Origin: Gary, IN
Decades: 1960's, 1970's, and 1980's
The Jackson 5 were one of the biggest phenomenons in pop music during the early '70s, and the last great group to come out of the Motown hitmaking machine before Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder shifted the label's focus to more individual visions. The Jackson 5's infectious brand of funky pop-soul was a definite departure from the typically smooth, elegant Motown sound, as befitting the group's youth and the dawn of a new decade. That youth, coupled with the merchandising juggernaut that sprang up behind them... Read More
Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, The Supremes, The Temptations, James Brown, Gladys Knight, and The Chi-Lites