Profile
Full name: Steven Randall Jackson
Stage name: Randy
Date of birth: October 31th, 1961
Children with Eliza Shaffe:
Steveanna (1990)
With Alejandra Genevieve Oaiaza:
Genevieve (1990)
Randy Jr. (1992) |
Biography
Randy
joined his older brothers in The Jackson 5 at age 11 playing the
conga. Randy did not sing until he and his family began performing
their act in Las Vegas. Randy often performed with younger sister
Janet, and the duo won fame on Dinah Shore's show.
In 1976, after his brothers moved to CBS Records and changed their
name to The Jacksons, Randy was named as the newest member of the
group after Jermaine left to have a solo career in the group's
former label, Motown. In 1978, Randy helped the Jacksons return back
to fame after co-producing the album, Destiny. One of the
songs, "Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)", was
co-written by Randy and Michael, and went on to sell over 2 million
copies becoming the group's biggest-selling single to date.
Randy was prepping for his own solo album around that time and one
of his singles, "How Can I Be Sure?", featured the first
recording of sister Janet, on the b-side of the song, titled "Love
Song For Kids". Randy never got to release the album as he
suffered injuries from a car crash around 1979. He would eventually
recover from the accident. In 1984, he was thrust into the forefront
of his brothers' Victory tour after Jackie's leg injury
forced him to the sidelines. Afterwards, Randy became renowned
session musicians for other acts during this time.
After
one last album with the Jacksons, the group split up in 1990. After
this split, Randy formed his own band, Randy & the Gyspys. The
group only lasted one album and for the most part afterwards, laid
low. In 1998, Randy was the founder and CEO of Modern Records. In
2001, randy joined his brothers on stage for two reunion
performances in Madison Square Garden (New York). During Michael's
trial on child molestation, Randy served as one of his consultants. |
