Randy Jackson, Pro

Thirty-year music industry veteran and Grammy Award winning producer, Randy Jackson started out at the age of 13 playing bass guitar and got his big break when he joined the acclaimed band Journey. As a talented musician and producer, Randy also spent eight years as the Vice President of A&R at Columbia Records, followed by four years as Senior Vice President of A&R at MCA Records. Jackson was widely known as America's favorite judge on FOX's record-breaking show American Idol .

Thirty-year music industry veteran and Grammy Award winning producer, Randy Jackson started out at the age of 13 playing bass guitar and got his big break when he joined the acclaimed band Journey. As a talented musician and producer, Randy also spent eight years as the Vice President of A&R at Columbia Records, followed by four years as Senior Vice President of A&R at MCA Records. Jackson was widely known as America's favorite judge on FOX's record-breaking show American Idol . See less