Randy Jackson

About Randy Jackson

The supporting judge on American Idol and the executive producer of MTV's America's Best Dance Crew made her name as a television show host.

Randall Darius Jackson is an American bass artist, singer, record producer, businessman and television personality. Jackson started his career in the 1980s as a bass guitarist for many performers of jazz, pop, rock and R&B. Later, he worked in music production and A&R at Columbia Records and MCA Records. Jackson is best known as a judge of the longest serving American Idol and executive producer of MTV's American Best Dance Crew. In May 2020, Jackson was re-elected as the bassist for Journey after they abruptly separated from former member Ross Valory. Jackson previously played the role on the group's 1986 album Raised on Radio and its tour.

Birth name	Randall Darius Jackson
Born	June 23, 1956, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.
Website	randyjacksonnext.com, (archive.org 2012-03-27)
Years active	1983–present
Instruments	Vocals, bass, keyboards
Associated acts	Journey, Boston, Brooke White, Mariah Carey, Paula Abdul
Occupation(s)	Bassist, singer, record producer, entrepreneur, television personality
Genres	Rock, pop, R&B
Labels	Columbia

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Trivia

Randy Jackson produced the entertaining dance craze show, ABDC, on MTV, and won a Grammy Award for his work as a producer. 

Randy Jackson before fame

He was a member of Santana's and Jerry Garcia's ensembles.

Achievement of Randy Jackson

He got a Grammy Award for his efforts as a producer on MTV's ABDC, an amusing dance craze show.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

Undisclosed

Randy Jackson family life

In 1990, he divorced Elizabeth Jackson, with whom he had a daughter, Taylor. He married Erika Riker in 1995, and they had a daughter, Zoe, and a son, Jordan.

Associations of Randy Jackson

He was Madonna's bass player on her album Like a Prayer.

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