Randy Jackson
Journey Settle With Former Rhythm Section Following Alleged ‘Coup’
The wheel in the sky will apparently keep on turning, as an agreement has been reached between Journey guitarist Neal Schon and keyboardist Jonathan Cain and fired members Ross Valory and Steve Smith. Last year, the rhythm section went their “separate ways”: Valory and Smith were fired and were accused of attempting a “corporate coup d’état” in order to take over the Journey name and brand. They were replaced by former Journey bassist Randy Jackson and drummer Narada Michael Walden, but Valory and Smith continued to contest the firings and countersued Schon and Cain. “The members of the band Journey who were parties to a recent lawsuit (Neal Schon, Jonathan Cain, Steve Smith and Ross Valory) are pleased to announce that they have resolved their differences and reached an ami...
Randy Jackson Reunites With Journey
Journey’s making some lineup changes. On Saturday night, Neal Schon revealed that the band recruited Grammy-winning drummer Narada Michael Walden and reunited with bassist/former American Idol judge Randy Jackson. “Ok Friends word is out ! @randyjackson RJ the Big Dawg is our new Bass player again” Schon announced on Instagram. In a separate post, he shared the news of Walden joining Journey’s latest incarnation. “Word is out ! @officialnarada Narada Michael Walden is our new Drummer! Multi talented song writer Producer / Mahavishnu orchestra The J Boyz will have a new Strut thank you for your love and help my LadyM,” he wrote. Jackson served as Journey’s bassist in the mid-80s and played on the band’s 1986 album Raised on R...
