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Washington DC, United States (1963 – 1996)

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 four million copies, and in early 2001 the compilation album Songbird reached #1 on the UK album charts.

Eva Cassidy was the third of four children born to Hugh and Barbara Cassidy. From an early age, she displayed artistic and musical talent. When she was nine years old, her father taught her to play the guitar, and she began to play and sing at family gatherings.

While a student at Bowie High School, she did sing with a local band, called Stonehenge, and received considerable praise.

At the age of eighteen, Cassidy began her professional career, singing and playing guitar in a Washington, D.C., area band, called Easy Street. This band performed in a variety of styles, at weddings, corporate parties, and pubs.

During the summer of 1983, Cassidy sang and played guitar, six days per week, at Wild World, in Maryland. Her brother Dan was also a member of this working band.

Throughout the 1980s, Cassidy worked with a number of other bands, including the soul and Motown-oriented band The Honeybees, and the techno-pop band Characters Without Names, later called Method Actor.
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  • teresaaah

    I have no words to describe what listening to her makes me feel. Her voice is stunning!

    24 Mar 8:40am Reply

  • davidgeorgea

    Eva The voice of an Angel . She has given us a wonderful collection of brilliant songs which will always stand alone as a record of her talent . (( * _ * )) .

    15 Mar 9:20am Reply

  • Chris_CFJ

    Fields of Gold <3

    12 Mar 1:27pm Reply

  • awesomechick101

    I love her voice much better than the crap we have nowadays

    12 Dec 2012 Reply

  • BJBooth

    One of the saddest stories in all of music. Never published until fans helped to do so, but only after she succumbed to cancer at 32 I believe. What a marvelous singer, could hit every note in the scale easily. Listen to Wade In The Water, if it doesn't get you, you have no pulse.

    10 Dec 2012 Reply

  • etiopczyk

    autumn leaves <3

    27 Nov 2012 Reply

  • Ioganymed

    a bold young farmer is the best song from eva. love it.

    12 Nov 2012 Reply

  • musinum

    Breath-stealing and heartbreakingly, achingly beautiful. We had her for a short time but now we have her forever.

    28 Oct 2012 Reply

  • riotDollGrrrl

    Time after time... <3

    26 Oct 2012 Reply

  • missbene

    Angel voice.

    12 Oct 2012 Reply

  • Bartlomeous

    I have so many memories I relive because of your music. Rest in peace, Eva.

    11 Oct 2012 Reply

  • Marcus222222222

    Princesa :3

    1 Oct 2012 Reply

  • chitown1971

    Kathy's Song ♥

    19 Sep 2012 Reply

  • TAM-michelle

    "I have the easiest job in the world. All I have to do is sing and play the guitar". Eva Cassidy Summer 1996

    4 Sep 2012 Reply

  • irisofthevalley

    Eva's take on Imagine is the only one that compares to John Lennon's... hauntingly beautiful

    15 Aug 2012 Reply

  • lost_in_death

    No one else made cry as much as Eva did, no one!

    27 Jul 2012 Reply

  • OdeToTorture

    Fever and Blues in the Night by Eva - stunning!

    26 Jul 2012 Reply

  • divaclick

    Music seriously sucks without her. She's always missed. ♥

    25 Jun 2012 Reply

  • Jealousheart

    Шёл бы ты отсюда, петушок, я не задрачиваюсь на количестве исполнителей в библиотеке - это ущербное занятие.

    30 May 2012 Reply

  • JustAKayee

    Her version of 'Cheek To Cheek' is just rad.

    21 May 2012 Reply
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