Randy Jackson

Randy Jackson
Randy Jackson
	Jackson in March 2018
Background information
Birth name	Randall Darius Jackson
Born	June 23, 1956 (age 67); Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Record executive; television presenter; musician; record producer;
Instrument(s)	Bass; keyboards;
Years active	1983–present
Labels	Dream Merchant 21; Concord; Columbia;
Formerly of	Divinyls; Journey;
Spouse(s)	Elizabeth Jackson (m. 1990; div. 2019)
Education	Southern University (BM)

Randall Darius Jackson^[1] (born June 23, 1956) is an American record executive, television presenter and musician, best known as a judge on American Idol from 2002 to 2013.

Jackson began his career in the 1980s as a session musician playing bass guitar for an array of jazz, pop, rock, and R&B performers. He moved on to work in music production and in the A&R department at Columbia Records and MCA Records. Jackson is best known from his appearances as the longest-serving judge on American Idol and executive producer for MTV's America's Best Dance Crew.

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

^ Cite error: The named reference AllMusic bio was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Kreps, Daniel (May 24, 2020). "Journey Reveal Lineup Changes, Randy Jackson's Return". Rolling Stone. Retrieved June 5, 2020.

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[2] Kreps, Daniel (May 24, 2020). "Journey Reveal Lineup Changes, Randy Jackson's Return". Rolling Stone. Retrieved June 5, 2020.

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