As a fan of a wide variety of popular (and not-so-popular) music from the 1950s (and sometimes even earlier) up through the present, one of my bucket list projects for years has been to put together a list of my 100 favorite songs of all time. At some point I decided that, once I got around to figuring that out, I could put it out on a blog, for the infinitesimally small proportion of the Internet world that might be interested. So, here we are. While the Top 100 will be a major focus, I also plan to post on a variety of other musical (and occasionally non-musical) topics, in which you may or may not be interested. (If a particular posting doesn’t ring your bell, you’re only a few clicks away from a dancing cat video on YouTube.)

Tuesday, October 29, 2019

Favorite Musical Artists: Eva Cassidy


I’ve expressed my feelings about Eva in an earlier post (“With the possible exception of Sinatra, I’ve never heard anyone approach Eva Cassidy as a singer, in terms of voice quality, phrasing, and the overall ability to interpret a song”), but Jefferson Morley provided an even better summary in his superb 1998 Washington Post article, “When Chuck Met Eva”:
 
“She had a voice that could silence a barroom and get the pool players to lay down their cues. A voice that could prompt casual listeners to round up their co-workers for a night out dancing. A voice that could invest all kinds of American popular music with a true portion of herself.”
 
RIP Eva. Your legend lives on.
 
Favorite Songs:
 
Over The Rainbow 
Blue Skies
You've Changed*
Dark End Of The Street
Wayfaring Stranger
 
You Don't Know Me*
Stormy Monday
American Tune
Cheek To Cheek
People Get Ready
 
Oh, Had I A Golden Thread
I Could Have Told You So*
Penny To My Name
Autumn Leaves
Won't Be Long
 
A Bold Young Farmer
Gee Baby, Ain’t I Good To You*
God Bless The Child
Honeysuckle Rose
Fields Of Gold
 
* -- with Chuck Brown
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