marybrewster
08-11-2014, 12:39 PM
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On this day – 11th August 1969
Diana Ross invites Hollywood’s media to come and meet Motown’s newest act – The Jackson 5 – between 6.30p.m. and 9.30p.m. at Daisy’s Disco, 326 Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills. Berry Gordy boldly predicts that The Jackson 5′s first three singles will be number one hit singles and that they will become one of the biggest-selling acts of the decade.
It was at this party that ten-year-old Michael, just over two weeks away from his 11th birthday, was instructed to tell interviewers that he was only eight years old. Ever the professional, young Michael understood the importance of publicity in show business, and eager to please, he gladly did as he was told.
The Jackson 5′s early months in southern California are spent camped in the Hitsville studio with Bobby Taylor, acknowledged as the man who took The Jackson 5 to Motown, and writers/producers Freddie Perren, Deke Richards and Fonce Mizell – collectively known as ‘The Corporation’.
On this day – 11th August 1969
Diana Ross invites Hollywood’s media to come and meet Motown’s newest act – The Jackson 5 – between 6.30p.m. and 9.30p.m. at Daisy’s Disco, 326 Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills. Berry Gordy boldly predicts that The Jackson 5′s first three singles will be number one hit singles and that they will become one of the biggest-selling acts of the decade.
It was at this party that ten-year-old Michael, just over two weeks away from his 11th birthday, was instructed to tell interviewers that he was only eight years old. Ever the professional, young Michael understood the importance of publicity in show business, and eager to please, he gladly did as he was told.
The Jackson 5′s early months in southern California are spent camped in the Hitsville studio with Bobby Taylor, acknowledged as the man who took The Jackson 5 to Motown, and writers/producers Freddie Perren, Deke Richards and Fonce Mizell – collectively known as ‘The Corporation’.