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: For the Boston City Council member, see Tito Jackson (politician) Infobox musical artist| name = Tito Jackson | background = solo_singer | image = | birth_name = Toriano Adaryll Jackson | Born = Birth date and age|1953|10|15|mf=y Gary, Indiana|Gary , Indiana , United States|U.S. | genre = Rhythm & blues|R& B , Blues music|blues | occupation= Musician , singer-songwriter , multi-instrumentalist | instrument = Guitar , singing|vocals , keyboards , synthesizers , programming (music) | years_active = 1964�present | label = Epic Records|Epic , Motown Records|Motown | associated_acts = The Jackson 5 Toriano Adaryll "Tito" Jackson (born October 15, 1953) is an United States|American singing|singer and lead guitarist and original member of The Jackson 5 . He is the older brother of United States|American Pop music|pop stars Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson .
Early life and rise to stardom
Ref improve section|date=June 2010Main|The Jackson 5Tito was born the third of ten children of Joe Jackson (manager)|Joseph and Katherine Jackson . Growing up in a large family, young Tito originally hid his musical talent from his father. While his father was at work, Jackson would play his father's guitar while his siblings danced and sang.cite book| last = Jackson| first = La Toya | coauthors = Patricia Romanowski | title = La Toya: Growing up in the Jackson Family | publisher = New American Library | year = 1991 | pages = | month = | isbn = 0-451-17415-1 It was not until the young Jackson broke a string on the guitar that father Joseph learned about his musical aspirations. Joseph was then inspired to form a group around Tito and his two brothers, Jackie Jackson|Jackie and Jermaine Jackson|Jermaine into a band in 1964 called The Jackson Brothers ; eventually, younger brothers Marlon Jackson|Marlon and Michael Jackson|Michael joined the group, and the brothers formed The Jackson 5 in 1964. During the group's tenure at Motown Records|Motown , public relations teams termed Tito as "the quiet Jackson" though he lived a different life out of the spotlight. Despite his talents as a guitarist, Motown refused to allow him or Jermaine, who played bass guitar , to play electric guitar for the duration of the Jackson Five's releases on Motown. Tito did not play guitar on his brothers' records until the group left for Philadelphia International in 1976 and changed their name to The Jacksons. Tito also started to contribute lead vocals and co-write several hit songs for his brothers after the release of the 1978 hit album, Destiny (The Jacksons album)|Destiny . The Jacksons followed up with an album titled Triumph (The Jacksons album)|Triumph which sold 3 million copies in the US and 10 million copies worldwide. In 1984, the group released Victory (The Jacksons album)|Victory (reuniting the group with Jermaine) and followed it up with a tour. Tito sang lead on "We Can Change The World," and played many of the instruments; his other contributions to the album were limited to backing vocals. The subsequent tour would be one of the Jacksons' greatest successes, but almost immediately afterward, lead singer Michael Jackson resigned from the group. Brother Marlon also quit following the Victory Tour (The Jacksons tour)|Victory Tour .
In 1985, Tito, along with other members of the Jackson family, participated in USA for Africa 's famine-relief fund-raising single " We Are the World ".
The Jacksons' final release, 2300 Jackson Street was a more " New Jack Swing "-oriented album, whose title song reunited all of the members of the Jackson family (minus La Toya Jackson|LaToya ). Tito did not contribute guitar parts to the record; however, he did contribute vocals, including a narration that precedes the first song.
He served as executive producer for the show The Jacksons: A Family Dynasty along with the rest of his brothers. The show has yet to see a second season.
Tito continues to tour with his original music, with various band members including producer/guitarist Angelo Earl and a management team that includes Ed Tate.
Personal life
Tito married Delores "Dee Dee" Martes (April 1, 1955 & ndash; August 27, 1994) in June 1972 at the age of 18, and later divorced in 1993.cite news | url= http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/michael_jackson/2009/06/27/2009-06-27_coroner_releases_michael_jacksons_body_shattered_family_gathers_to_plan_king_of_.html? page=1 | title=Nanny says Michael Jackson's stomach had to be pumped regularly | work= nydailynews.com | publisher= New York Daily News | date=2008-06-28 | accessdate=2009-06-28 | first1=Nancy | last1=Dillon | first2=Larry | last2=McShane | first3=Rich | last3=Schapiro The couple had three sons, who compose the musical group 3T :
Taj Jackson|Toriano Adaryll Jackson II . ("Taj") (born August 4, 1973)
Taryll Adren Jackson (born August 8, 1975)
Tito Joseph Jackson ("TJ") (born July 16, 1978)
During the summer of 2008, the Jackson family (including Tito) stayed at a holiday let (rental) for six weeks in Appledore, Devon|Appledore , in Devon , England while searching for a house to buy in the area. The project was filmed for a Channel 4 documentary called "The Jacksons are Coming", which was aired in 2008.cite news | url= http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1583492/The-Jacksons-to-hit-reality-TV---in-Devon.html | title=The Jacksons to hit reality TV - in Devon | work= Telegraph.co.uk | publisher= Telegraph Media Group | date=2008-04-02 | accessdate=2009-03-20 | location=Londoncite news | url= http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/tv_and_radio/article5247250.ece? openComment=true | title=Last Night's TV: The Jacksons Are Coming | first=Mick | last=Hume | work= The Times | publisher= Times Newspapers | date=2008-11-28 | accessdate=2009-03-20 | location=London
In popular culture
Tito was portrayed by Gerrick Winston in the 2004 film Man in the Mirror: The Michael Jackson Story , the biopic of Michael Jackson which first aired on VH1 .
Discography
(2003) I Gotta Play http://recordcompanynetwork.com/RCN/titojackson/index.htm Record Company Network http://jackson-source.com/the-jacksons/77-tito Jackson Source http://rateyourmusic.com/release/ep/tito_jackson/i_gotta_play Rate Your Music
# Call My Job # Caldonia # I Gotta Play # Stormy Monday # Big Legged Woman
(2011) So Far So Good http://www.jackson-source.com/component/content/article/42/313-release-titos-album-so-far-so-good
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