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Nicknames: "Tito"
Location: Woodland, CA, USA
Birthdate: (58)
Birthplace: Gary, Indiana, United States
Occupation: Singer, Singer-songwriter
Managed by: Tina
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About Toriano Adaryll Jackson, I

Toriano Adaryll "Tito" Jackson is an American singer and guitarist and original member of The Jackson 5. He is the older brother of American pop stars Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson.

Tito was born the third of ten children of Joseph and Katherine Jackson. Growing up in a large family, young Tito originally hid his musical talent from his father. While his father was at work, Jackson would play his father's guitar while his siblings danced and sang. It was not until the young Jackson broke a string on the guitar that father Joseph learned about his musical aspirations. Joseph was then inspired to form a group around Tito and his two brothers, Jackie and Jermaine into a band in 1964 called The Jackson Brothers; eventually, younger brothers Marlon and Michael joined the group, and the brothers formed The Jackson 5 in 1964. During the group's tenure at Motown, public relations teams termed Tito as "the quiet Jackson" though he lived a different life out of the spotlight. Despite his talents as a guitarist, Motown refused to allow him or Jermaine, who played bass guitar, to play electric guitar for the duration of the Jackson Five's releases on Motown. Tito did not play guitar on his brothers' records until the group left for Philadelphia International in 1976 and changed their name to The Jacksons. Tito also started to contribute lead vocals and co-write several hit songs for his brothers after the release of the 1978 hit album, Destiny. The Jacksons followed up with an album entitled Triumph which sold 3 million copies in the US and 10 million copies worldwide. In 1984, the group released Victory (reuniting the group with Jermaine) and followed it up with a tour. Tito sang lead on "We Can Change The World," and played many of the instruments; his other contributions to the album were limited to backing vocals. The subsequent tour would be one of the Jacksons' greatest successes, but almost immediately afterward, lead singer Michael Jackson resigned from the group. Brother Marlon also quit following the Victory Tour.

In 1985, Tito, along with other members of the Jackson family, participated in USA for Africa's famine-relief fund-raising single "We Are the World".

The Jacksons' final release, 2300 Jackson Street was a more "New Jack Swing"-oriented album, whose title song reunited all of the members of the Jackson family (minus LaToya). Tito did not contribute guitar parts to the record; however, he did contribute vocals, including a narration that precedes the first song.

He is now an executive producer for the show The Jacksons: A Family Dynasty along with the rest of his brothers.

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Tito Jackson's Timeline

1953
October 15, 1953
Gary, Indiana, United States
1972
June 16, 1972
Age 18
Los Angeles, CA, USA
2009
July 7, 2009
Age 55
Beverly Wilshire Hotel
September 3, 2009
Age 55
Glendale, CA, USA
July 7, 2009
Age 55
Los Angeles, CA, USA
1988
1988
Age 34
Los Angeles, CA, USA
1975
August 8, 1975
Age 21
Los Angeles, CA, USA
1978
July 16, 1978
Age 24
Los Angeles, CA, USA
1983
1983
Age 29
1973
August 4, 1973
Age 19
Los Angeles, CA, USA