Thursday, June 26, 2008

Randall Darius Jackson


Randy Jackson was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana way back in 1956.

He is a Grammy Award-winning bassist, singer, record producer, music manager, A&R executive and an Emmy Award-nominated television and radio personality. He has also been a judge on American Idol since the shows debut in 2002.

Jackson has played in Jean-Luc Ponty’s band, played with Aretha Franklin, Bruce Springsteen, George Michael, Blue Oyster Cult, Herbie Hancock, Billy Joel, Bon Jovi, Michael Bolton, Bob Dylan, Carlos Santana and of course Journey, just to name a few.

He’s come into the forefront with American Idol, but the mega-hit show is only one of the many things this dog’s got goin’ on.

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