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Tito Jackson

 The music world is in mourning. 

Tito Jackson, a member of the Jackson 5 and the third of nine children in the music making family, passed away on September 15th, after suffering a heart attack while driving from New Mexico to Oklahoma. 

The sad news was announced by his three sons, Taj, Taryll and TJ, on Instagram. 


Tito and his brothers Jackie, Marlon, Jermaine and Michael shot to fame in the 1960's under the Motown music label and the Jackson 5 produced many hit songs including ABC, The Love You Save and I'll Be There. They were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and received aa star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. 

In 2003, Tito began a solo career as a blues musician and released two studio albums Tito Time and Under Your Spell. He embarked on tours and performed blues and funk music all around the world.

Days before his death, Tito performed his last show with his brothers at Circus Krone in Munich, Germany. The Jacksons explained that venue was chosen it is where they first performed in the city back in 1972. Tito's final Instagram post showed him, Jackie and Marlon at a memorial for Michael. 



Tito's wife Dee-Dee Martes-Jackson passed away in 1994 and he is also preceded in death by his brother Michael in 2009 and father Joe in 2018. 

The world will remember Tito as a legendary musician and his family will remember him as a loving son, brother, father, uncle and grandfather. 

I have been a huge fan of the Jacksons and was lucky to see them perform live in 2019 when they were in Sydney for a dance party concert by MJR Presents.


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