Toriano Adaryll "Tito" Jackson (born October 15, 1953) is an American musician. He is an original member of the Jackson 5 (later known as The Jacksons), who rose to fame in the late 1960s and 1970s with the Motown label, and later had continued success with the group on the Epic label in the late 1970s and 1980s. Tito began a solo career in 2003 performing as a blues musician.

Toriano Adaryll Jackson was born at St. Mary's Mercy Hospital in Gary, Indiana. He is the third of nine children of the Jackson family, Michael, Marlon, Jackie, Jermaine, Randy Jackson, Rebbie, La Toya and Janet who lived in a two bedroom house in Gary. His father, Joseph, was a steel mill worker, and played R&B in a band, the Falcons, with his brother Luther. His mother, Katherine, is a Jehovah's Witness. She played the piano and the clarinet. At ten years of age, Tito was caught playing his father's guitar after he broke a string. After fixing the string, Joe demanded that he play for him. Once he was finished, Joe bought him his own guitar, and convinced Tito, Jackie, and Jermaine to form a singing group. He was impressed with the vocals of Jackie and Jermaine.

By 1964, Marlon and Michael both joined the group the Jackson 5, after Katherine discovered that they could sing. Katherine is a country-and-western fan, and she sang harmonies with her sons. Before Motown signed them, the brothers spent years rehearsing at home. After school they rehearsed for hours, played a gig, did homework and got to bed.

After first performing in school functions and supermarkets, the brothers began participating in local talent shows when Jackson was twelve. By then, his younger brother Michael, then seven, had become the official lead singer of the group. In 1965, they changed their name from the Jackson Brothers to the Jackson Five, and won several talent shows around the Gary area. After winning the Amateur Night competition for The Apollo Theater in August 1967, Joe Jackson began to work part-time at the steel mill to help his sons secure a recording contract. The group signed with Steeltown Records in Gary in November of that year. In January 1968, the Jackson Five's first single, "Big Boy", was released on the Steeltown label.

In 1969, the Jackson 5 signed with Motown Records in Detroit, and scored several hit songs, including the number-one singles "I Want You Back", "ABC", "The Love You Save", and "I'll Be There", but despite his talent as a guitar player, Motown refused to allow Jackson to perform guitar on any of the Jackson 5 recording sessions, instead forcing all their guitar parts to be performed by session musicians. As a direct result, his guitar work did not make its debut until he and the Jacksons left Motown for CBS Records in 1976. He began writing songs with his brothers during this time. Tito and Jackie Jackson were the most consistently present members of the Jacksons, with Jermaine, Marlon, Michael, and Randy leaving at different times. After the end of the Victory Tour, Jackson performed session work and as a record producer. After releasing 2300 Jackson Street, the Jacksons ceased recording work. Jackson was inducted with his brothers into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997. ...

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Toriano Adaryll Jackson, dit Tito Jackson, né le 15 octobre 1953 à Gary (Indiana), est un chanteur, guitariste, compositeur et producteur américain.

Il est un des frères de Michael et Janet Jackson. Il fait partie des Jackson Five, puis de The Jacksons.

Marié en juin 1972 à «Dee Dee» Delores Vilmas Martes (née le 1er avril 1955, morte le 27 août 1994), dont il divorce en 1988. Ils ont ensemble trois fils: «Taj» Toriano Adaryll Jackson Jr. (né le 4 août 1973); Taryll Adren Jackson (né le 8 août 1975); «TJ» Tito Joe Jackson (né le 16 juillet 1978). Ses trois fils forment le groupe musical 3T.

Il commence une carrière solo de musicien de blues en 2003 en se produisant dans des clubs avec son groupe. En 2007, au Royaume Uni, il est juré dans la deuxième saison de Just the Two of Us sur la BBC. En 2009, il est un des producteurs avec ses frères de l'émission de télé-réalité The Jacksons: A Family Dynasty.

Il sort son premier album Tito Time en 2016, Ses frères et sœurs participent à l'album. L'album contient son premier hit en solo Get It Baby (featuring Big Daddy Kane).

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Toriano Adaryll „Tito“ Jackson ist ein US-amerikanischer Sänger.