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Randy Jackson

Randy Jackson is credited on 878 releases across 160 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1977–2024 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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878

Pressings credited

160

Albums

6

Decades active

479

In collections

Biography

Randall Darius Jackson (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. Jackson had previously filled the role on the band's 1986 album Raised on Radio and its tour.

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Credited work

878 releases · 160 albums · active 1977–2024

  • Performance · 2,512
  • Production · 204
  • Other credits · 40
  • Engineering · 4

Studios: Westlake Studios · Cherokee Studios · Sound Castle Recorders, Los Angeles · Allen Zentz Recording

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