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:
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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