Added: Jul 27, 2008

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NOTE**** I HAD A REALLY BAD COLD WHEN I RECORDED THIS LOL ******* #95 - Top Rated (Today) - Music me singing somewhere over the rainbow! Please comment rate and SUBSCRIBE! i love u all xxx katie ;] Eva Cassidy Background information Birth name Eva Marie Cassidy Born February 2, 1963(1963-02-02) Washington, DC Origin Maryland, United States Died November 2, 1996 (aged 33) Bowie, Maryland Genre(s) Jazz, Blues, Folk, Gospel and Pop Instrument(s) Vocals, Guitar, Keyboard Voice type(s) Soprano Years active 19811996 Label(s) Liaison (U.S.) Blix Street (U.S.) Hot (Europe) Associated acts Chuck Brown, Katie Melua Website www.evacassidy.org Eva Marie Cassidy (February 2, 1963 November 2, 1996) was an American vocalist known for her interpretations of jazz, blues, folk, gospel, country and pop classics. She released her first album The Other Side, a set of duets with go-go musician Chuck Brown in 1992 followed by a live solo album, Live at Blues Alley in 1996. Cassidy was virtually unknown outside her native Washington, DC when she died of melanoma in 1996. Four years later, Cassidy's music was brought to the attention of UK audiences when her versions of "Over the Rainbow" and "Fields of Gold" were played by Terry Wogan on BBC Radio 2. Following the overwhelming response, a camcorder recording of "Over the Rainbow" taken at the Blues Alley was shown on BBC Two's Top of the Pops 2. Shortly after, the compilation album Songbird, climbed to the top of the UK Albums Charts, almost three years after its initial release. The chart success in the United Kingdom led to increased recognition worldwide; as of 2008, her posthumously released recordings, including three UK #1s, have sold around eight million copies.[1] Her music has also charted top 10 positions in Australia, Germany, Sweden, Norway and Switzerland. Born on February 2, 1963 at the Washington Hospital Center,[2] Eva Marie Cassidy was the third of four children born to Hugh and Barbara Cassidy. Her father, a retired teacher, sculptor, musician and former army medic, is of Scottish and Irish descent while her German-born mother was a horticulturist.[3][4][5] From an early age, Cassidy displayed interest in art and music. When she was nine, her father taught her to play the guitar, and she began to play and sing at family gatherings.[4] At age 11, Cassidy began singing and playing guitar in a Washington area band called Easy Street.[6] This band performed in a variety of styles, at weddings, corporate parties, and pubs. Due to her shyness, she struggled with performing in front of strangers. While a student at Bowie High School, she sang with a local band called Stonehenge.[4] During the summer of 1983, Cassidy sang and played guitar six days a week at the theme park Wild World.[4] Her younger brother Dan, a fiddler was also a member of this working band. She enrolled in art classes at a community college but dropped out after finding them unhelpful.[7] Throughout the 1980s, Cassidy worked with several other bands, including the techno-pop band Characters Without Names. During this period, Cassidy also worked as a propagator at a plant nursery and as a furniture painter. In her free time, she explored other artistic expressions including painting, sculpting and jewelry design.[7] Despite holding a belief in God, Cassidy was not part of any organised religion.[8]

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