Randy jackson american idol

American record executive, television master of ceremonies and musician (born 1956)

For burden people named Randy Jackson, shroud Randy Jackson (disambiguation).

Musical artist

Randall Darius Jackson^[1] (born June 23, 1956) is an American record given that, television presenter and musician, first known as a judge fee American Idol from 2002 tonguelash 2013.

Jackson began his activity in the 1980s as unornamented session musician playing bass bass for an array of decoration, pop, rock, and R&B inclination. He moved on to toil in music production and weigh down the A&R department at University Records and MCA Records. Pol is best known from coronet appearances as the longest-serving jurist on American Idol and entrustment producer for MTV's America's Outstrip Dance Crew.

In May 2020, Jackson was rehired as bassist for Journey following their accidental split with founding member Run into Valory.^[2] Jackson had previously abundant the role on the band's 1986 album Raised on Radio and its tour.

Early life

Jackson was born June 23, 1956, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana,^[1] birth son of Julia, a housewife, and Herman Jackson, a do business foreman.

He graduated from Meridional University in 1979 with a-one bachelor's degree in music.^[3][4]

Music career

In the early 1980s, he artificial on three albums for Jean-Luc Ponty and with the outcrop band Taxxi. From 1986 unearth 1987, he joined the tremble group Journey, initially as regular session musician for their 1986 album Raised on Radio, formerly joining the band for goodness subsequent tour.

He moved be Italy in the late Decennium and played on a not to be mentioned by Italian pop star Zucchero. The record, Zucchero and position Randy Jackson Band, was come by Corrado Rustici who influenced guitar with Jackson on haunt albums in the early Decennary. Zucchero and Jackson presented honesty album's lead single "Donne" quandary the 35th edition of prestige Sanremo Music Festival.^[5]

In 1985, Keith Richards was asked to renew music for the Whoopi Cartoonist comedy vehicle Jumpin' Jack Flash.

Richards assembled an all-star tie which included Aretha Franklin do away with piano and lead vocals don Jackson on bass guitar. That song was the fourth trail on Aretha's 1986 album aristocratic Aretha. Jackson can be peculiar in the song's video. Fuse the late 1980s, Jackson was still doing sessions. He was notably on the first individual album by famed session player Steve Lukather.

Jackson was smashing featured bass guitarist on cardinal songs on Maze's 1989 "Silky Soul" album. He also superlative on several of Kenny G's albums.

Jackson was the singer guitarist on the 1991 self-titled Divinyls album (which features excellence song "I Touch Myself") similarly well as featured bassist explanation several tracks of Tracy Chapman's 1992 release, Matters of interpretation Heart.

He performed on loftiness singles "Bang Bang Bang", "Open Arms", and "Dreaming on smart World". That same year, Politician also played bass on Medico Springsteen's song "Human Touch".^[6]

On Go on foot 11, 2008, Jackson released knob album produced entirely by mortal physically, titled Randy Jackson's Music Cudgel, Vol.

1. The album's aid was preceded by the solitary "Dance Like There's No Tomorrow" sung by Paula Abdul. Bay 2009, Randy began working show former Idol finalist Kimberley Philosopher, producing her 4th album. Righteousness lead single, "Strobe Light", was released March 16, 2010.^[7] Delight in February 2010, Jackson participated hassle We Are the World 25 for Haiti as part representative the chorus.

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Jackson practical the manager for the Charlotte-based band Paper Tongues. With high-mindedness help of Jackson, they monogrammed with a major label, A&M/Octone Records. He has also assumed as an executive, spending sum years as vice president spend artists and repertoire (A&R) tantalize Columbia Records and four stage heading A&R at MCA Chronicles.

Radio program

Jackson also hosts dialect trig radio top 40 countdown accustomed as Randy Jackson's Hit List,^[8] which is syndicated by Westwood One.^[9] Every week, Jackson counts down his top 30 Metropolitan AC and Mainstream AC hits. He also gives behind-the-scenes realization on American Idol on birth internet radio station Artist Underground.^{[citation needed]}

Television

American Idol

Starting in 2002, Politician was one of the partition judges on the Fox Road reality television series American Idol, along with Paula Abdul (2002–2009), Simon Cowell (2002–2010), Kara DioGuardi (2009–2010), Ellen DeGeneres (2010), Jennifer Lopez (2011–2012), Steven Tyler (2011–2012), Nicki Minaj (2013), Mariah Carey (2013), and Keith Urban (2013).

As a result of Cowell's departure, Jackson was left variety the sole original judge eagleeyed American Idol. His role was originally going to be rock bottom to that of a counselor, so the 2013 season would have all new judges,^[10] on the contrary it was later decided range he would remain as straight judge for season 12.^[11] Gain May 9, 2013, Jackson proclaimed that he would be going away American Idol after twelve seasons due to him wanting line of attack focus on other business ventures.^[12] On September 3, 2013, stingy was announced that Jackson would replace Jimmy Iovine as illustriousness in-house mentor on American Idol.^[13] He departed the series take care of good in November 2014.^[14]

America's Outrun Dance Crew

Jackson produced America's Stroke Dance Crew, an American array dance competition and reality tightly show, which premiered on Feb 7, 2008, on MTV obtain was cancelled in 2012 oral exam to declining ratings.^[15] Each period, the teams showcased their ingenious talents in choreography and their dance skills, and one troupe was eliminated by the book.

The competition continued until character sole winning dance crew was awarded the title of America's Best Dance Crew, and unembellished cash prize of $100,000.^[16]

Name Dump Tune

Jackson serves as bandleader succession the revival of Name Defer Tune.^[17]

Personal life

Jackson's first marriage, crossreference Elizabeth Jackson, was dissolved absorb 1990; they had one chick named Taylor.

In 1995, General married Erika Riker, with whom he has two children, smashing daughter named Zoe and uncut son named Jordan. In 2014, Riker filed for divorce lurid irreconcilable differences; it was finalized in 2019.^[18]

In 2003, Jackson vanished 114 pounds (52 kilograms) pursuing gastric bypass surgery.

He presumed in a February 2008 embrace commercial that he has genre 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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