Early Childhood: Michael Jackson was born in 1958 in Gary, Indiana. He was seventh of nine brothers and sisters born to Joseph and Katherine Jackson. Joseph Jackson was a strict disciplinarian and had the reputation for bullying his children into the music business. In 1962 Joseph organized a family band made up of his children, Jackie, Jermaine, Tito, and Marlon. Michael joined the group at age five when it was discovered that he could imitate the dance steps of James Brown and had a distinct singing voice. ****HEY GUYS I KNOW OF U MAY NOT BE FANS, BUT SOME OF US R ...PLEASE IN THIS THREAD COULD WE NOT MENTION NEGATIVE COMMENTS, SUCH AS BAD COMMENTS ABOUT PLASTIC SURGERY, HIS ALLEGATIONS, THE TRIAL ETC.... '