L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Joe Jackson, the controversial patriarch of one of the most famous singing family acts of all time who used a firm hand to steer the careers of his superstar children, has died. He was 89. Jackson plotted the career moves of the Jackson 5 starting in... more info

Reuters — (Reuters) - Joe Jackson, the patriarch of an American musical dynasty who started his son Michael and his Jackson 5 brothers on the road to stardom but also verbally and physically abused them, has died at the age of 89, CNN reported on Wednesday. ... more info

Detroit Free Press — Joe Jackson, the father who deployed an iron will to make his sons into superstars as the Jackson 5, is dying of cancer in Las Vegas, reports say.             more info

USA Today Music — Joe Jackson, the father who deployed an iron will to make his sons into superstars as the Jackson 5, is dying of cancer in Las Vegas, reports say.             more info

Consequence of Sound — The father of The Jackson 5 is said to be on his death bed. more info

Stereogum — Joe Jackson has been hospitalized with terminal cancer, TMZ reports. According to family sources, the Jackson patriarch, father of Michael and Janet and one-time manager of the Jackson 5, has been battling the illness for some time and is now "at the... more info

Detroit Free Press — The onetime Motown group closed Saturday's festival with a 60-minute show of vintage Jackson 5 material and tributes to late brother Michael Jackson.             more info

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Detroit Free Press — A scheduled Friday ceremony has been called off as Detroit City Council pursues a way to honor the entire Jackson 5.             more info

Soul Sides — Trinidad Tripoli Steelband: Want You Back (Warner Bros, 1971) I don’t always listen to steel band…but when I do, I listen to steel band covers of Jackson 5 hits. more info