Not many people knew his name prior to American Idol, But Randy Jackson has always been a giant to the music industry. Born June 23rd, 1956 in Baton Rouge Lousiana, Jackson grew up surrounded by soulful, deep southern musical influances. In 1979, after graduating from Southern University with a Bachelor’s in music, Randy Jackson started [...] Read more »
Ellen DeGeneres, Idol’s Funny Girl
On September 9th, Ellen DeGeneres made the announcement on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” That she was excited to be the newest edition to the American Idol family as the fourth judge on the panel for season nine. This coming as some what of a shock as Paula Abdul confirmed just a week prior to the [...] Read more »