Rebbie Jackson
Maureen Reillette "Rebbie" Jackson (born May 29, 1950 in Gary, Indiana) is an American singer. She is the eldest of the Jackson siblings.
Life and Career
[change | change source]Jackson was born at 2300 Jackson Street in Gary, Indiana.[1] She began performing on stage in 1974 and later appeared in the television program The Jacksons.
In 1984, Rebbie released her debut album Centipede, her most successful album. The single "Centipede" reached number 4 on the US Billboard R&B chart. It has backing vocals from siblings La Toya and Michael Jackson and The Weather Girls. In 1976, she was in the TV series The Jacksons. It was the first TV show starring an African-American family. She released two more albums in the 1980s and then went on hiatus. She returned in 1998 with Yours Faithfully. She has not had an album released since then.
Personal life
[change | change source]She married Nathaniel Brown in 1968. He died in 2013 of cancer. They have three children, Austin, Stacee (who has Jackson's only grandchild, London), and Yashi Brown.[2]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Interesting, Sometimes (2013-06-30). "Abandoned: St. Mary's Mercy Hospital". Sometimes Interesting. Retrieved 2021-03-30.
- ↑ "Rebbie Jackson's Husband Dies". 8 January 2013.
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