She had become a devout Jehovah’s Witness, he was busy booking the brothers to play strip clubs. Aged 9, Jackson was quite used to watching striptease. As part of one of their early numbers, he was encouraged to leave the stage and crawl beneath the tables, looking up ladies’ skirts, flashing lewd smiles.
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The Jackson 5 graduated from strip clubs and talent contests to the top of the charts via a record deal with the Motown label in 1969. They were brought to Los Angeles, and by November 1969 the single I Want You Back had topped the charts. In the next seven years the brothers were worked for all they were worth, releasing 13 albums and touring venues and television studios with “Baby Michael” at the centre of the whirlwind.
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