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- Full Name: Randall Darius Jackson
- Born: June 23, 1956
- Origin: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- Primary instrument: Bass guitar
- Label: Columbia Records
- Grammy Winning Producer
- Known for: American Idol
- Producer: America's Best Dance Crew
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Although he is now known as one of the three judges on the hit reality show American Idol, Randy Jackson spent most of his career as a session and back-up musician with such hit bands as Journey. His "Dawgisms," such as "wud up dawg" and "it was OK dawg," have been his signature statements when addressing the finalists on the television series.YouTube Video: Randy Jackson's "Dawgs" (Time: 1:42) In early 2009, Jackson published his second book, Body and Soul.9News.com: Randy Jackson: Body With Soul (January 2, 2009)
Musical Background
Randy Jackson has play with many acts including Aretha Franklin, Bruce Springsteen, Journey, George Michael, Blue Oyster Cult, Herbie Hancock, Richard Marx, Michel Camilo, Billy Joel, Bon Jovi, Michael Bolton, and Bob Dylan. In addition to his session playing, Jackson has produced albums for Mariah Carey, Celine Dion and Madonna. He released his first album Randy Jackson's Music Club, Vol. One in 2008.American Idol
American Idol is a FOX reality show where contestants sing to compete for a million dollar recording contract. The singers are judged by Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson, Paula Abdul and Kara DioGuardi. Guests are eliminated if they receive the lowest vote total from the American public each week.
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Randy Jackson Questions
Is Randy Jackson from American Idol ..Michael Jackson's brother? Does anyone know? 1 AnswerRandy Jackson is not Michael Jackson's brother. You can see a list of MJ's siblings on this Wikipedia page. read more
DOES ANYONE HAVE A ANSWER TO WHAT HAPPENED TO RANDI RHODES I REALLY MISS HER INFORMED RADIO FORMAT. 1 AnswerNova M Radio, which was running Randi's show, appears to be in some financial difficulty. It was rumored to be about to file bankruptcy, although (according to ... read more -
Randy Jackson News and Articles
- 9News.com: Randy Jackson: Body With Soul (January 2, 2009)
- SFGate: Randy Jackson's Music Club, Volume 1 Review (March 9, 2008)
- baltimoresun.com: American Idol's Randy Jackson Releases New Album (March 4, 2008)
- MSNBC: Randy Jackson not too optimistic about Idol (December 5, 2007)
- AOL Television: Randy Jackson Interview (January 17, 2007)
- MovieWeb: Randy Jackson Sings about American Idol (January 8, 2007)
- Rolling Stone: Randy Jackson Feels Idol (February 3, 2006)
- Google News: Randy Jackson Search
- TV.com: Randy Jackson News



