Randy Jackson is a multi-instrumentalist veteran musician that is best known for being the frontman of classic hard rock band Zebra. Zebra has had sales of over 2 million records. Their debut lived on the Billboard chart for 8 months, and they have shared stages with legendary acts like ZZ Top, Aerosmith, Cheap Trick and many others. In 2010, Zebra was inducted into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame and in 2012, they were inducted into the Long Island Music Hall of Fame. In a career of more than 50 years, Randy has been a part of other bands like China Rain and The Sign, but Zebra is the band that has always remained together. Celebrating 50 years as a band, they are about to release a new studio album. It is their fifth studio album, and it’s appropriately titled, V.
In this interview, Randy talks about the relationship with his Zebra bandmates on and off the stage. He also talks about the new album (V) and the lead single, “Walk With You,” which he wrote with legendary Kiss frontman Paul Stanley. We find out some information about an upcoming book and a documentary being done about the band, and he also discusses the unique songs that he wrote around the poetry of classic horror writer Edgar Allan Poe. Other things discussed are Dream Theater‘s cover of the Zebra classic, “Take Your Fingers From My Hair,” the one place Randy would love to play, and the Zebra song that best sums up what the band does.
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Hello everyone! My name is Scott Itter, but some know me as Dr. Music. I am a music journalist and photographer out of the Chicagoland area, and I have been in practice for over 20 years. I grew up in the 70’s with two big brothers that showed me all kinds of rock and roll. As I grew older I ventured out into different genres like jazz, funk, folk, and whatever else I could wrap my ears around. As I read every liner note and every Circus and Hit Parader like they were the Old and New Testament, I came to realize that I just love sound and appreciate all the people that create it.
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