The Jackson 5

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The Jackson 5 were a pioneering American pop and soul family music group formed by the Jackson brothers, known for their Motown hits in the late 1960s and 1970s and for launching Michael Jackson’s career.

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Jackson 5 1
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Predicate Object
instanceOf American pop music group
American soul music group
Motown artist
family musical group
activeYearsEnd 1990
activeYearsStart 1964
alsoKnownAs The Jackson 5
surface form: Jackson 5

The Jackson 5
surface form: The Jackson Five

The Jackson 5
surface form: The Jacksons
associatedAct Berry Gordy
Diana Ross
Michael Jackson
Motown
surface form: Motown Records

The Jacksons (variety show)
surface form: The Jacksons
breakthroughSingle I Want You Back
breakthroughSingleReleaseYear 1969
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
debutSingle Big Boy
debutSingleReleaseYear 1968
formedIn 1964
formerMember Jermaine Jackson
genre R&B
bubblegum pop
funk
pop
psychedelic soul
soul
hallOfFameInduction Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
hallOfFameInductionYear 1997
member Jackie Jackson
Jermaine Jackson
Marlon Jackson
Michael Jackson
Randy Jackson
surface form: Randy Jackson (Jacksons member)

Tito Jackson
musicalStyle choreographed dance routines
tight vocal harmonies
notableWork ABC
Dancing Machine
I Want You Back
I'll Be There
Never Can Say Goodbye
The Love You Save
origin Gary, Indiana
parentOrganization Jackson family
recordLabel Epic Records
Motown
Steeltown Records
significantFor launching Michael Jackson's career
pioneering crossover success for Black artists in pop music
televisionShow The Jackson 5 self-linksurface differs
surface form: The Jackson 5ive

The Jacksons (variety show)

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The Jackson 5 alsoKnownAs The Jackson 5
this entity surface form: Jackson 5
The Jackson 5 alsoKnownAs The Jackson 5
this entity surface form: The Jackson Five
The Jackson 5 alsoKnownAs The Jackson 5
this entity surface form: The Jacksons
Rebbie Jackson associatedAct The Jackson 5
this entity surface form: The Jacksons
Gordy Records associatedWith The Jackson 5
Jackson family home associatedWith The Jackson 5
Motown Museum associatedWith The Jackson 5
Studio A associatedWithArtist The Jackson 5
Epic Records hasArtist The Jackson 5
this entity surface form: The Jacksons
Jackson family hasCollectiveAct The Jackson 5
Jackson family hasCollectiveAct The Jackson 5
this entity surface form: The Jacksons (band)
Gary, Indiana hasNotableResident The Jackson 5
Apollo Theater helpedLaunchCareerOf The Jackson 5
The Temptations influenced The Jackson 5
Motown launchedCareerOf The Jackson 5
Jermaine Jackson memberOf The Jackson 5
Jermaine Jackson memberOf The Jackson 5
this entity surface form: The Jacksons
Marlon Jackson memberOf The Jackson 5
Marlon Jackson memberOf The Jackson 5
this entity surface form: The Jacksons
Michael Jackson memberOf The Jackson 5
Michael Jackson memberOf The Jackson 5
this entity surface form: The Jacksons
Randy Jackson memberOf The Jackson 5
this entity surface form: The Jacksons
Tito Jackson memberOf The Jackson 5
Tito Jackson memberOf The Jackson 5
this entity surface form: The Jacksons
Jermaine Jackson notableWork The Jackson 5
The Jackson 5 televisionShow The Jackson 5 self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: The Jackson 5ive