Joseph Walter Jackson (a.k.a Joe Jackson, born July 26 1929) is the father of the Jackson musical family, including pop music icons Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson, as well as the former manager of The Jackson 5, a group comprised of his five sons. Wikipedia
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Michael Jackson's father Joe tells the BBC's Louis Theroux he never "beat" his son - but did whip him. news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/3268133.stm