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"Annual Talent Search" at Gilroy Stadium

Date confirmed in “Michael Jackson: A Visual Documentary” (“1965”)

Adrian Grant, author, “Michael Jackson: A Visual Documentary”

Two months [after winning the “Roosevelt High School Talent Show”], The Jackson 5 win the Annual Talent Search at Gilroy Stadium. Michael steals the show with his rendition of the Robert Parker hit, “Barefootin’”. The Jackson 5 also receive their first ever press in the “Gary Post Tribune”.