Re: American Idol...anyone watching?
Same here. The thing I don't get is what makes this Randy Jackson guy an authority on anything? At least Abdul is/was a successful singer. I don't know what Cowell is either.
Randy Jackson is a Record Producer and very successful..and Cowell is in charge of the Company that is in Charge of the Record deal the winners get... both very powerful men in the Music Industry. Paula Abdul is the Least qualified of any of the Judges
Randall Darius Jackson (known as Randy Jackson).(born
June 23,
1956 in
Baton Rouge, Louisiana) is a
Grammy Award-winning
rock bassist,
singer,
record producer and
Emmy Award-nominated
television and
radio personality, now best known as a judge on
American Idol.
Music career
Jackson played bass in violin virtuoso
Jean-Luc Ponty's backing band. His numerous credits range from playing with
Aretha Franklin,
George Michael,
Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown,
Billy Cobham,
Blue ?yster Cult,
Herbie The Car,
Richard Marx,
Madonna,
Billy Joel,
Journey,
Bon Jovi and
Bob Dylan to playing at the
Grand Ole Opry with
The Charlie Daniels Band. His production/songwriting work in the
San Francisco Bay area with
Narada Michael Walden and
Walter Afanasieff led Jackson to be quite in demand as a producer himself.
While in the Bay Area, Jackson played in bands with
Carlos Santana and
Jerry Garcia. He moved to
Italy in the late 1980s and produced a record for Italian pop star
Zucchero. The record
Zucchero and the Randy Jackson Band produced one of Zucchero's biggest hits, "Donne". Jackson was bass guitarist for
Tracy Chapman featuring on several Tracks on her 1992 release
Matters of the Heart. He performed on the single "Bang Bang Bang", "Open Arms", and "Dreaming on a World". Jackson has also recorded, produced, or toured with many well-known artists and bands, ranging from
Mariah Carey (whom he knew when she was still a teenager; he was in her band at
Live 8 in London in
2005) to
*NSYNC,
C?line Dion,
Wild Orchid,
Bruce Springsteen,
Stryper,<sup id="_ref-Erickson_Sturdevant_06_0" class="reference">
[1]</sup> and Madonna (he played bass on her number-one hit "
Like a Prayer"). He has also worked as an executive, spending eight years as vice president of artists and repertoire (
A&R) at
Columbia Records and four years heading A&R at
MCA Records.<sup id="_ref-AP_stardom_0" class="reference">
[2]</sup>
Since 2002, Jackson has been one of the three regular judges on the
Fox Network reality television series
American Idol.
Jackson also hosts a radio top 40 countdown known as
"Randy Jackson's Hit List", which is syndicated on hundreds of stations nationwide by
Westwood One.<sup class="noprint Template-Fact">[
citation needed]</sup> Every week Jackson counts down his top 30 Urban AC and Mainstream AC hits, and gives behind-the-scenes information on
American Idol with American Idol Underground.
On
7 July,
2007 Jackson presented at the
American leg of
Live Earth.
On 7 February, a new TV show will be presented by Jackson. The qualification round for "
America's Best Dance Crew" was broadcast live on MTV on 26 January as a teaser to the elimination dance off battles which will premiere on 7 February.He also filled in with the group KISS for
Gene Simmons following a fire accident.
Randy Jackson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Simon Phillip Cowell (born
7 October 1959) is an
Emmy-nominated
English artist and repertoire ("A&R") executive for
Sony BMG in the
United Kingdom and a
television producer, more commonly known as a judge on
television programmes such as
Pop Idol,
The X Factor,
American Idol and
Britain's Got Talent. He is also the owner of the television production and music publishing house
Syco.
Cowell is notorious for his unsparingly blunt and often controversial criticisms, insults, and wisecracks about contestants and their
singing abilities, or lack thereof. He is often parodied in pop culture. His judging is usually blunt but honest and on the mark. He is known for combining activities in the television and music industries, having promoted singles and records for various artists, including television personalities.
Cowell has been the producer and the creative force of many media, most notably
Pop Idol and its international offspring. His success since the millennium has brought him worldwide fame and a greatly increased monetary fortune.
And Lots More here
Simon Cowell - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia