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Meet The Parents Of Randy Jackson

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Randall Darius Jackson, an American record executive and TV presenter was born on June 23rd 1956 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in the United States of America. He was born to Julia LeGolvan and Herman Jackson, a plant foreman.

Career

Randy Jackson earned a bachelor’s in music from Southern University in 1979. He collaborated with the rock group Taxxi and contributed to three albums for Jean-Luc Ponty in the early 1980s. He worked as a studio musician for Journey from 1986 to 1987. Jackson contributed to the 1986 album Raised on Radio by Journey. He relocated to Italy in the late 1980s and appeared in a Zucchero song. Zucchero and the Randy Jackson Band’s album was created by guitarist Corrado Rustici, who collaborated with Jackson on numerous albums in the early 1980s. He performed with Billy Cobham as well. Keith Richards was commissioned to write the score for the Whoopi Goldberg comedy film Jumpin’ Jack Flash in 1985. Aretha Franklin played piano and sang lead in Richards’ all-star band, which also featured Michael Jackson on bass guitar. The fourth song on Aretha’s Aretha album from 1986 was this one. Jackson appears in the song’s music video. Jackson continued to have sessions throughout the late 1980s. Notably, he appeared on the debut solo release by renowned session guitarist Steve Lukather. On Maze’s 1989 “Silky Soul” album, Jackson played bass on five songs. Additionally, he contributed to several albums by Kenny G.

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Jackson played bass guitar on the Divinyls’ 1991 self-titled album (which includes the song “I Touch Myself”) and was a featured bassist on several of Tracy Chapman’s Matters of the Heart (1992) tracks. He contributed to the tracks “Open Arms,” “Bang Bang Bang,” and “Dreaming on a World.” Jackson contributed the bass line to the Bruce Springsteen song “Human Touch” in the same year. Jackson has collaborated, produced, or toured with numerous well-known musicians and groups, including ‘N Sync, Fergie dating back to her time in Wild Orchid), Whitney Houston, Dionne Farris, Céline Dion, and Mariah Carey with whom he has worked throughout her career, served as her musical director for a number of her tours and served as a member of her band during numerous performances, including Live 8 in London in 2005. Jackson frequently participated in Ponty’s backup band. His list of collaborations as a session musician includes performances at the Grand Ole Opry with The Charlie Daniels Band, as well as performances with Aldo Nova, George Benson, Blue yster Cult, Jon Bon Jovi, Michael Bolton, Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown, Billy Cobham, Bob Dylan, Aretha Franklin, Herbie Hancock, Ernie Isley, Billy Joel, Brent Bourgeois, Journey, Richard Marx, George Michael, Stevie Nicks, Im Jackson became in demand as a producer as a result of his songwriting and production work in the San Francisco Bay Area with Narada Michael Walden and Walter Afanasieff.

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Randy Jackson’s Music Club, Vol. 1, an album that Jackson totally produced, was made available on March 11th, 2008. Paula Abdul’s single “Dance Like There’s No Tomorrow” served as the album’s lead single. Randy started working with former American Idol contestant Kimberley Locke in 2009 to produce her fourth album. On March 16, 2010, the first single, “Strobe Light,” was made available. Jackson took part in the choir for We Are the World 25 for Haiti in February 2010. Jackson is the band’s manager. Paper Tongues is a Charlotte-based band. They were able to contract with A&M/Octone Records, a major label, with Jackson’s assistance. He has also held executive positions. At Columbia Records, he served for eight years as vice president of artists and repertoire (A&R), and at MCA Records, he oversaw A&R for four years. Jackson also presents Randy Jackson’s Hit List, a Westwood One-syndicated radio top 40 countdown. Jackson lists his top 30 Urban AC and Mainstream AC songs every week. On the internet radio program Artist Underground, he also provides behind-the-scenes details on American Idol.

About Randy Jackson’s Parents

Randy Jackson was born to a homemaker, Julia LeGolvan and a farm foreman, Herman Jackson. They welcomed their son, Randy, real name Randall Darius Jackson on 23rd June, 1956. Unfortunately, there are no information or details provided about them on the internet.

Source: www.Ghgossip.com

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