Rick Diamond/Getty ImagesHere some news sure to make some oldies music fans feel truly old: The Jackson 5's Jackie Jackson celebrates his 70th birthda.
Michael.
After signing to Motown in 1968 and releasing their debut album the following year, The Jackson 5 quickly became one of the biggest pop groups in the world. The band’s first four singles all reached #1 on the
Billboard Hot 100 in 1970 “I Want You Back,” “ABC,” “The Love You save” and “I’ll Be There.”
While Michael sang lead on most Jackson 5 songs, Jackie contributed occasional brief lead parts to some of the tunes, perhaps most notably on “I Want You Back” and “ABC.”
In 1973, Jackie released a self-titled debut solo album, although the record had little chart success.
In 1976, The Jackson 5 changed its name to
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Todayâs Highlight in History:
On May 4, 1961, the first group of âFreedom Ridersâ left Washington, D.C. to challenge racial segregation on interstate buses and in bus terminals.
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In 1626, Dutch explorer Peter Minuit landed on present-day Manhattan Island.
In 1776, Rhode Island declared its freedom from England, two months before the Declaration of Independence was adopted.
In 1886, at Haymarket Square in Chicago, a labor demonstration for an 8-hour work day turned into a deadly riot when a bomb exploded.
In 1932, mobster Al Capone, convicted of income-tax evasion, entered the federal penitentiary in Atlanta. (Capone was later transferred to Alcatraz Island.)
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