@@charlainefarr7632 I love music, particularly female singers ... mostly jazz, My list of great singers include Eva and Karen Carpenter and Beverly Kenney (who also died young), Jo Stafford, Barbra Streisand, Sarah Vaughn, June Christy, Linda Ronstadt, Joni Mitchell, Whitney Houston, Nina Simone, Annie Lennox, Diana Washington, Dakota Staton, Nancy Wilson, Aretha Franklin, Adele, Keely Smith and on and on .... there are so many great singers.Ella, Billie, Maxine Sullivan, Blossom Deary ,,,,
@@keithgrimes9622 Keith, thank you for teaching Eva to play the guitar so well. It only enhanced her incredible voice to another level! Thanks also for your insight into the making of Live At Blues Alley!
So my Son was born premature by 9 weeks ... a little one he was, 1998, and when finally home after several weeks in a med plastic box he came home with us ..... soon he needed a baby sitter ... she brought a CD that was called SONGBIRD .... this KID LOVED EVERY TRACK and would fall off to sleep after a few beautiful songs SUNG BY THIS PRETTY WOMAN with a voice so incredible .... a new favorite in our home ! Still love it, still wish she had not gone from us so soon. GBjj
I was born premature as well, back in 1986 and by twelve weeks. I accidentally listened to "Fields of gold" when I was in my teens and it hit me at once. Now I am almost 38 years old and can't believe she died this young - thanks to Eva for her golden voice. She expressed so much that touched my soul deeply. It is also touching that your son already loved it as a baby. Hope he is alright now! Prematures are tough 😉💪
Truly a voice that is easily one of the best of our generation. So sad that her life was tragically cut short. I just learned of this documentary and am happy that I discovered it. Eva Cassidy was a gift and her talent was incredible.
My husband & I are musicians, & we were driving thru the night to a gig, listening to the Vegas jazz station on the radio, and heard just the last part of Over the Rainbow, and it blew us completely away, and then the DJ came on and said her name, and that she was from DC, where I was from, and then that she had died at age 33, and I was numb. I felt like I had never heard that song before that night, and had discovered something wonderful that was taken away just as quickly. I immediately started looking her up, asking DC friends about her, and collecting her CDs. Still a huge fan, and this was a wonderful documentary.
Thank you for sharing your experience. I feel like I was in the car with you...I'm betting you are also a writer, or at least a terrific journaler. I first heard Eva at the 2002 Olympics in SLC, when Michelle Kwan skated to Fields of Gold. Life-affirming.
yeah...Eva's take on Over the Rainbow is something I keep coming back to...just today I shared it with an elderly lady whom I knew loved that tune...IMHO it is by far the best version of the tune ever done
It is very easy to be distracted from her guitar playing by the incredible voice. I mean, has anyone ever done "Chain, Chain, Chain" as well as Eva EXCEPT Aretha Franklin? What a voice.
You are absolutely spot on! I'm amazed at how her vocal and her guitar were independent of one another. Her playing was right in the pocket, and she was a superb fingerpicker, but then she could make those vocals float on top of that guitar bed, but her phrasing was not rigid at all. Incredible. Just incredible!!!
@@blackswan8407 She was in her thirties, it’s been about 24 years ago. It’s eerie, she died November 1st, and my son died the following March the 9th. Because of her I was able to meet my mother icon, as as well as my own, Chuck Brown, cause of the album the did together. It was when our Bowie Girl, was pretty much famous. Her parents Huge and Barbara came into our lives. Her brother Danny, was already a friend, who is an amazing violin player, that now lives in Iceland. Wonderful amazing family!💕💕💕💕💋💋💋
@@g_g6729 it’s just not my loss. It’s the worlds. The music industry found it hard to place her, due to the fact, she could fit in any genre of music. She was sweet and humbled about her gift, never braggadocios. So grateful, to hear kind words in reference to he ability to have a grand sound to come from her small framed body. Oh what a treasure to have known her and her family!💕💕💕
What a truly special blessing to have known Eva personally..... you were obviously a much-loved person in her life too being friend to her 💕.... hard to take in she will be gone 25 years this year in November 2021.... listening to her & reading her biography is immensely touching & just really becomes part of you if you know what I mean 💕. Sending you hugs from my heart Eva's friend (to her heart too) from here in Northern Ireland xo
I can’t believe never heard of Eva Cassidy but I am so grateful I took a look at this video. My whole body responds to her beautiful voice. She was a” gift” to all who heard her. The band here accompanies her perfectly. THANK YOU FOR POSTING THIS or would never have experienced her awesome voice.
So I named my daughter Eva after her because I grew up loving her music. But I only found out this week the date of the Blues Alley recording was the 3rd of January, which is my daughter's birthday (albeit 22 years later!) 😳❤️ Such a coincidence!
