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[[List of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees|Inducted]] to the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] in [[1997 in music|1997]] and the [[Vocal Group Hall of Fame]] in [[1999 in music|1999]], the Jacksons reunited in [[2001 in music|2001]] on Michael's [[Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Special|30th anniversary television special]]. Following the [[death of Michael Jackson]] in [[2009 in music|2009]], the four eldest of the brothers embarked on their [[Unity Tour]] in [[2012 in music|2012]].<ref>{{cite speech |title=Eulogy for Michael Jackson |author=[[Berry Gordy|Gordy, Berry]] |date=July 19, 2009 |location=Los Angeles, CA |accessdate =2010-03-06}}</ref><ref name="amg 5">{{cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p4568|pure_url=yes}} |title=The Jackson 5|last=Huey|first=Steve|publisher=Macrovision Corp.|accessdate=2008-05-08}}</ref>
==History==
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===Early years===
[[File:2300 Jackson Street.jpg|thumb|right|220px|The Jacksons' childhood home in [[Gary, Indiana]] surrounded by gifts, flowers, and stuffed animals after Michael Jackson's death in 2009]]
The five Jackson brothers' interest in music took place in Gary, Indiana, bolstered by their father [[Joe Jackson (manager)|Joe Jackson]]. In 1964, Joe caught son Tito playing with his guitar after a string broke. Upon fixing the string, threatening punishment, Tito's father had him play and was impressed enough to buy the boy his own guitar. Tito, Jermaine and Jackie showed an interest in singing and formed their own group with their father naming them "The Jackson Brothers", with six-year-old Michael playing [[congas]] and childhood buddies Reynaud Jones and Milford Hite playing keyboards and drums. Marlon, then seven years old, eventually joined playing the [[tambourine]]. In August 1965, before a show at Gary's Tiny Tots Jamboree held on Michael's seventh birthday, Evelyn LaHaie suggested the group rename themselves "The Jackson Five Singing Group", later shortened simply to The Jackson Five.
In 1966, the group won a talent show at Gary's [[Theodore Roosevelt High School (Gary)|Theodore Roosevelt High School]], where Jermaine performed several Motown numbers, including [[The Temptations]]' "[[My Girl (The Temptations song)|My Girl]]" and Michael performed [[Robert Parker (singer)|Robert Parker]]'s "[[Barefootin' (song)|Barefootin']]", winning the talent show instantly. [[Johnny Jackson (musician)|Johnny Jackson]] and [[Ronnie Rancifer]] eventually replaced Milford Hite and Reynaud Jones. After several more talent show wins, Joe Jackson booked his sons to perform at several respected music venues of the [[chitlin' circuit]], including Chicago's [[Regal Theater (Chicago)|Regal Theater]] and Harlem's [[Apollo Theater]], winning the talent competitions on both shows in 1967. After they won the Apollo contest on August 13, 1967, singer [[Gladys Knight]] sent a tape of the boys' demo to Motown Records, hoping to get them to sign, only to have their tape rejected and sent back to Gary. In November 1967, Joe Jackson signed the group's first contract with [[Gordon Keith (producer)|Gordon Keith]], an owner and producer of Steeltown Records, and the Jackson Five recorded and released two singles, "[[Big Boy (The Jackson 5 song)|(I'm A) Big Boy]]" and "We Don't Have to Be Over 21". During early 1968, the group also performed at [[strip clubs]] on Joe's behest to earn extra income.
While performing a week-long run of shows at the Regal Theater as the opening act for [[Bobby Taylor & the Vancouvers]], an impressed Taylor sent the Jacksons to Detroit to help with their Motown audition, which was set for July 23 at Motown's headquarters on Woodward Avenue. Following the taped audition, which was sent to CEO [[Berry Gordy]]'s office in Hollywood, Gordy requested the group to be signed, with final negotiations completed by early 1969, leading to the group to be signed on March 11. Following initial recordings at Detroit's [[Hitsville USA]] studio, Berry Gordy sent the Jacksons to Hollywood in July, hiring [[Suzanne de Passe]] to become a mentor of the brothers.
Starting in August, the Jackson Five performed as the opening act for [[The Supremes]], whose lead singer [[Diana Ross]] was [[The Supremes#Ross' departure|planning to leave for a solo career at the end of the year]]. After performing at the Daisy in Lolack America Pageant in New York, the group recorded their first single, "[[I Want You Back]]", written by a newly assembled Motown team called [[The Corporation (record production [[Deke Richards]] and [[Alphonzo M
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