The Jackson 5’s exuberant bubblegum soul was forged in the hardscrabble town of Gary, Indiana, fomented by a father who had sublimated his own musical dreams. One night in the early ’60s, Joe Jackson discovered that his sons Jackie, Tito and Jermaine had been fiddling around with his guitar. Initially furious, he quickly recognised their innate talent, and the three brothers began performing together; younger siblings Marlon and Michael joined a few years later. They signed to Motown Records in 1968 and moved to Los Angeles, where the songwriting conglomeration The Corporation began feeding them songs. Diana Ross Presents the Jackson 5 dropped in late 1969, and the single “I Want You Back” was a mad burst of joy from its first bass-driven, jangling notes. It was the first in an unprecedented stream of four No. 1 hits in less than a year, along with “ABC”, “The Love You Save” and “I’ll Be There”. The Jackson 5 attained incredible crossover success, bolstered by an innovative marketing campaign that included Saturday-morning cartoons, colouring books and even a board game. As Michael’s solo fame skyrocketed in the early ’80s, his star power helped turn the 1984 album Victory (rebranded as The Jacksons) and its accompanying tour into blockbuster events. The siblings released one more album, 1989’s 2300 Jackson Street, and were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1997.