Editing Boy band (section)

===Late 1960s and 1970s: The Jackson 5 and the Osmonds===
[[File:The-Osmonds.jpg|thumb|The Osmonds]]
Although the term "boy band" was not commonly used then, the earliest predecessors of this format were groups such as [[the Jackson 5]] and [[the Osmonds]] which helped form the template for boy bands.<ref name="Fuse">{{Cite news |url=https://www.fuse.tv/galleries/2014/11/history-famous-boy-bands |title=Photo History of Boy Bands: 31 Essential Acts |last1=Benjamin |first1=Jeff |last2=Nuñez |first2=Jatnna |date=November 17, 2014 |work=Fuse |access-date=March 14, 2018}}</ref><ref name="Star Tribune"/> The Jackson 5 were a sibling group that established many musical conventions that boy bands follow. For instance, their music featured [[close harmony|close harmonies]] from [[soul music]] and catchy pop hooks influenced as much as they were by [[Motown]] and acts like [[the Supremes]]. The group also incorporated choreographed dance moves to their performances. All members of the band sang, which is a common convention of a boy band, as opposed to having a front man and the rest on instruments; thus, no one person dominated the stage.{{citation needed|date=March 2018}} Also a sibling group, The Osmonds first started singing [[barbershop music]] for local audiences, before being hired to perform at [[Disneyland]] early in their career. Their appearance in a televised Disney special earned them additional TV spots, such as ''[[The Andy Williams Show]]'' and ''[[The Jerry Lewis Show]]''.<ref name="THR"/>