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Michael Jackson Was Born In Gary, Ind. He Is The Seventh Child Of Nine Born To Steelwalker Joe Jackson And His Wife Katherine.
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Jackson Begins His Solo Career At Age 13 While Still Frontman For The Jackson 5 With His Debut Solo
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Berry Gordy Signs The Jackson 5 To Motown Records, With Youthful Prodigy Jackson As Lead Vocalist. Also In The Group Are Brothers Jackie,Tito, Jermaine And Marlon.
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Jackson Appears In The Film Of "The Wiz" Where He Meets Musical Director Quincy Jones,Who Later Produces His Best Known Albums .
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Off The Wall," The First Album By An Adult Michael Jackson (Age 21) Is Released . It Produces Four Hit Singles And Spends Eight Months In The Top 10 .
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"Thriller" Is Released And Tops The Album Charts For 37 Weeks, Yielding A Straggering Seven Hits Including "The Girl Is Mine" (No. 2), "Billie Jean" (No.1) And "Beat It" ( No. 1), Leading The Guinness Book Of Records In 1985 To Proclaim It The Best-Selling Of All Time .
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