Intro

Hello and Welcome to this episode of the podcast, "The Mnemonic Tree", where we add a single mnemonic leaf to our Tree of Knowledge.

Today's episode will be on The Jackson 5, of which Michael Jackson made his debut at the stupendous age of five and soon after, took over as lead vocalist. He then moved on to begin a solo career at the tender age of 13. And meanwhile and to my surprise, The Jacksons are actually still together and are currently on tour.

Todays mnemonic will be on the five Jackson 5 members.

So, with no further ado, we will begin with a summary from Wikipedia.

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Wikipedia Summary

The Jackson 5,[a] later the Jacksons, was an American pop band composed of members of the Jackson family. The group was founded in 1964 in Gary, Indiana, and for most of their career consisted of brothers Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, Marlon and Michael. They were managed by their father Joe Jackson.[1][4][2][3] The group were among the first African American performers to attain a crossover following.

The Jackson 5 performed in talent shows and clubs on the Chitlin' Circuit, then signed with Steeltown Records in 1967 and released two singles.[5] In 1968, they left Steeltown Records and signed with Motown, where they were the first group to debut with four consecutive number-one hits on the Billboard Hot 100 chart with the songs "I Want You Back", "ABC", "The Love You Save", and "I'll Be There".[6] They also achieved sixteen Top-40 singles on the chart. The group left Motown for Epic Records in early 1976, with the exception of Jermaine, who was replaced by youngest brother Randy. At Epic, they released four studio albums and one live album between 1976 and 1981, including the successful albums Destiny (1978) and Triumph (1980) and the singles "Enjoy Yourself", "Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)", and "Can You Feel It".

The brothers also released solo albums, most successfully Michael. In 1983, Jermaine reunited with the band to perform on the Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever TV special. They released the Victory album the following year, followed by an extensive tour which also featured songs from Michael's solo albums. After the Victory tour, Michael and Marlon left the group. The remaining four released the poorly received 2300 Jackson Street album in 1989 before being dropped from their label. In 2001, the Jacksons reunited on Michael's 30th Anniversary Celebration TV special. The four eldest of the brothers embarked on their Unity Tour in 2012 following Michael's death, and they planned several major performances for 2017.[7][8]

The Jackson 5 have sold more than 100 million records worldwide.[9] In 1980, the brothers were honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame as the Jacksons. They were inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997. Two of the band's recordings ("ABC" and "I Want You Back") are among the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll and, alongside "I'll Be There", were also inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.

Extracted from: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jackson_5]

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Mnemonic

The Jackson 5 - Band Members Mnemonic – MMichael JJackson Team

(Picture two Michael Jacksons and his team of brothers)

1. Michael

2. Marlon

3. Jermaine

4. Jackie

5. Tito

Five Fun Facts

1. The ABC had a cartoon called The Jackson 5ive which aired from 1971 to 1972 and was the first ever cartoon of a black family.

2. Michael was only six years old when they performed for the first time in 1964 in Gary, Indiana.

3. Their very first album was called “Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5” in 1969.

4. The Jackson 5’s original group name was “Ripples & Waves Plus Michael”

5. The Jackson 5 were discovered by Gladys Knight who made the call to Motown Records, and not Diana Ross which is widely believed.

6. Bonus Fact: And fact six takes us back to the infamous Pepsi commercial in 1984 where Michael Jackson’s hair caught on fire whilst recording a video with his brothers from The Jackson 5.

Michael actually kept dancing while he’s hair was on fire while the director was apparently yelling out, “Beat it, beat it, just beat it!”