Randy Jackson (Jacksons singer)

Jackson was born at St Mary's Mercy Hospital in Gary, Indiana, to Joseph Jackson and Katherine Jackson. Nicknamed "Little Randy", Jackson is the ninth child of the Jackson family, after Rebbie, Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, La Toya, Marlon, Brandon (who died soon after being born) and Michael and is the youngest of the brothers. His sister Janet was born in 1966. As he was only 3-years-old when the Jackson 5 was first formed in 1965, he was not originally a member of the group. ==Career==

The Jacksons , Michael Jackson, Tito Jackson, Marlon Jackson. Middle row: Randy Jackson, La Toya Jackson, Rebbie Jackson. Front row: Janet Jackson, 1977. Absent: Jermaine Jackson Jackson first appeared live with his brothers in 1971 Although he was on every Jackson 5 tour since 1972, mainly playing the congas among other instruments, Randy did not officially join the family band until 1975 when they left Motown for CBS Records and older brother Jermaine chose to stay with Motown, prompting Jackson to replace him. At age 16, he co-wrote the Jacksons' most successful single on Epic, "Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)" with Michael, for the group's 1978 album Destiny. On March 3, 1980, Jackson was seriously injured in a car crash in Hollywood, California. In June 1980, he appeared on the cover of the weekly African-American news magazine Jet. The cover headline read: "Randy Jackson Walks Again: Talks About His Future." Jackson plays congas, percussion, keyboards, piano, bass, and guitar, among other instruments. In addition to singing and playing on the Jacksons' recordings, he worked with Michael on his album Off the Wall. He participated in the Jacksons' Destiny World Tour from 1979 to 1980, the Triumph Tour in 1981, Victory Tour in 1984 and the band's later projects. After the Victory Tour, Jackson worked with Lionel Richie on his album Dancing on the Ceiling in 1985. Jackson, along with brothers Jackie, Tito, Marlon and his sister La Toya joined USA For Africa to sing in "We Are the World" for the charity album of the same name, which was led by Jackson's brother Michael, Lionel Richie, Quincy Jones and Harry Belafonte. Jackson was left out when the Jackson 5 were inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997; only the five original members were inducted. He was part of the Jacksons' 2001 reunion at Madison Square Gardenduring the Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration concerts but did not appear as an official cast member in their 2009 A&E reality series The Jacksons: A Family Dynasty. He did contribute backing vocals with Jackie, Tito, Marlon and Jermaine for Michael's "This Is It" for the 2009 posthumous album ''Michael Jackson's This Is It. Jackson was portrayed by Robert Redcross and Nicolas Phillips in the 1992 miniseries The Jacksons: An American Dream''. After the Jacksons After recording 2300 Jackson Street, the group disbanded and focused on separate projects in 1990. The same year, he co-founded Total Multimedia Inc. with former Iron Butterfly bass player Philip Taylor Kramer to develop data compression techniques for CD-ROMs. On June 28, 1998, Jackson opened up his record label, Modern Records. Rhythm Nation Records Jackson is currently a partner with his sister, Janet Jackson, at her independent record label Rhythm Nation Records. On August 16, 2018, Jackson and Janet announced that Rhythm Nation Records was partnering with an independent music publisher, distributor and label Cinq Music. On August 17, 2018, Janet Jackson's "Made for Now" (featuring Daddy Yankee) was released, co-written by Jackson. ==Personal life==

Family In the 1980s, Jackson dated Bernadette Swann (née Robi), Lynn Swann's ex-wife. Swann alleged that Jackson was physically abusive, so she sought refuge at the home of her friend Tina Turner (Swann previously dated Turner's son Craig). Turner shot at Jackson after he broke into her home to see Swann. Turner decided not to press charges in order to avoid bad press. Oaziaza married and divorced Randy Jackson's brother Jermaine Jackson. == Legal issues ==

Battery charge In January 1991, Jackson was charged with battery for beating his wife Eliza Shaffy and their 7-month-old daughter Stevanna. He pleaded no contest to the charge, was placed on two years' probation and ordered to enroll in a domestic violence program, but did not comply. He was sentenced to 30 days in a mental hospital, Pine Grove Hospital, in Canoga Park and ordered to serve the remainder of his probation and enroll in a year-long domestic violence rehabilitation program. Disappointed that Jackson received no jail time, Shaffy filed for divorce. He was ordered to surrender his shares in Modern Records Inc. In May 1998, an arrest warrant was issued when Jackson failed to turn over the stock. In 2001, he pleaded guilty to bankruptcy fraud by failing to list all his vehicular assets. Child support In January 2012, Jackson filed a complaint against Loaiza, disputing an alleged $500,000 owed in child support. He claimed he had never been served for the initial paternity lawsuit, instead claiming that the matter had been settled in 1993. He, Jermaine and Janet objected to Michael Forever – The Tribute Concert held in 2011 for Michael, stating that they felt the family's attention should have been focused on Conrad Murray's trial. The three siblings were later involved in an event where Katherine lost custody of Michael's children due to suspicion that she was "prevented from acting as a guardian because of the acts of third parties". Jackson, Jermaine and Janet attempted to take the children with them to Arizona, where it was alleged that Katherine was being held against her will after being kidnapped. Footage of the event appeared to show the siblings storming the house and Janet trying to take Michael's daughter Paris' phone. == Discography ==

Singles with Randy and the Gypsys Studio albums Singles Promotional singles ==References==