Michael Jackson was born in Gary, Indiana, on August 29, 1958 to Joseph and Katherine Jackson. The Jacksons lived in a small white house on 2300 Jackson Street. Michael had six older siblings: Maureen, Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, Loya and Marlon. When Michael was 3 years old, his brother, Randy, was born and five years later his sister Janet was born. His father Joe (Joseph), worked as a crane operator at a steel mill, his mother Katherine worked at Sears. Both of Michael's parents were musicians', his father is a guitarist and his mother is a pianist. Generally, in the Jackson house, music took an important role during his childhood. Michael loved his mother more than his father, but he did admire his father's musical talent. In the 1960's his father molded his sons into a musical group. Joseph really believed that his sons were talented and he pushed them to succeed. At first the group consisted only Michael's older brothers, Tito, Jermaine and Jackie. In 1963, when Michael was 5 years old, he joined his siblings and became the lead vocalist in the group. Michael impressed the audience with his voice and his ability to convey complex emotions. He showed remarkable range and depth for such a young performer. Later on his older brother, Marlon, joined the group and they became “The Jackson 5." Their father, Joseph Jackson, pushed them hard to succeed and sometimes he became violent with them. The brothers spent endless hours rehearsing the songs, the dancing and the performance. At first, they tried to become famous on their own without any contracts, and they recorded their first 2 singles, "Big Boy," and "You've Changed." They both failed to get much interest. Later on The Jackson 5 signed up with "Motown Record Label," which count as the best for R&B musicians, and many famous singers have been signed under them (Gladys Knight, James Brown and more). There were rumors that Gladys was impressed by them and decided to bring them to Berry Gordy, the founder of Motown, to sign them under him in 1968. Michael and his family moved to Los Angeles. At first when they first arrived there, they lived with Gordy and with the Supremes whose vocalist was singer Diana Ross. In 1969 the Jacksons introduced to the music industry in a special event. Later on they even get to serve as the opening act for the Supremes. The Jackson 5 released their first album under the name of Diana Ross and called it "