Top Dawg Trivia for Randy Jackson
Top Dawg Trivia for Randy Jackson by Roxanne McDonald
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This is the best season ever! ~Randy Jackson |
On the surface one might surmise that Randy Jackson’s musical performance vocabulary is limited to the adjective, “pitchy” and the noun, “dawg”. But subliminal secrets show how Jackson is actually a musical performer of renowned talent.
Accolades/Awards
…just a’ight for me. ~Randy Jackson
Nominated for four Emmys—with eleven others on Idol production, for Outstanding Reality Competition Program
Grammy Award winner [more exacting info welcome, here]
Rumors and Rumblings About…
I grew up in Baton Rouge and learned to be a musician down there [in New Orleans]. I call it the only city in America that has its own brand of music. ~Randy Jackson
Born to father Herman, a plant foreman, and Julia, a homemaker
First wife, Elizabeth Jackson, is/was a singer/songwriter
Second wife, Erika Riker, is/was a ballet dancer
Lost 100 pounds with gastric bypass surgery
Associations/Actions
I’m sorry, dawg, it just didn’t work for me. ~Randy Jackson
Started playing bass guitar at age of 13
Landed a gig playing bass with Journey—and for the band’s later Raised on Radio tour [1986]; played bass for Jean-Luc Ponty; played bass for Eddie Money on his Can’t Hold Back album; was musical director for Mariah Carey’s Adventures of Mimi tour [2006]; and has performed with such musical artists as Bon Jovi, Blue Oyster Cult, Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown, Tracy Chapman, The Charlie Daniels Band [at The Grand Ole Opry], Billy Cobham, Bob Dylan, Aretha Franklin, Jerry Garcia, Herbie the Car, Billy Joel, Richard Marx, and Carlos Santana
For eight years was president of A&R at Columbia Records; for four years was head of A&R at MCA Records
Has produced for and/or collaborated with such performers and personalities as Walter Afanasieff, Mariah Carey, Destiny’s Child, Celine Dion, Whitney Houston, *NSYNC, Elton John, Madonna, Bruce Springsteen, Stryper, Narada Michael Walden, Wild Orchid, and Zucchero, among many others
Was guest host of “Good Day Live”, and hosts his own Top 40 Countdown show, “Randy Jackson’s Hit List”
Has made appearances on “The Daily Show”, “Today”, MTV’s “Total Request Live”, “The Wayne Brady Show”, “Mad TV” “Ant and Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway” [UK], “E!’s 101”, “Howard Stern”, “Extra”, “The Tonight Show”, “The Oprah Winfrey Show”, “The View”, “The Late Show with Craig Kilborn”, “Late Night with Conan O’Brien”, “The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson”, “Larry King Live”, “Jimmy Kimmel Live”, “Tavis Smiley”, “On-Air with Ryan Seacrest”, “The Hollywood Squares”, “The Tony Danza Show”,
Appeared as Desmond in the pilot of “Dr Vegas”, as Mr. Grundy on “Kevin Hill”, as himself on “General Hospital”, as himself on “The Bernie Mac Show”, and as Four Tops manager on “American Dreams”; and has appeared/played in several music videos, including those of Mariah Carey and Dionne Farris
Has, with manager Hariett Sternberg, signed a multi-year contract with Warner Horizon Television—developing scripted and unscripted projects
2002- present – has been and is currently the American Idol judge with the moderate critiques, the most friendly and easy-going manner, and the now infamous Dog Pound
Celebrity Spider Randy Jackson links
SirLinksAlot American Idol links
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