,'' the Jacksons ceased recording work. Jackson was inducted with his brothers into the
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in 1997. In 2001, Jackson reunited with his brothers on Michael Jackson's 30th anniversary concert special at
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.


Solo work and other projects

Jackson began a solo career in 2003 performing as a
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ian in various clubs with his band, which included producer and guitarist
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, and a management team that included Ed Tate. In 2007, in the United Kingdom, Jackson appeared as a judge on the
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'' for series two of the show. He replaced singer
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, who was a judge on series one. His co-judges were vocal coach CeCe Sammy, musician
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, and radio DJ
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. In 2009, he was the
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of '' The Jacksons: A Family Dynasty'', together with his brothers after
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died. In 2016, he had his first commercially successful solo single on the '' Billboard'' charts with the single, "Get It Baby", featuring
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from his album '' Tito Time'' becoming the ninth and final Jackson family sibling to place a solo single on the charts. The album was released in Japan late in 2016, and in the U.S on iTunes in April 2017. Since its launch, three singles have been released to radio in the US. The first single, "When the Magic Happens", featuring Jocelyn Brown, was released on April 1, 2017. Jackson launched the album for the UK market in September 2017. Jackson performed at the 2019 Living Legends foundation's (LLF) Annual Awards Dinner and Gala, performing his single "One Way Street" off his album '' Tito Time''. "One Way Street" features a remix from producer Gregg Pagani, who has worked with Charlie Wilson and
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. On July 9, 2021, he released the first single "Love One Another" from his second solo album "Under Your Spell", released August 6. The single features his brother
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,
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,
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and
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. On this album he turned to blues compared to his debut album, '' Tito Time'', which explored more pop and R&B sounds. The album "Under your spell" also features collaborations with
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, rock guitarist
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,
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, Claudette King, The O'Jay's
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and Steven Powell. On September 16, 2022, Jackson took the stage at Ground Zero Blues Club in
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together with
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. This was their second show from their "Straight From The Heart Tour". First show was on August 27 at Winston-Salem Fairgrounds Annex in
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.Third show was on September 23, in
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at the Bogalusa Blues and Heritage Festival.


Personal life


Family

Jackson married Delores "Dee Dee" Martes in June 1972 at the age of 18, and the couple divorced in 1988. In 1994, Martes was found deceased floating in a swimming pool. The death was originally ruled accidental. Later, a Los Angeles businessman, Donald Bohana, was subsequently charged with murdering her and later found guilty of second-degree murder in 1998. The couple had three sons, who comprise the musical group 3T: * Toriano Adaryll Jackson Jr. ("Taj") (born August 4, 1973). *
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(born August 8, 1975). *
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("TJ") (born July 16, 1978). Jackson has eight grandchildren.


Michael's memorial

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's memorial service was held at the Staples Center, now known as
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on Tuesday, July 7, 2009, in Los Angeles. To honor him, Tito and his brothers Marlon, Jackie,
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and
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served as pallbearers wearing a single spangly white glove and sunglasses. On the 12th anniversary of Michael's passing, Jackson turned to Michael's music in remembrance he told ''
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'' in a 2021 interview. In the interview, Jackson says that because of his brother’s passing, the month of June is difficult to deal with. He also defends his brother from allegations levied against him.


Discography


Studio albums


Singles


References

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Tito Jackson Toriano Adaryll "Tito" Jackson (born October 15, 1953) is an American musician. He is an original member of the Jackson 5 (later known as The Jacksons), who rose to fame in the late 1960s and 1970s with the Motown label, and later had continued ...
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