By 1968, when Michael turned 10, the Jackson 5 was a professional musical machine.
Thanks to their squeaky-clean image, the Jackson 5 became teen idols, unusual for a group of African-American youngsters.
The group later became The Jackson 5, with young Michael serving as lead singer, and shot to superstardom.
The Jackson 5 landed an audition for Motown Records, in 1968.
The Jackson 5 played everywhere, from supermarkets to strip clubs.
Later in life, he worked on several projects, including the Jackson 5's "Come And Get It: The Rare Pearls, " which was a 2012 release featuring rare and unreleased tracks by the group.
The Corporation, which comprised of Motown label head Berry Gordy, Alphonzo Mizell, Freddie Perren and Richards, was assembled in 1969 to create hit records for the label's new act, The Jackson 5.
The Hollywood Reporter said Richards' "love of music" kept him involved with a variety of projects, including last year's production of The Jackson 5's Come and Get It: The Rare Pearls, featuring rare and unreleased tracks.
He performed for 18 years with his four elder brothers in the Jackson 5, the bouncing, grinning child from Gary, Indiana transforming into a global megastar, then left them as brutally as he had always upstaged them.
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By the time he was 6, he had joined his brothers in a musical group organized by his father, and by the time he was 10, the group -- the Jackson 5 -- had been signed to Motown.
Motown signed the group in 1968 and poured its all into the Jackson 5's first single, "I Want You Back" -- the writing and production team were credited as "The Corporation" -- and Jackson's imploring, dramatic vocal rocked America.
Though Motown Records was the top label of the 1960s, inventing what it called "the Sound of Young America, " by 1969 -- when Jackson and his brothers in the Jackson 5 first hit the charts -- the label was finding itself out of step with the psychedelic and hard-soul sounds of the times.
The visitors promptly infringed and the final action of the half saw Jackson kick the hosts into a 13-5 lead at the break.
Jackson, the 34-year-old son of Jackson 5 original Tito Jackson, was appointed temporary guardian last week.
From basketball minds like Jerry West (wise enough to draft Magic Johnson) through Mitch Kupchak (wise enough to steal Pau Gasol from Memphis), or coaching talents such as Pat Riley through Phil Jackson who each earned the Purple and Gold 5 championship banners apiece, Dr. Jerry Buss has been the anti-Jerry Jones (owner of the Dallas Cowboys).
Some details of the alleged scandal became clearer Wednesday, as a law enforcement official close to the investigation identified Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. as the person referred to in the federal criminal complaint as Senate Candidate 5.
But on Nov. 5, Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson made the long-muttered accusation a matter of legal fact.
When Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson fingered Microsoft as a monopoly on Nov. 5, the software giant's head honcho, Bill Gates, was quick to respond with a statement of his own.
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Glen Jackson's second penalty put Sarries 13-5 up at the break.
On Monday, Beckloff awarded Katherine Jackson all of the family allowance funds she requested but gave only 83.5 percent of what she requested in support of the children.
Such was the 207-page "finding of fact" delivered by Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson on Nov. 5.
Matt Harvey (4-0, 1.44) goes for the Mets to open a three-game series in Chicago, opposing Edwin Jackson (1-5, 6.02).
Jibreel was introduced to Jackson's music at age 5 by his mother and has made several appearances mimicking the King of Pop.
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