Singer, songwriter Michael Joseph Jackson was born on August 29, 1958, in Gary, Indiana, to an African-American working-class family. Michael Jackson is a Virgo. His father, Joseph Jackson, had been a guitarist but had put aside his musical aspirations to provide for his family as a crane operator. Believing his sons had talent, he molded them into a musical group in the early 1960s. His mother name is Katherine Jackson. From the age of five, Michael's amazing talent asserted itself; his dancing and stage presence caused him to become the focus of the group.
