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By Robert Fontenot, About.com Guide to Oldies Music

Profile: The Jackson 5

Thursday June 25, 2009
With the shocking news of Michael Jackson's death, I take a look back at the juggernaut from Gary, Indiana that was the Jackson brood; they began by mixing bubblegum with soul, moved on to establish Seventies Motown, became disco's most dynamic act, and then finally unleashed the force of nature known as Michael. This Jackson 5/Jacksons profile, one of a series on rock's AM giants, focuses on all six(!) of the Jackson 5 brothers... and then some.

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