Tito Jackson Tito Jackson Toriano Adaryll "Tito" Jackson (born October 15, 1953) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. Jackson was an original member of The Jackson 5 and The Jacksons, who rose to fame in the late 1960s and 1970s with the Motown label, and later recorded as a solo artist on the Epic label in the late 1970s and 1980s. Tito is the third child in the Jackson family. Toriano Adaryll Jackson was born the third of ten children in a black working-class family who lived in a three-room house in Gary, Indiana. His father, Joseph, was a steel mill worker.
The Jackson 5 Gordy as a fourth partner. In October, their first single for Motown was released and the group promoted it while performing at the "Hollywood Palace" with Ross hosting. In December, the brothers made their first appearance on the "Ed Sullivan Show", and their debut album "Diana Ross Presents the Jackson 5" was released that same month. "I Want You Back" topped the Billboard Hot 100 in January, 1970. The Jackson 5 released two more number-one singles led by the Corporation: "ABC" and "The Love You Save". The single "I'll Be There" was co-written and produced by Hal Davis and became