At the age of 89 years died a music Manager and head of the Jackson family — Joe Jackson.
For a long time fought with cancer, Joe died at about 3.30 on Wednesday, June 27, in Los Angeles, says TMZ.
The father of 11 children and the founder of the musical dynasty Jackson, came in 2014 in the Hall of fame R&B became the Manager of his family in the 1960s. his First success was a group, the Jackson 5, followed the solo careers of Michael and Janet. However, due to stringent methods of education, which many of the children called cruel, the relationship of Joe with his family remained tense for the rest of his days.
Joe Jackson was born July 26, 1928 in fountain hill (Arkansas). At 18 years old moved to Indiana, where he became acquainted with his future wife — Catherine Skruz.
The family became famous shortly after Jackson Sr. founded with his sons Tito, Jackie, Jermain, Marlon and Michael — the group Jackson 5. With a few wins in talent shows and performances at the famous Apollo Theater, followed by a contract with Motown in 1969. And soon the singles, the Jackson 5 topped the charts.
Over time, the popularity of Jackson has grown, but the relationship with the head of the family only worsened. In 1979, shortly before the release of major hits — «Off the Wall» and «Thriller», Michael Joe was fired as Manager. Over the next few years others have tried to follow the example of his brother and also to move away from his father.
The biggest blow to the reputation of Jackson Sr. was caused when the children began to publicly discuss its methods of education. So, in 1993, on Oprah Michael admitted that excessive strictness of the father not only took away his childhood due to constant training and rehearsals. It bordered on violence, from insults Joe moved on to flogging and beatings.
«I love my dad, but I don’t know,’ said Jackson. — He was very strict, could scare one glance. Sometimes I even felt bad when he came».
Recent years Joe spent in Las Vegas. His health was rapidly deteriorating: as reported by Variety, the legendary Manager has experienced a few bumps. During the 87-th birthday Jackson had a heart attack due to which his eyesight has deteriorated. A few years before his death, Joe was in a car accident.
One of the last appearances of Jackson-senior in public was a visit to the BET Awards with Janet in 2015. Receiving the award for Ultimate Icon, the singer thanked in his speech, «a wonderful mother and father.»
