Jackie Jackson

born on 4/5/1951 in Gary, IN, United States

Alias Sigmund Esco "Jackie" Jackson

Jackie Jackson

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Jackie Jackson

Sigmund Esco "Jackie" Jackson (born May 4, 1951) is an American singer and musician notable for being a member of The Jackson 5.

Early life

Sigmund Esco Jackson was born on his mother Katherine's 21st birthday in 1951. Nicknamed Jackie by his grandfather, taken from Jackson Boy, he came from an African-American working class family. He and his eight brothers and sisters grew up in a 3-room house in Gary, Indiana, an industrial town outside of Chicago. In 1964, Jackie's father, Joseph, formed the Jackson Brothers singing group, which included Jackie and his brothers Tito and Jermaine. The group included younger brothers Marlon and Michael playing asserted percussive instruments. By 1966, however, Jackie's younger brother Michael had emerged as a lead singer and within two years, they emerged professionally under the name The Jackson Five, which was later altered to a numeral 5 after signing with Motown in 1969.

Prior to the group signing with Motown, Jackson wanted to pursue a career in professional baseball. However, Jackson was prohibited from this pursuance by his father, with whom he had an uneasy relationship with.

Career

Jackson performed under a high tenor singing voice. He added brief lead parts in some of the Jackson 5's hit singles, including "I Want You Back" and "ABC". In 1973, Jackson released a solo album that failed to chart. After the Jackson 5 became The Jacksons after leaving Motown for CBS Records in 1976, Jackson's role as a vocalist and songwriter increased. He added a lead vocal alongside brother Michael on their top ten Epic single, "Enjoy Yourself", and also added composition on six of the group's albums with Epic. Jackson's voice changed to a lower tenor vocal style during the Epic years. One of Jackson's most successful compositions was co-writing with Michael, "Can You Feel It", which became an international hit in 1981. Jackson began performing more lead vocals as Michael pursued a successful solo career. On their 1984 album, Victory, Jackson performed lead on the song "Wait", while writing the single, "Torture". Notably before the start of the Victory Tour in 1984, Jackson suffered a leg injury that was officially described as a knee injury incurred during rehearsals.[1] However, a former companion of Jermaine Jackson's, Margaret Maldonado, wrote in her 1995 book, Jackson Family Values, Jackson was injured in an automobile accident, a cause of his then wife Enid Jackson running over Jackson with her car, after catching him with choreographer and then-Laker Girl Paula Abdul.[2] Jackson recovered well enough to perform on the last leg of shows in December 1984 in Los Angeles, where Michael announced he was leaving the group. In early 1985, Marlon Jackson joined Michael in leaving the group as well, as did Jermaine Jackson, who returned to a solo career after the Victory Tour ended.

Jackie, Tito and Randy became session musicians, vocalists and producers during this time. In 1987, Jackson sang lead on a song titled "Time for the Burglar", which was included in the soundtrack to the film, Burglar. In 1988, Jermaine returned to the group and the remaining quartet recorded their final Epic album, 2300 Jackson Street, which included Jackie and Jermaine splitting leads on most of the songs. However, tensions reportedly flared between the brothers during recording sessions. 2300 Jackson Street failed to chart successfully despite the Jackie-led "Nothin' (That Compares 2 U)". Jermaine refused to participate in much of the album's promotion leading Jackie, Tito and Randy to promote the album modestly overseas. Afterwards, the group was dropped from the label and each brother went into solo projects. Jackson signed with Epic and released his first solo album in 16 years, Be the One, in late 1989. The album failed to chart. In 2001, after years out of the limelight, Jackie, along with his other brothers, returned to the mainstream during a reunion performance with Michael at his 30th anniversary special at Madison Square Garden.

Recent years

Currently residing in Las Vegas, Jackson at one time ran two record companies, Jesco Records and Futurist Entertainment. His son, Sigmund, Jr., known by the name of DEALZ, released a mixtape off Jesco in 2007. In 2009, he, Tito, Jermaine and Marlon starred in their brief reality series, The Jacksons: A Family Dynasty. In 2012, the quartet began their first tour since the end of the Victory Tour in 1984. The four brothers continue to tour, currently planning to perform a series of shows at the Las Vegas casino circuit.

Personal life

Jackson was married twice. He married his first wife, Enid Adren Spann (June 27, 1954 - December 20, 1997), in November 1974. A rocky marriage, they initially separated for several months after they married. They later divorced in 1987. In 2001, Jackson married a second wife, Victoria Triggs. They've also since divorced. With Enid Spann, Jackson has two children, Sigmund "Siggy", Jr. (b. 1977) and Brandi (b. 1982).

Discography

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions
US R&B
[3]
Jackie Jackson
  • Released: October 14, 1973
  • Label: Motown
  • Formats: LP
Be the One
  • Released: September 9, 1989
  • Label: Polydor
  • Formats: LP, CD
84
"" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

Singles

As main artist

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US R&B
[3]
"Cruzin'" 1989 58 Be the One
"Stay" 39
"We Know What's Going On" 2010 Non-album single
"" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

As a featured artist

Title Year
"That's How I Feel"
(DealZ featuring Jackie Jackson & Jermaine Jackson)
2011

External links

References

  1. Jet Magazine; July 9, 1984 http://books.google.com/books?id=yLADAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA56&ots=m23wqSHXti&dq=jet%20magazine%20jackie%20jackson%20knee&pg=PA1#v=onepage&q&f=false
  2. Margaret Maldonado Jackson, "Jackson Family Values" ISBN 0-7871-0522-8
  3. 3.0 3.1 {{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}
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