A Note Of Thanks From Rich: At 6 a.m., August 24, 2015, when Eldredge ATL went live, unlike Ray Kinsella, the guy in “Field of Dreams” who erects a ball park in his cornfield after a mysterious spirit tells him, “If you build it, they will come,” I had no idea if anyone would read […]
Atlanta recording artist and Dash Radio “Soul Sisters” co-host Keisha Jackson closes out her month as Eldredge ATL Guest Editor by giving readers the first look at “Someday,” the first video from her brand new album, “One Voice Holiday: An ATLien Tribute.” The track is a modern but ever timely take on Stevie Wonder’s classic […]
Editor’s Note From Eldredge ATL November Guest Editor Keisha Jackson: The buzz was out. I wondered … who is this Willie guy? Then by sheer coincidence, we met at a house party. A few months later, he asked me to sing on his record, then we randomly ended up in the Bahamas on the same […]
Editor’s Note From Eldredge ATL November Guest Editor Keisha Jackson: In 2014, one week after the end of Outkast20 reunion world tour, I held my company’s One Voice vocal workshop at Outkast’s Stankonia Studios. With the holidays approaching, I asked Big Boi if I could organize a performance with my workshop attendees for his annual holiday […]
As Atlanta commuters slowly creep home through rush hour traffic outside, Heather Hayes, Dr. Yamma Brown and Keisha Jackson have gathered at the end of a busy day for some weekly girl talk. But unlike thousands of their contemporaries across the city, the daughters of James Brown, Isaac Hayes and Millie Jackson are catching up […]
Like most of us, one of 2014’s highlights for Eldredge ATL November Guest Editor Keisha Jackson was Outkast’s much-anticipated 20th anniversary reunion world tour. Unlike most of us, however, as one of the featured vocalists on the tour, Jackson had an all-access pass to all the action. Technically speaking, she had 47 of them, one […]
Eldredge ATL November Guest Editor Atlanta singer and recording artist Keisha Jackson tried her best to stay out of the family business. But when you’re the daughter of legendary soul singer and Atlanta resident Millie Jackson, that can be difficult. After briefly pursuing an entertainment law career, Keisha gave in to genetics and recorded a […]