Tag: Sting

Finallly arrest in Tupac Shakur killing

Mural Amsterdam

The first arrest in the killing of Tupac Shakur has been made. Shakur died in the same year as Eva Cassidy (1996). On Friday, Duane Keffe D. Davis was arrested and charged with murder, with prosecutors saying he ordered and masterminded the Shakur Killing. Now retired Los Angeles police detective Greg …

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‘The hauntingly beautiful voice of Eva Cassidy’ (guest blog)

Eva @ Blues Alley

Eva Marie Cassidy (1963 – 1996) was an unpretentious humble girl from small town Bowie, Maryland (US). She worked hard with her mother in their nursery, growing flowers and plants. But Eva also sang. She had the voice of an angel, and delivered songs with purity, passion, and power. She …

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“There will never be a new Eva”

Eva

All of those who belonged to the close circle around Eva reacted to her death on November 2nd, 1996, in their own way and did everything they could to keep her flame burning. Hugh Cassidy tried to cope with the loss of his daughter by making a statue of her. …

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