Joe Jackson

Joseph Walter "Joe" Jackson (born July 26, 1928) is an American musician, boxer and talent manager, who is the father and manager of the Jackson family of entertainers which includes Michael Jackson, The Jackson 5, Rebbie Jackson, La Toya Jackson, and Janet Jackson. Joseph Jackson was born in Fountain Hill, Arkansas, the eldest of five to Samuel Jackson (1893-1993) and Crystal Lee King (1907-1992). His siblings were Samuel, Jr. (born c. 1930), Helen (born c. 1931), Luther (1935-2010) and Alfred (born c. 1942). His parents separated when he was age 12. He moved with his father to Oakland, California, where he lived until after turning 18 years old, when he moved to East Chicago, Indiana, to live near his mother. While there, he met his future wife Katherine Scruse. After a brief marriage to and subsequent annulment from another woman, Joseph and Katherine continued an affair, resulting…

Also Known As: Joseph Jefferson Jackson, Joe Jackson