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Radio 1 The Culture Summer
Tuesday July 3rd Radio 1 (The Netherlands)
7.30 PM The Culture Summer – Jellie Brouwer
Music journalist Johan Bakker talks about his book ‘Behind the Rainbow’, the biography of Eva Cassidy, the singer with the fabulous voice who died at the age of 33 as a result of cancer. ‘Behind the Rainbow’ won the prestigious People’s Book Prize in the UK category non-fiction last month. Talkshow host: Jellie Brouwer
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My friendship with the Cassidy family 21,years.
Kellie as I was saying on the 28th Sat.my friendship towards my Eva.
I sent lots of stuff out for Charity for children through Anneka Rice show with the help of Margret
Cassidy Eva’s sister to the BBC tv years ago,and more reasont to a down syndrome little girl of Eva Cassidy paintings prints for her outside play house,Country singers ,Rory and the late Joey Feek
From The farm in, Tennessee. Outside of Nashville,to be displayed also on the wall inside Joey Feeks and family coffee shop.i have thank you letters from them.
I gave my Vicar posters on Eva Cassidy Pictures, in fact I sent as many pictures on Eva’s life to all her world wide Fans.
I can’t name all of them until I find the time to open my office .
I’ve private letters from Eva’s mom and dad ,I use to send them country music CDs cassette Tapes,
Wooden toys I made for Mrs Cassidy house kitchen and Eva’s Shell Garden concerning her death.
I made two ANGEL BIRDS TOGETHER IN WHITE WITH FLOWERS STUCK ON THEM LOOKING OUT TO St.Marys River where her dad scattered he ashes ,the angel birds have been screwed to the tree years ago,and I hope there still there.Im very,very upset in the way her younger sister has upset me,for her to clack-tale on me for my help for My Eva’s Memory .
This girl singer I introduced to Margret Cassidy and her family was ok for a couple of weeks then I was waiting on a reply from her husband because his wife was having a baby and he ignored my many questions so I was bloody annoyed.Keeping me,yes Me if it wasn’t for me she wouldn’t be friends with the cassidy family. I’ve had a lot of dirty tricks played on me.
I knew Eva Cassidy manager from the beginning and her band from BLUES ALLEY.Washington DC
Well there is so much more I can say but people like them always Win!!!
Well jellie. Thanks for reading my letter,but if you only knew how much more I could tell you ,you could fill a paper .
Dear Jellie Brouwer.
I’m the closes friend to Eva Cassidy Family than any person I know.
21, years there was a compaction in The Crosby Herald.Crosby Liverpool.L23. UK
I entered it and told the Herald I know the answer to your compaction .I told them there and then I was a family friend of Eva Cassidy Family they sad we don’t believe you so I ask them for the Editors email and phone I phoned he wanted my Interview how i became a family friend.
To even give you my story would take hours and hours.
I know it’s late hear in,Crosby,Liverpool.and I’m tired.
If you where closer I’d tell you how i helped To keep Eva’s memory a live by sending information out to Country music fans world wide,I’m a retired Traditional Country Music Promoter sine my friendship with the Late Jim Reeves late Wife from 1964-up to her death,I did a story on him with the BBC Local Radio in my home many years ago and told them I was also a friend of the cassidy family.
I’ll have to end as I’m tired.
Email if you want to know more about my friendship with The Cassidy Family.
Her younger Sister Margret Cassidy Robinson fell out with me ,concerning a remark I said about a singer from Ireland.the singer that I put in touch with Margret .
There’s so much I want to mention in the way I’ve been treated by her family it’s sad for me and know one else for my love I had for My Eva .I’m very sad reading stuff about my Eva.
I helped to put the the Eva Cassidy music on my emailing addresses.
Only Eva knows what I’ve done in keeping her memory a live,
Happy New Year, love my Eva in Heaven✝️✝️???