Jermaine Jackson Says Jackson 5 Reuniting For Tour, Album

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Are the Jackson 5 finally reuniting? According to Jermaine Jackson, 2009 is the year the family finally gets together again. "This has been a long time coming for the Jackson family to get back together," Jermaine told the Australian press. "We're in the studio, we're planning on being out there next year." Of course, this isn't the first time a non-Michael Jackson has touted a reunion that never happened. Even last month, the entire Jackson clan couldn't arrange to all be on hand to accept their BMI lifetime achievement award, as Michael missed the ceremony. Asked where the most famous Jackson could be, Marlon responded "I don't know. I think he's in Egypt riding a camel or something." If by some miracle the Jacksons do reunite for a new album, it would be the family's first complete album together since 1984's Victory.

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“Everyday People”

Sly and the Family Stone | 1968

"Everyday People" managed to trailblaze in two different ways -- it was one of the first pop hits to deal with the subject of racial harmony, and it utilized Larry Graham's "slap" technique on the bass guitar, which would soon be copied by countless other bassists. Graham once said about his pulsating style, "I'd never done that before … that's where the freedom of creativity came in for the band, that we'd be allowed to do that." In 1978, the song's line "Different strokes for different folks" would be borrowed for the title of the hit television show Diff'rent Strokes.

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