Rebbie Jackson
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Maureen Reillette "Rebbie" Jackson (born May 29, 1950 in Gary, Indiana) is an American singer, eldest member of the successful Jackson musical family and sister of pop icons Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson. She is most famous for the 1984 hit, "Centipede".
After participating in her family's Las Vegas shows and later their televised variety show, Rebbie began her music career as a background session singer for such acts as Lou Rawls and Chaka Khan. Her brother Michael helped Rebbie score a solo hit with his written and produced "Centipede", in 1984. The song reached #24 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #4 on the Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart and helped her debut album (also titled Centipede) go gold. Her subsequent singles including "A Fork in the Road", "Reaction", "Plaything" and "R U Tuff Enuff" gave her success on the R&B charts though her pop success was limited after "Centipede". After one last album, 1998's "Yours Faithfully", which featured the mildly-successful title track of the same name, Rebbie quietly retired from the music scene, until 2001 were she was a Vegas performer for 6 months. Her son Auggie was the guitar player for Rebbie's act. During the act, which generally received great reviews, she did several of her hits, some Motown clasics, and even her brother's hits. Since she has been offered a part for Broadway, although she has not returned an answer. Today she spends most of her time watching her grandson, London Blue.
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Other than being known as the eldest member of the Jackson family and the eldest of three sisters, Rebbie is one of the few in the Jackson family to avoid scandals. Rebbie has been married to her childhood sweetheart Nathaniel Brown since 1968. The couple has three children including daughters Stacee and Yashi and son Austin, also known as Auggie. All three are also singers with Stacey and Yashi forming a group originally called the X-Girls (now known as Geneva) while Auggie is currently finishing up his debut album. After her mother converted to the Jehovah's Witnesses in 1965, Rebbie also became a devout Jehovah's Witness. Her husband was also a Witness when she dated and later married him. She is still devoted to the faith to this day.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- 1984: Centipede
- 1986: Reaction
- 1988: R U Tuff Enuff
- 1996: The Rebbie Jackson Collection
- 1998: Yours Faithfully
[edit] Singles
- 1984: "Centipede"
- 1984: "Play Me (I'm a Jukebox)"
- 1985: "A Fork in the Road"
- 1986: "Reaction"
- 1986: "You Send The Rain Away"
- 1988: "Plaything"
- 1988: "R U Tuff Enuff"
- 1998: "Yours Faithfully"
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| Maureen Reillette (Rebbie): 1950 • Sigmund Esco (Jackie): 1951 • Toriano Adaryll (Tito): 1953 • Jermaine La Jaune: 1954 • La Toya Yvonne: 1956 • Marlon David: 1957 • Michael Joseph: 1958 • Steven Randall (Randy): 1961 • Janet Damita Jo: 1966 |
