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The Time Marlon Jackson Nearly Hit No. 1—and How All 9 Jackson Siblings Charted Solo in Billboard
(May 4, 2026) – Members of the Jackson family were on a roll in 1987, making history in ways that other families could only dream of—and pulling off accomplishments we’ll…
Chart don’t lie: The year every Jackson had a Hot 100 hit, except one…(with an asterisk, of course)
(February 10, 2022). Okay, maybe the word “hit” in the article’s title is being used loosely here, but there was a year during the 1980s when all of the Jackson…
R.I.P. Joe Jackson (1928 – 2018). An Iron-Clad Dad Who Changed Music Forever
(June 27, 2018). We knew of him as the tough, iron-fisted patriarch of the most famous family in all of music history. That family knew him as “Joseph.” Today, Joseph…
Black Family…Black Music…Black History!
This article is a celebration of black family musical acts, in conjunction with Black History Month 2016. With Black History Month – officially known as National African-American History Month –…