1952
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Milestones
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Significant Milestones
First Television Appearance and European Tour
TourJackson made her first television appearance on Ed Sullivan's Toast of the Town and embarked on her first European tour, becoming the first gospel singer to perform at London's Royal Albert Hall since 1872.
Prison Release and Musical Beginning
AchievementReleased from juvenile detention on June 14, 1952, after forming a gospel quartet in prison and being discovered by Bobby Byrd. Joins the Ever-Ready Gospel Singers shortly after parole.
