Sadly, 2018 was the year when we lost the patriarch of the famous Jackson singing family. Although his methods may have been controversial, Joe Jackson is the man who brought us the Jackson 5 and, ultimately, Janet Jackson and Michael Jackson. His impact on the world of music is therefore as large as anyone's was in the 20th century and will last forever.
Tales from within his own family paint Jackson as a man who was single minded about success, and he pushed his children very hard to reach the top. Some of them felt he pushed a little too hard, but the phenomenal success that came as a result of that pushing can't be denied. Paris Jackson, Michael's daughter, took to Instagram after her grandfather's death to post an emotional tribute. Jackson was 89 when he left us.