Joe Jackson, Father and Founder of the Jackson Five, Has Died at 89

The Jackson Five family is enduring a personal crisis that every family deals with; Joe Jackson the patriarch, and founder of the Jackson Five brand has died at the age of 89 in Las Vegas due to stage-four pancreatic cancer.

In his early days, Joe worked common jobs, as a steel mill worker while pursuing a career in boxing. Joe was also a struggling musician, eventually turning to a music career, playing guitar in the Falcons a local blues band. While raising his children he was stunned at how artistic they were, forming ‘The Jacksons’ winning local talent contests. They would become the Jackson Five, hitting it big with their debut single “I Want You Back.” The rest they say is history.

Joe has battle ill health over the years, earlier suffering a stroke, a heart attack and dementia that you would expect an 89-year-old to fight. We also remember that horrific car accident in June 2017, sustaining severe injuries. Life is not always kind; we honored Michael’s anniversary of his untimely death earlier in the week, June 25th, 2009. The founder and father of the Jackson Five has died at 89.

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