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Eva Cassidy (1963-1996) was a local performer in the Washington, DC area and released 2 CD's locally. The first was a duet with Washington's famous Chuck Brown and the second was a self-financed live recording entitled 'Live at Blues Alley'. She died of cancer in 1996 at the age of 33, just as her talent was starting to be recognised. After her death, another CD was released 'Eva By Heart', which contained studio tracks she was working on. Then a release, which included tracks from the other 3 CD's, was distributed worldwide, called 'SongBird'. Most recently a final record entitled 'Time After Time' has been released. Her style is difficult to classify - being a mixture of pop, blues, jazz, R and B, gospel and folk. Many of her recordings are beautiful versions of other peoples songs, for example 'Fields of Gold' by Sting, and 'Over the Rainbow' by Judy Garland. She had a love for music and art, her whole life. 'Fields of Gold' was used by the skater Michelle Kwan in the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics, thus introducing her music to a huge new audience.

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• Blix Street Records: Eva Cassidy

  http://www.blixstreet.com/eva.html
  Discography from the publishers of her albums.

• Blues Access: One from the Heart

  http://www.bluesaccess.com/No_36/rooster.html
  Magazine article about Eva Cassidy, including a brief biography and description of her style of music.

• Eva Cassidy

  http://www.crosstownarts.com/CrosstownArts/client_music/eva/evahome.html
  A tribute to Eva Cassidy by Mike Schreibman and Maria Villafana. Includes a detailed biography by Joe E Siegel, from the liner notes of 'Eva by Heart'. Liner notes and song details from all her albums.

• Eva Cassidy Artwork

  http://www.evacassidy.com/
  Created by Eva's family, this website showcases Eva's artistic talent, with some of her artwork offered for sale here, exclusively.

• Eva Cassidy Web Site

  http://evacassidy.org/
  Comprehensive site about the late singer from her cousin Laura Bligh, including articles, reviews, photos, exclusive interviews with her musical colleagues, guestbook, monthly poll, quiz, plus regularly updated news page.

• Eva Cassidy, a voice gone too soon

  http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music/2008/08/19/2008-08-19_eva_cassidy_a_voice_gone_too_soon.html
  NY Daily News review of the American vocalist's posthumous release "Somewhere".

• Guardian Unlimited: Keeping the flame

  http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2002/apr/04/internetnews.onlinesupplement2
  The Web can bring the work of ignored artists posthumously to life, says Mike Anderiesz.

• NPR Music: An American Singer's Rising Legacy

  http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1115775
  Audio commentary on the life of Eva Cassidy, including interviews with people she knew, including her mother Barbara. Also several musical examples.

• Washington Post: When Chuck Met Eva

  http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/music/features/1browncassidy0309.htm
  Article by Jefferson Morley, about Chuck Brown and Eva Cassidy.

• Wikipedia: Eva Cassidy

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eva_Cassidy
  Detailed biography of the late singer's life, including her music career, discography, and posthumous recognition.

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