A year ago, our fan club spoke with the British filmmaker Malcolm Willis about the documentary he made with Alex Fagan on Eva Cassidy’s life. Willis announced that The Essence Of Eva would be screened for the general public in early 2023. After the turn of the year, the documentary …
About the Fanclub
The Eva Cassidy phenomenon began too late for the woman herself to enjoy it, although whether she would have enjoyed international fame is another matter. What is beyond doubt is the power of the recordings she left behind to affect the listener. Eva’s singing brings both hope and comfort. Her music gives listeners the strength to resign themselves to mortality.
On what would have been Eva Cassidy’s 52th birthday, her first fan club saw the light of day.
Read moreBiography Eva Cassidy
Eva Marie Cassidy (February 2, 1963 in Washington, DC – November 2, 1996 in Bowie, Maryland) was an American vocalist described by the British newspaper The Guardian as “one of the greatest voices of her generation.” She had a diverse repertoire of jazz, blues, folk, gospel and pop. Cassidy remained virtually unknown outside of her native Washington, DC, when she died of melanoma (which had spread to her bones) in 1996. Her posthumously released recordings have since sold in excess of 12 million copies, and in early 2001 the compilation album Songbird reached #1 on the UK album charts.
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We remember Eva Cassidy (2 February 1963 – 2 November 1996). She died 25 years ago. ‘Songbirds keep singing’
Behind the Rainbow
A new edition will be published on February 16th! In Behind the Rainbow Johan Bakker re-evaluates Eva Cassidy’s brief performing career and the fame that only came after her death at the age of 33. The author has interviewed Eva’s friends, colleagues and family in Washington D.C. and Maryland, tracing her short life, her idealism and her disillusionment with the business side of her trade. Through it all her shimmering spirit shines making this biography both a searching analysis and a warm commemoration of a uniquely talented young woman.
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2023
Raving Songbird reviews
Following the release of Eva Cassidy’s posthumous album Songbird, British music critics outdid each other in superlatives: “Her approach is subtle, but intense at the same time. Her voice is almost superhuman, seemingly descended from a higher place.” “Eva Cassidy is able to bend her notes with a sculptor’s care. …
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2023
The success of Eva Cassidy’s Songbird
Eva Cassidy’s success in the UK started when Terry Wogan played songs from her album Songbird on his BBC radio 2 breakfast show in the summer of 1998. Top record promotor Tony Bramwell had given up his retirement to make sure that the Songbird album would get the attention it …
Discography
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| The Orther Side 1992 | Live at Blues Alley 1996 |
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| Eva by Heart 1997 | Songbird 1998 |
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| Time after time 2000 | No Boundaries 2000 |
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| Imagine 2002 | American Tune 2003 |
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| Wonderful World 2004 | Somewhere 2008 |
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| Simply Eva 2011 | The best of Eva 2012 |
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| Nightbird 2015 |
