Randy Jackson

@Record Producer, Career and Childhood ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Randy Jackson is an American musician (bassist), singer, record producer and also a television personality Cancer Celebrities Louisiana American Musicians Bassists ESFJ Famous as a judge on the reality television show, ‘American Idol’, Randy Jackson is a former record company executive, a bassist, singer and a well-known record producer. From a very young age, he was drawn to music and often escaped from his house to listen to R&B and also started playing bass for different bands. Very early in his career, Jackson bagged good work with a variety of artists performing in jazz, R&B and soul music genres. He even had famous stints with violinist, Jean-Luc Ponty and drummer, Billy Cobham. Jackson’s most famous and high-profile gig was with the band, ‘Journey’. The rock band gave him the opportunity to perform as a musician and he toured and recorded with them for three years. This was a big break for Jackson and since then he has performed, recorded and produced music with several famous artists like Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, Michael Bolton and Madonna. Apart from being a successful musician, Jackson has been involved in the business end of the music industry and has held high positions in A&R at Columbia Records and MCA Records. After appearing on American Idol, Jackson’s fame catapulted and he has since been involved in several other music ventures.

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Birthday: June 23, 1956 Nationality: American Famous: Record Producer, Television Personality, Musicians, Bassists, ESFJ City/State: Louisiana Spouses: Elizabeth Jackson (m. ?–1990), Erika Riker (m. 1995) Known as: Randall Darius Jackson Childrens: Zoe Information Detail Birthday June 23, 1956 Nationality American Famous Record Producer, Television Personality, Musicians, Bassists, ESFJ City/State Louisiana Spouses Elizabeth Jackson (m. ?–1990), Erika Riker (m. 1995) Known as Randall Darius Jackson Childrens Zoe Birth Place Baton Rouge, Louisiana, US Height 173cm Gender Male Father Herman Jackson Mother Julia Net Worth $40 million Apr 28,2017 Sun Sign Cancer Born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, US Famous as Bassist, Record Producer, Television Personality.

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, US

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He got married to Elizabeth and the couple had a daughter, Taylor. However, they separated after a divorce in 1990. Unsplash Personal Life

Jackson’s second wife was Erika Riker whom he married in 1995. The couple has a daughter, Zoe and a son, Jordan. Unsplash Personal Life

Randy Jackson was born on 23 June 1956 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana to Julian and Herman Jackson. His father was a plant foreman and his mother was a homemaker. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

He completed his education from Southern University earning his degree in music in 1979. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

As a teenager, Jackson would sneak out of his house to listen to live R&B music. He also took time off college to work with jazz drummer, Billy Cobham’s band, learning to play record. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

With a good record playing experience, Jackson played in bands with the likes of Carlos Santana and Jerry Garcia. In early 1980s, Jackson landed a bigger break by playing on three albums for Jean-Luc Ponty and with the rock band, ‘Taxxi’. Unsplash Career

In the 1980s, Jackson took up an opportunity to travel to Italy and moved there temporarily. Here, he associated himself with the Italian pop star Zucchero. Corrado Rustici who had worked with Jackson on many albums, produced the record, ‘Zucchero and the Randy Jackson Band’. Unsplash Career

In 1986, Jackson worked with the rock group, ‘Journey’, playing in their album ‘Raised on Radio’. He remained a session musician with the band for another year. The same year, Jackson was seen in the music video of the album ‘Aretha’ working with Aretha Franklin and Keith Richards. Unsplash Career

After working in the first solo album of guitarist, Steve Lukather, he worked on five songs on the album ‘Silky Soul’ by Maze, in 1989. During this time, he also worked on the albums of ‘Kenny G’. Unsplash Career

In 1991, Jackson was bass guitarist for Divinyl’s self-titled album. The following year, he featured in many tracks of the album ‘Matters of the Heart’ such as, “Bang Bang Bang” and “Open Arms”. He also played bass on Bruce Springsteen's song "Human Touch." Unsplash Career

Being associated with the ‘American Idol’ is one of the major turning of Jackson’s career. The show catapulted him into limelight. Unsplash Major Works

Information	Detail
Birthday	June 23, 1956
Nationality	American
Famous	Record Producer, Television Personality, Musicians, Bassists, ESFJ
City/State	Louisiana
Spouses	Elizabeth Jackson (m. ?–1990), Erika Riker (m. 1995)
Known as	Randall Darius Jackson
Childrens	Zoe
Birth Place	Baton Rouge, Louisiana, US
Height	173cm
Gender	Male
Father	Herman Jackson
Mother	Julia
Net Worth	$40 million Apr 28,2017
Sun Sign	Cancer
Born in	Baton Rouge, Louisiana, US
Famous as	Bassist, Record Producer, Television Personality.

Randy Jackson

American

Jun 23, 1956

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Baton Rouge, Louisiana, US