Tuesday, April 9, 2013

The amazing voice of Eva Cassidy

How wonderful that we have the opportunity to make new discoveries of musicians, artists and writers any time of our life. I can't think how it is that I've never heard of Eva Cassidy before.  My painting instructor played a CD of her songs yesterday and I was blown away by her amazing voice and delivery.

Eva was a shy young woman who never gained the fame she deserved and sadly she died of cancer in 1996 at age 33.

Just listen to this song and I bet, like me, you'll run to the nearest source to get some of her music.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGwDYBWEDSc

Here's a brief excerpt from Wikipedia. If you click on the blue song titles you can see videos of the songs:


Eva Cassidy
Vocalist
Eva Marie Cassidy was an American vocalist and guitarist known for her interpretations of jazz, blues, folk, gospel, country and pop classics. Wikipedia
BornFebruary 2, 1963, Washington, D.C.
DiedNovember 2, 1996, Bowie
Songs
Fields of Gold1997Live at Blues Alley
Songbird1997Eva by Heart
Somewhere Over the Rainbow2001Now That's What I Call Music! Vol 48
Time After Time2000Time After Time
Autumn Leaves1997Live at Blues Alley
Over the Rainbow1998Songbird
What a Wonderful World1997Live at Blues Alley
At Last2000Time After Time
Wade in the Water1997Eva by Heart
Danny Boy2002Imagine
True Colors2003American Tune
Imagine2002Imagine
Ain't No Sunshine2000Time After Time
The Water Is Wide2003American Tune
Kathy's Song2000Time After Time

2 comments:

  1. Wow, what a lovely voice and how sad she died so young.

    cheers, parsnip

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  2. I do like her work. I've got several of her albums. An amazing voice.

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