By: Jacob Elyachar Happy Birthday to the Queen of Soul who turns 70-years-old today! To help celebrate Aretha’s birthday, jacobelyacharjournalist.com has prepared a countdown of her best songs that you should have in your music library. 10. Son of a Preacher Man (1970) When Aretha Franklin sings a cover of […]
The 20 Best Aretha Franklin Collaborations-the Conclusion
March 23, 2012 By
By: Jacob Elyachar Before you read the conclusion of my articles, please read part three (https://jakes-take.com/2012/03/21/the-20-best-aretha-franklin-collaborations-part-three). On Sunday, the Queen of Soul-Ms. Aretha Franklin, will turn 70-years-old. All this week, jacobelyacharjournalist.com has countdown her best collaborations with rising stars and music icons. These top five collaborations will feature some of music’s legendary […]
The 20 Best Aretha Franklin Collaborations-Part Three
March 21, 2012 By
By: Jacob Elyachar La Reina del soul. La Reine de la soul. La Regina del Soul. If you translate all of these Spanish, French and Italian sayings into English, they all translate to “The Queen of Soul.” There is only one Queen of Soul and everyone in the world knows that Aretha Franklin […]
The 20 Best Aretha Franklin Collaborations-Part Two
March 20, 2012 By
By: Jacob Elyachar Part two of my series showcases the Queen of Soul collaborating with music icons Dionne Warwick, George Michael and her late god-daughter: Whitney Houston. 15. I Say A Little Prayer (with Dionne Warwick; 1981) Episode 31 of Solid Gold saw a historic duet between longtime friends Aretha Franklin […]
The 20 Best Aretha Franklin Collaborations-Part One
March 19, 2012 By
By: Jacob Elyachar As music legend Aretha Franklin prepares to celebrate her 70th birthday on Sunday, jacobelyacharjournalist.com will honor the Queen of Soul’s milestone birthday by counting down some of her best songs and collaborations throughout her multi-decade career. In this four-part series, I will examine her best collaborations with today’s superstars and music […]
New Music Tuesday-Week of March 4, 2012
March 6, 2012 By
By: Jacob Elyachar This week’s New Music Tuesday focuses on the Boss’s latest album and the newest singles from Madonna, John Mayer and Norah Jones. Wrecking Ball- Bruce Springsteen Wrecking Ball marks Bruce Springsteen’s seventeenth studio album and his first album in the 2010s decade. This album is pure brilliance and […]
New Music Tuesday-Week of February 28, 2012
February 28, 2012 By
By: Jacob Elyachar Welcome to the newest feature on jacobelyacharjournalist.com. New Music Tuesday will review the hottest new singles or albums from today’s Top 40 artists, music legends and rising stars. Climax-Usher “Climax” is the first single that has been released from Usher’s seventh studio album, which will drop later this year. This single […]
The Best Whitney Houston Duets
February 17, 2012 By
As the world says goodbye to Whitney Houston on Saturday, jacobelyacharjournalist.com honors the fallen pop icon with an entry that focuses several of her best duets. These duets showed Whitney at her finest and featured a diverse group of artists from pop and R&B genres. It Isn’t, It Wasn’t, It Ain’t Never Gonna Be (with […]
Throwback Tuesday: The Best 1990s Love Songs
February 14, 2012 By
Happy Valentine’s Day! This edition of Throwback Tuesday focuses on the best 1990s love songs that you need to have in your MP3 player. These selections will help you set the mood during your Valentine’s Day celebrations. A Song for You (Ray Charles) Have you been a bad boyfriend/girlfriend lately? Leon Russell’s “A Song for […]
Grading the 2012 Grammy Performances
February 13, 2012 By
The big winner of the night was Adele, who won six Grammy Awards and tied Beyoncé’s record of the most Grammy Awards earned in one single night. But however the real stars of the evening were the performances. Some of them were incredible but others…not so much. So without further ado, here are the […]
