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Within a few years, the Jackson 5 polished their talents under Joseph’s strict leadership. In 1967, the Jackson brothers turned professional and began performing in paying gigs, which paid off after the group got signed to [[Motown Records]] in 1968, and shortly afterwards the brothers became international recording stars. Joseph’s role as manager dwindled however as Motown CEO [[Berry Gordy]] began to take more charge on his act, a role that reverted back to Joseph when he began managing the entire family for performances in [[Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas]]. Joseph also helped his sons seal a deal with [[CBS Records|CBS]] after leaving Motown distraught that the label did not allow the boys creative freedom in the studio.
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Within a few years, the Jackson 5 polished their talents under Joseph’s strict leadership. In 1967, the Jackson brothers turned professional and began performing in paying gigs, which paid off after the group got signed to [[Motown Records]] in 1968, and shortly afterwards the brothers became international recording stars. Joseph’s role as manager dwindled however as Motown CEO [[Berry Gordy]] began to take more charge on his act, a role that reverted back to Joseph when he began managing the entire family for performances in [[Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas]]. Joseph also helped his sons seal a deal with [[CBS Records|CBS]] after leaving Motown distraught that the label did not allow the boys creative freedom in the studio.
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Within a few years, however, Joseph’s sons each left his management company to sign for other managers, starting with [[Jermaine Jackson|Jermaine]]. In 1982, Joseph also managed the careers of his three daughters [[Rebbie Jackson|Rebbie]], [[La Toya Jackson|La Toya]],and [[Janet Jackson|Janet]] until all three eventually left his company for solo ventures, which afterwards saw only [[Michael Jackson|Michael]] and [[Janet Jackson|Janet]] as the Jackson family’
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