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Born in San Francisco and raised in the Motor City Detroit, Jacobs career began at the age of 13. His first professional gigs were with some of Motown's leading writers, producers and artists. Including songwriter Sylvia Moy (ìMi Cherie Amourî), singer/songwriter Barrett Strong (Money), and producer Don Davis (Johnny Taylor, The Dramatics, Robin Trower). It was while working with former Miles Davis bassist Michael Henderson fresh out of high school, that Jacobs showed he had a gift for songwriting when he co-authored the Top-Five R&B hit, "Wide Receiver." After a number of years working in the Motown scene Jacobs became one of the core members of Was (Not Was), an eclectic pop band that developed a strong following in the U.S. and abroad during the 1980s. While with the band, Jacobs co-authored the Top-Ten hit "Walk the Dinosaur."
After they disbanded in 1992 he became a member of Soul Mission (a gospel R&B project featuring Tata Vega, Mavis Staples, Booker T Jones and Steve Cropper), with one release for Sony/Epic Records. In 1994 he formed his own outfit The Boneshakers with Was (Not Was) band mate singer Sweet Pea Atkinson finally projecting his vision of funk, blues, R&B, rock and soul into the universe. Releasing two CDs, “Book of Spells” and “Shake the Planet” for Pointblank/Virgin Records. Three more followed “Pouring Gasoline” and “Put Some Booty on It Live, Vol. 1” with former Storyville singer Malford Milligan and then “Vol 2” featuring the original band’s first ever show at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco 1997 all released on Jacobs own Bad Monkey Recordings.
Randy continued his relationship with Pointblank Records President John Wooler after leaving the label co-producing the critically acclaimed I-10 Chronicles series and Bill and Bonnie Hearn for Backporch/Virgin Records.In 2005, Randy released “From Me To You” his first jazz inflluenced solo instrumental CD on his Bad Monkey Recordings label. With appearances from Mindy Abair, Andre Berry, Rick Braun, Euge Groove, Wendy Moten, Bob Sheppard and Wayman Tisdale, it is a stellar outing. Jacobs' hard-driving, always-in-the-pocket talent has been sought out by such diverse artists as Australian singer/songwriter Paul Kelly, rappers Coolio, Warren G and Dr. Dre, pop star Elton John, punk rocker Iggy Pop, English ska band General Public, European-Arabic superstar Khaled, Willie Nelson, Steve Cropper of Booker T and the MGís, Stevie Wonder, Herbie Hancock, B.B. King, Bonnie Raitt, Ringo Starr, Kris Kristofferson, Austin Guitarist-Producer Stephen Bruton, Michael McDonald, Paula Abdul, Jewel, gospel singer Fred Hammond, Billy Preston, Ringo Starr, Seal, Tears for Fears, Stephen Bruton, Bruce Hornsby, the B-52s, Apollo 4 Forty, Republica, jazz flutist Alexander Zonjic, jazz singer Diane Schurr, singer Wendy Moten, Depeche Mode, Earl Klugh, Blues singer Delbert McClinton, Sax master Dave Koz, singer/songwiter Joe Henry, smooth jazz saxophonist Warren Hill, jazz trumpeter Rick Braun, blues singer Marcia Ball, rockabilly queen Wanda Jackson, Euge Groove, Willie Nelson, 98 degrees lead singer Nick Lachey, Hillary Duff, and many more. Now coming in 2008 is a brand new studio CD for the Boneshakers on Novatunes.com and a follow up to his solo CD. Keep an eye here (www.theboneshakersonline.com) for more info.
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