RetroBen81 wrote:
He and his four older brothers (his youngest bro, Randy - not to be confused with the American Idol judge of the same name - joined when Jermaine left) - together forming the Jackson 5ive - made a career out of covering other people's songs, like "Little Bitty Pretty One" by Bobby Day and first popularized by Thurston Harris in 1957, and several older Motown songs. Also: one of MJ's first solo singles, from 1972, was another Bobby Day cover, "Rockin' Robin."