Another short story for you. But don't worry, this time I'm not going to write about myself again;)
02.02.1963 - on that day in Oxon Hill (Maryland, USA) little Eva drew her first breath. No-one expected, that her life would be so dramatic, but so wonderful.
She was very talented girl, possessing amazing, magical voice. When she was 9, her father gave her first guitar. Sometimes she was performing occasionally for her family or friends, but she never thought, that she could became a famous singer. She was very, very shy, she wasn't feeling comfortable while performing.
However, when she was 18 she joined the band called Easy Street and started playing with them on weddings, parties, in pubs, her carrier started to pick up steam. Later, she was playing with some other bands, but she was still remaining not so famous. Even fact, that she released 3 albums: "The Other Side" (with Chuck Brown, containing amazing version of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow"), "Live at Blues Alley" (album from concert) and "Eva By Heart" didn't change her status - she never became a star.
Eva Cassidy passed away on 02.11.1996 in Bowie (Maryland, USA). The cause of death was a melanoma.
Few more Eva's albums have been released after her death. Surprisingly, her surname became famous worldwide! The compilation "Songbird" became a golden record in USA, Michelle Kwan was performing her show on Winter Olympic Games in 2002 to Eva's version of Sting's "Fields of Gold". What is more, her three albums, that have been released after Eva's death achieved position number one on UK bestsellers list - even Elvis Presley didn't achieved that!
Her voice is one of my favorites. Every time when I'm listening to her songs I'm feeling special - feeling difficult to describe. I'm sad, that she won't be singing anymore, but on the other hand, I'm happy, that some day someone decided to show her music to the world and let me know, who was Eva Cassidy.
One of her most popular songs:
...and one of my favorites:
Enjoy!
