Courtesy of Mark Bass Com

Yo! Check it out, dawg! I’m just keepin’ it real.”

Previous to his American Idol fame, Randall Darius Jackson was an in-demand, first-call LA session bassist and sideman.

Randy’s genre traversing career spans stage and studio work with Jean Luc-Ponty, Aretha Franklin, Bob Dylan, Journey, Whitney Houston, Herbie Hancock, Bruce Springsteen, Tracy Chapman, Mariah Carey, Stevie Nicks, George Michael,  Billy Joel, George Benson, Michael Bolton, Mary J. Blige, and Billy Cobham to cite a select few.

A songwriter, Grammy Award winning producer, philanthropist, music industry executive, entrepreneur, author, radio host, educator, and recording artist – Randy Jackson’s place in the top echelon of master groove bass players and improvisers is absolute, despite the fact that most folks know him (only) as a TV personality!

Randy Jackson Sound & Vision…

Whitney Houston “I Wanna Dance with Somebody” https://youtu.be/eH3giaIzONA

Jean Luc-Ponty “Demagomania” https://youtu.be/CQ2_lAMJBnA

Bruce Springsteen:  “Man’s Job” https://youtu.be/mdELzYFKS18

Journey “Girl Can’t Help It” https://youtu.be/h9TgWj2Kln4

Aretha Franklin / Keith Richards  “Jumpin’ Jack Flash” https://youtu.be/RnbHRL_9nqc

Randy Jackson’s Music Club https://youtu.be/oDlJ_BgYlgY