Tito Jackson, an original member of the hit-making pop group The Jackson 5, has died, his family confirmed Monday. He is 70 years old.
NBC Los Angeles Spoke to a family member He who confirmed death. Even his sons He posted the news on Instagram.
“It is with heavy hearts that we announce that our beloved father, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Tito Jackson, is no longer with us. We are shocked, saddened and heartbroken,” his sons DJ, Taj and Darryl said in the post. “He will be greatly missed. It will be “titto time” for us,” they added.
Jackson was a founding member of the group of five brothers, along with Jackie, Jermaine, Marlon and Michael, who rose to fame with a string of hits in the late 1960s and 1970s.
Tito Jackson was nominated for and included in three Grammy Awards Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997 as a member of the Jackson 5.
The Jackson 5 is known for hits including “ABC” and “I Want You Back,” sung by a young Michael Jackson, which were released in 1969 after he signed with the Motown label.
The Jackson family was raised in Cary, Indiana, and the group was managed by their domineering father, Joe Jackson.
The Jackson 5 achieved major chart success, but their careers were overshadowed by the solo career of Michael Jackson, who became one of the most successful and recognizable music stars of the century before his death in 2009 at the age of 50.
Tito Jackson was there He stopped playing the guitar Recordings as a backing session musician in The Jackson 5, he later began his own career as a solo blues musician in 2003.
