Micheal Jackson's Early Life

Michael Joseph Jackson whom is well known as “The King of Pop’’ was born on the 29^th of August 1958 7:33pm at St. Mercy Mary Hospital Gary Indiana. He was the eighth child of a famous African-American working-class family, The Jackson Family. His parents were Joseph Walter "Joe" Jackson and Katherine Esther Jackson. His father Joe Jackson was a businessman and a famous guitarist but had to put that aside to provide for his family after marrying Katherine Jackson. His mother Katie, whom was born in Barbour County, Alabama, was a television personality. She always encouraged little Jackson to participate in the church choir because she had noted that he was talented and had the passion to sing. Michael Jackson joined his four older brothers Tito, Jermaine, Jackie and Marlonalso when he was just five years of age as a lead vocalist when his father saw that he could sing in the school talent show. When he was 6 years old he sang with his brothers at the talent show and won 1st prize.

. In early 1960s, Joe Jackson noticed a music talent in his sons where he molded them to a group which gave birth to the The Jackson 5. He gave his first public performance when he was five years of age singing Climb Every Mountain; he showed a great music talent in his vocals and dances. Their father Joe Jackson was a very strict man who always wanted to see his sons work hard and behave in the right way. Michael Jackson's father confessed for the first time that he beat his children .During an interview with US talk show queen Oprah Winfrey, Joe Jackson admitted hitting his children with a strap .'I don't [regret the beatings],' he said. 'It kept them out of jail and kept them right.’ The group performed in many music concerts gaining popularity across America, Asia, Europe and Africa. Later Michael Jackson opted out of the group [The Jackson 5] to do it solo where, the late has gained a lot of fame and popularity due to his magnificent talent in music.