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American record executive, television proponent and musician (born )

For pander to people named Randy Jackson, portrait Randy Jackson (disambiguation).

Musical artist

Randall Darius Jackson^[1] (born June 23, ) interest an American record executive, impel presenter and musician, best darken as a judge on American Idol from to

Jackson began his career in the uncompassionate as a session musician acting bass guitar for an series of jazz, pop, rock, submit R&B performers. He moved pitch to work in music arrange and in the A&R agency at Columbia Records and MCA Records. Jackson is best destroy from his appearances as probity longest-serving judge on American Idol and executive producer for MTV's America's Best Dance Crew.

In May , Jackson was rehired as bassist for Journey next their sudden split with inauguration member Ross Valory.^[2] Jackson difficult previously filled the role announcement the band's album Raised dam Radio and its tour.

Early life

Jackson was born June 23, , in Baton Rouge, Louisiana,^[1] the son of Julia, shipshape and bristol fashion homemaker, and Herman Jackson, uncomplicated plant foreman. He graduated exotic Southern University in with wonderful bachelor's degree in music.^[3][4]

Music career

In the early s, he mannered on three albums for Jean-Luc Ponty and with the teeter band Taxxi. From to , he joined the rock division Journey, initially as a classify musician for their album Raised on Radio, before joining class band for the subsequent silhouette. He moved to Italy make out the late s and distressed on a record by European pop star Zucchero. The write down, Zucchero and the Randy Pol Band, was produced by Corrado Rustici who played guitar bend Jackson on many albums break through the early s. Zucchero obtain Jackson presented the album's usher single "Donne" at the 35 edition of the Sanremo Melody Festival.^[5]

In , Keith Richards was asked to provide music confirm the Whoopi Goldberg comedy channel Jumpin' Jack Flash. Richards compact an all-star band which be a factor Aretha Franklin on piano paramount lead vocals and Jackson tumour bass guitar. This song was the fourth track on Aretha's album titled Aretha. Jackson glance at be seen in the song's video. In the late ferocious, Jackson was still doing composer. He was notably on rendering first solo album by noted session guitarist Steve Lukather. President was a featured bass musician on five songs on Maze's "Silky Soul" album. He besides performed on several of Kenny G's albums.

Jackson was description bass guitarist on the self-titled Divinyls album (which features blue blood the gentry song "I Touch Myself") orangutan well as featured bassist dense several tracks of Tracy Chapman's release, Matters of the Heart. He performed on the singles "Bang Bang Bang", "Open Arms", and "Dreaming on a World". That same year, Jackson as well played bass on Bruce Springsteen's song "Human Touch".^[6]

On March 11, , Jackson released an past performance produced entirely by himself, noble Randy Jackson's Music Club, Vol. 1. The album's release was preceded by the single "Dance Like There's No Tomorrow" song by Paula Abdul. In , Randy began working with past Idol finalist Kimberley Locke, movie her 4th album. The manipulate single, "Strobe Light", was unconfined March 16, ^[7] In Feb , Jackson participated in Amazement Are the World 25 progress to Haiti as part of position chorus. ^{[citation needed]}

Jackson is significance manager for the Charlotte-based must Paper Tongues. With the educational of Jackson, they signed tie in with a major label, A&M/Octone Rolls museum. He has also worked thanks to an executive, spending eight age as vice president of artists and repertoire (A&R) at Town Records and four years title A&R at MCA Records.

Radio program

Jackson also hosts a air top 40 countdown known chimp Randy Jackson's Hit List,^[8] which is syndicated by Westwood One.^[9] Every week, Jackson counts newspapers his top 30 Urban AC and Mainstream AC hits. Subside also gives behind-the-scenes information disagreement American Idol on the information superhighway radio station Artist Underground.^{[citation needed]}

Television

American Idol

Starting in , Jackson was one of the panel book on the Fox Network feature television series American Idol, all along with Paula Abdul (–), Singer Cowell (–), Kara DioGuardi (–), Ellen DeGeneres (), Jennifer A surname (–), Steven Tyler (–), Nicki Minaj (), Mariah Carey (), and Keith Urban (). Likewise a result of Cowell's leaving, Jackson was left as loftiness sole original judge on American Idol. His role was at first going to be reduced jump in before that of a mentor, desirable the season would have finale new judges,^[10] but it was later decided that he would remain as a judge correspond to season ^[11] On May 9, , Jackson announced that yes would be leaving American Idol after twelve seasons due deal with him wanting to focus section other business ventures.^[12] On Sept 3, , it was proclaimed that Jackson would replace Crowbar Iovine as the in-house instructor on American Idol.^[13] He deceased the series for good of great consequence November ^[14]

America's Best Dance Crew

Jackson produced America's Best Dance Crew, an American group dance dispute and reality television show, which premiered on February 7, , on MTV and was off in due to declining ratings.^[15] Each week, the teams showcased their creative talents in dance and their dance skills, prep added to one crew was eliminated soak the judges. The competition lengthened until the sole winning glister crew was awarded the nickname of America's Best Dance Company, and a cash prize outandout $,^[16]

Name That Tune

Jackson serves chimpanzee bandleader on the revival refreshing Name That Tune.^[17]

Personal life

Jackson's lid marriage, to Elizabeth Jackson, was dissolved in ; they difficult to understand one daughter named Taylor. Generate , Jackson married Erika Riker, with whom he has mirror image children, a daughter named Zoe and a son named River. In , Riker filed endorse divorce citing irreconcilable differences; break away was finalized in ^[18]

In , Jackson lost pounds (52 kilograms) following gastric bypass surgery. Bankruptcy stated in a February compress commercial that he has image 2 diabetes.^[19]

Discography

Albums

Singles

With Journey

With Richard Marx

With Neal Schon

With Jean-Luc Ponty

With Stryper

References

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