8:48 AM PDT 6/27/2018 by 
He died Wednesday following a battle with cancer.
Joe Jackson, the father of Michael, Janet and their eight siblings and the architect of the Jackson 5, has died, according to multiple reports. He was 89.
Family sources told TMZ that Jackson died early Wednesday morning in Los Angeles reportedly following a battle with cancer. TMZ previously reported June 22 that Joe Jackson had been battling cancer “for some time” but it was “at the end stages” and could not “be treated.”
Also June 22, at the Radio Disney Awards, where she was honored with the Impact Award, daughter Janet Jackson paid tribute to her dad after news broke of his condition. “My mother [Katherine] nourished me with the most extravagant love imaginable, my father, my incredible father, drove me to be the best that I can,” she said.
Born July 26, 1928 in Arkansas, Joe married wife Katherine in 1949 and they had 10 children together: sons Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, Marlon, Brandon (Marlon’s twin, who died shortly after birth), Michael and Randy; and daughters Rebbie, La Toya and Janet. He also has another daughter, Joh’Vonnie Jackson, with Cheryl Terrell, with whom he reportedly had a 25-year affair.
Joe began working on his kids’ musical careers in the early 1960s, while they were living in Gary, Indiana, bringing Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, Marlon and Michael into what would eventually become the Jackson 5. Forcing them into intense rehearsal sessions, and after performances in talent competitions and small venues, Joe ultimately booked them at the Apollot Theater in Harlem, after which they landed their first deal with a recording label. After first single “Big Boy” became a local hit, the group was signed to Motown Records in 1969 and garnered a series of record-breaking hits, including “I Want You Back,” “ABC,” “The Love You Save” and “I’ll Be There.”
Joe, who eventually moved the family to California as their careers were taking off, also formed opened his own record label, Ivory Tower International Records, signing artists who would serving as the opening acts for the Jackson 5 while they were on tour.
In addition to Michael, who eventually broke out on his own to become of the top-selling singers of all time, Joe also made a superstar out of daughter Janet, paying for her first demo and going on to oversee her debut album.
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