Joe Jackson
Joe Jackson | |
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.jpg?lang=simple) Jackson in 2007 | |
| Born | Joseph Walter Jackson July 26, 1928 Fountain Hill, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Died | June 27, 2018 (aged 89) Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Pancreatic cancer |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Talent manager |
| Spouse | Katherine Scruse (m. 1949) |
| Children | 11, See below |
| Parent(s) | Samuel Joseph Jackson (1893–1993) Crystal Lee King (1907–1999) |
| Relatives | Israel Nero Jackson (1838-1934) (grandfather) Jack July Jackson (1803-1908) (great-grandfather) |
Joseph Walter "Joe" Jackson (July 26, 1928 – June 27, 2018) was an American talent manager. He was the father of the Jackson family of musicians.
Early life
[change | change source]Joseph Walter Jackson was born in Fountain Hill, Arkansas. He was the eldest son and child of Samuel Jackson (1893-1993), a schoolteacher, and Crystal Lee King (1907-1999). Samuel was the son of Israel Nero Jackson (1838-1934), a slave. Israel was the son of Jack July Jackson (1803-1908), an indigenous choctaw of the Plantation of Gale. He was raised in East Chicago, Indiana and in Gary, Indiana. Jackson married Katherine Jackson in 1949.
Career
[change | change source]In 1963, Jackie, Tito and Jermaine started a band called The Jackson Brothers. Joe was their manager. The band changed their name to The Jackson 5 and they became su Michael fired Jackson as his manager in 1979. The rest of the brothers did the same in 1983. In 2002, Jackson was given a place in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for being the Best Entertainment Manager of All Time.
Personal life
[change | change source]In 2003, Joe told Louis Theroux that he whipped Michael when he was a child.[1] Michael Jackson died in 2009. He did not put Joe in his will.[2]
In November 2012, he had a stroke.[3]
Jackson told Piers Morgan in 2013 that "There's no such thing as beating a kid".[4]
Children
[change | change source]Ten children were born to Katherine and Joe Jackson.
- Maureen Reillette "Rebbie" Jackson (born May 29, 1950)
- Sigmund Esco "Jackie" Jackson (born May 4, 1952)
- Toriano Adaryll "Tito" Jackson (October 15, 1953 – September 15, 2024)
- Jermaine La Jaune Jackson (born December 11, 1954)
- La Toya Yvonne Jackson (born May 29, 1956)
- Marlon David Jackson (born March 12, 1957)
- Brandon Jackson (March 12, 1957 – March 12, 1957)
- Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009)
- Steven Randall "Randy" Jackson (born October 29, 1961)
- Janet Damita Jo Jackson (born May 16, 1966)
Jackson also has a daughter with Cheryl Terrell. Terrell is a woman that Jackson had an affair with for 25 years. The daughter, Johvonnie, was born 1974.[5]
Illness
[change | change source]In July 2015, Jackson was rushed into hospital after suffering a stroke and heart arrhythmia while celebrating his birthday in Brazil.[6] The stroke reportedly left him temporarily blind.[7]
On June 23, 2018, it was reported that Jackson was hospitalized in Las Vegas in the final stages of terminal pancreatic cancer.[8][9] He died of the disease on June 27 at the age of 89.[10]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Singer Jackson whipped by father". 13 November 2003 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
- ↑ "Jackson 'took revenge on abusive father' by cutting him out of his will". Mail Online.
- ↑ McKay, Hollie (26 March 2015). "Joe Jackson in 'serious' condition after stroke". Fox News.
- ↑ "MJ's dad: No such thing as beating a kid". 31 January 2013.
- ↑ Khan, Urmee (14 September 2009). "Michael Jackson's secret sister JohVonnie Jackson says she was 'rejected'" – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
- ↑ "Joe Jackson admitted to hospital after stroke". USA TODAY.
- ↑ "Michael Jackson's father Joe 'left blind after suffering stroke'". Mail Online. 27 July 2015.
- ↑ [permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Michael Jackson's dad Joe Jackson reportedly hospitalized with terminal cancer as Jermaine reveals he's on deathbed". www.msn.com.
- ↑ "Joe Jackson, father of Michael and Janet Jackson, dead at 89". Retrieved 2018-06-27.
Other websites
[change | change source]- Official website Archived 2014-02-08 at the Wayback Machine