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Vocals, guitar and keys for the Jackson 5.
Not Michael, Janet, er, Jermaine or, um, the others.
Tito Jackson, 70
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Obituary
Vocals, guitar and keys for the Jackson 5.
Not Michael, Janet, er, Jermaine or, um, the others.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2kddp5x5zno
Seems as if AWers are struggling to marshall any enthusiasm for TJ’s big day
“Name all the members of the Jackson 5” would be a pretty hard pub quiz question.
Surely not for the Massive?
It’s Jackie, Tito, Marlon, Jermaine and that other guy.
Later joined by Randy, of course.
Gordon?
Is that a Luger?
No, it’s just the way my trousers hang
That’s not really germane, is it?
Chapeau, Chiz
Joe?
He’s The Man
He’s the dad
“To be pedantic…” Randy was a member of “the Jacksons” as they rebranded themselves once they left Motown – I gave up using “Name the members of the Jackson 5” as a quiz question, due to arguments.
Wasn’t that also the period where there were six members in the Jackson 5?
@fentonsteve You’ve really got me dragging up half forgotten memories from 70s music magazines (along with some help from Wikipedia) Randy played congas with the band on tour, from 1972 & I think there was a “look there are 6 of them!” In the press.
He only officially joined the line up when they signed to Epic, Motown retained the name “Jackson 5” and Jermaine, who was married to Berry Gordy’s daughter Hazel.
Oh goodness, yes, you’ve unlodged useless bits in the back of my memory, too.
I’m was a huge fan of Ben Folds Five, and there were only three of them in the band. Kids: don’t trust pop stars to help with your Maths homework. There were no Jacksons in the band, but they did do a songs entitled Jackson Cannery.
Don’t trust pop stars with understanding military raking either.
Captain Sensible? Was he ever in the army
Will Sargent? Did he ever shout “Shut Up!” to a concert party battery
Was General Saint entirely sin-free?
Were Private Function shy and retiring?
Did Commander Cody ever get his sea legs?
Did Lieutenant Pigeon’s dough ever rise?
Could The Carpenters make you a wardrobe?
If they were in the business of making wardrobes they’d be The Cabinetmakers, not The Carpenters @Rigid_Digit
Alan, Wayne, Merrill, Jay and Donny
?
Dopey, Grumpy, Bashful, Sneezy, Happy, Sleepy and Doc.
Pugh, Pugh, Barney McGrew, Cuthbert, Dribble, Grub.
Haggerty F, Haggerty R, Tomkins, Noble, Carrick, Dobson, Dewhurst, Crapper, McIntyre, Treadmore and Davitt. Neville ‘Baldy’ Davitt
Haggerty F, Ferris, Noble, Codren, Crapper, Davis, Sullivan, O’Grady, Kembell, Hacker and Davitt.
Won 2-0 against Pudsey.
Can’t argue with that as the heavy second half downpour caused the ink to run on my copy of the matchday programme (actually a mimeographed sheet) to the point where it is now illegible
IIRC McIntyre, Treadmore and Davitt was briefly considered as a potential name for Monty Python’s Flying Circus
I’m trying to figure out what Tito did to upset you all. The Jackson 5, and the Jacksons were great pop-soul, regardless of whatever one of them did later in life.
Not necessary to upset us to get the urine extracted, when an opportunity presents itself.
Here at The AW we are equal-opportunity pisstakers.
Ok thanks. Therefore…
“Which one’s Randy?”
Bringing it back to more familiar AW territory, wasn’t Toyah in the Jackson 5?
As an aside, the news made Spotify and I heard Offspring the Younger playing I Want You Back yesterday. What a great bassline to hear through the kitchen ceiling.