Tito Jackson of the Jackson 5 has handed away, in response to a submit written by his sons TJ, Taj and Taryll on Instagram late Sunday. He was 70.
“It’s with heavy hearts that we announce that our beloved father, Rock & Roll Corridor of Famer Tito Jackson is now not with us,” they wrote.
The submit continued: “We’re shocked, saddened and heartbroken. Our father was an unbelievable man who cared about everybody and their well-being. A few of you could know him as Tito Jackson from the legendary Jackson 5, some might know him as ‘Coach Tito’ or some know him as ‘Poppa T.’ Nonetheless, he shall be missed tremendously. It is going to ceaselessly be ‘Tito Time’ for us. “
“Please bear in mind to do what our father all the time preached and that’s ‘Love One One other.’ We love you Pops,” the assertion concluded.
Jackson was the third of 9 youngsters born to Joe and Katherine Jackson and was inducted into The Rock & Roll Corridor of Fame in 1997 as a member of the legendary Jackson 5. The household singing group produced a number of No. 1 hits within the Seventies together with “ABC,” “I Need You Again” and “I’ll Be There.”
Tito, Jackie and Marlon have been performing as The Jacksons, with upcoming live shows scheduled for Oct. 25 in Atlantic Metropolis, New Jersey and Nov. 1 in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Jackson’s dying was first reported on Sunday by Leisure Tonight.