I named my daughter Eva Maria, born 12th January, so not too far off the date of the recording, but it wasn't until after my daughter Eva was born and i brought her to the doctor for a check up, and the doctor said...what a beautiful name, Eva Maria, must be after the singer Eva Maria Cassidy, and I said oh, I don't know her, i must look her up. So i did, as soon as I got home, and then I was hooked forever, listening to her songs and her beautiful voice over and over...which has brought me immeasurable joy over the years ♥️🙏💕 My daughter Eva is turning 16 next week, and in that time no other artist has come anywhere close to the impact Eva Cassidy had on me ..her voice and interpretation of songs, and the way she was so true to herself...a gift to the world, and the way music should be, sadly taken too soon 😢
On behalf of the world, thanks Chris , Keith, Jimmy, Lenny and everyone else involved in playing with Eva and recording her extraordinary and moving talents for posterity!❤️❤️❤️👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Lenny Williams at having to come in on piano during Eva’s beautiful rendition of Autumn Leaves…. “ it felt like painting a moustache on the Mona Lisa ” he was so captivated by Eva’s perfection in that moment that even accompanying her felt like a sin. That is, by far, the highest compliment I’ve ever heard a professional musician bestow upon another. So moving 😔❤
Eva’s version of Fields Of Gold is one the most beautiful and moving renditions of any song I have ever heard. It is made even more poignant by the knowledge that this wonderfully talented human being died so young. Let’s hope 2021 finally brings some peace to all those who have lost a loved one in recent times.
Also, Who Knows Where The Time Goes and I Know You By Heart. Those two songs make me cry every time I hear them as they remind me of the sadness I feel after the sudden loss of my beloved brother seven months ago. 😢
The most unbelievable talent ever. The most soulful voice unfortunately not recognized till after she passed on. Thank you Eva. Rest in the Lord's Embrace.
Oh...it was recognised....but Eva just wanted to sing...she had no ambition to be a superstar...she just loved to sing. Unfortunately the sound of her amazing voice didn't synchronise with the clink of the cash tills..
A signer of this caliber comes to us once in a thousand years. A singer who can sing any genre, an angel voice of this time. Im so grateful we can still hear Eva. Thank you so much for this documentary. The story is just as important has Eva's music. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. Eva's music lives on!
Well at 61 years old I found out about Eva yesterday . I will be purchasing this record from that night in January 1996. As a musician myself I find her talent amazing. I thank all the band members for taking the time to be involved in this documentary . They gave quite a insight on Eva and her personality and were excellent as her backing Band. Wow I am still in AWE at her talent. One of the finest singers I have ever heard.
Her collection of songs that range from ballad, traditional even jazz, blues and rock ..... are on the disc called SONGBIRD ..... if you spin this while cleaning your house .... you'll be done sooner, sitting with headphones thereafter !
Thanks for doing this.Eva's legacy will continue to grow (as it should) with works like this. Never seen a singer bring men to tears like she can. Best singer I've seen live was Sarah Brightman; Eva could've held her own with anybody, anywhere. The band members were part of a unique history. Love their insights into who she was. They nailed it with the nuance comments. Played too many gigs where it's all about playing something with a beat to get people to drink, party. That wasn't Eva-her music was for one to LISTEN to, not as background noise. Admire her so much for her integrity, being who she was.
First time I heard Eva, I'd just suffered a miscarriage of my first child. I was feeling sad and desperate. I closed my office and went for a walk downtown. I stopped at a little boutique and her version of Fields of Gold was playing. Her voice brought me such comfort and peace. I asked the lady running the shop who she was. She could tell I was having a hard time. She took the CD out of her player and handed it to me in its case. She told me to return it whenever I wanted. I took it back to the office and listened to it that afternoon. Ordered my own....along with a couple of Eva's other CDs. That was 18 years ago and she's still hands down my favorite singer. What an incredible gift she is to all of us. I love all these comments and seeing how she's impacted so many lives. Blessings to to you all and RIP Eva.♡
I was lucky enough to be at this concert. I consider it one of my peak life experiences. I know that on more than one occasion over the course of that evening, she brought me to tears--tears of sorrow, tears of joy, and tears of pure, fascinated, mind-boggled admiration at her stratospheric talent. Eva wasn't just a talented performer--she was a force of nature, an angel in human form, a divine presence of inspiration, love, and wholesomeness. The depth and breadth of her emotion, talent, and devotion to her craft were an inspiration to everyone who was blessed by her performances. The world was a far better place when Eva sang in your presence, and is a much, much sadder, darker place in her absence. But luckily, we have her wonderful recordings, and our memories of the all-too-few times when she graced us with her shining, shimmering, Heavenly gifts...
Wow. So envious. I heard an overhead recording in a bookstore. Stopped me in my tracks. Had to immediately find out who it was. Somewhere Over the Rainbow, still moves me. I am careful as to when i play it.
My mom was sick with cancer in 2015, we found Eva Cassidy on the Internet together. Bonding over her in my mom’s last days. It was such a gift to be able to share this with my mother. My mom really loved Eva’s rendition of over the rainbow, I played it at her funeral.
She was an amazing vocalist! I have always loved the way she made each song her own. There’s no one like her. I still listen to her songs. I will always listen.
My now husband bought a copy of Eva's Songbird album and gave it to me on our first date. That album was one of the best albums I had ever heard. Eva took songs and pulled the soul out so it was if you heard that song for the first time with new ears
Every time I think of this amazing woman singing What A Wonderful World during her last performance a few weeks before her passing, I am haunted; she could have been bitter and hated the world, but instead she was thankful. That told me as much about her character as her music did. I pray that her legacy continues to grow, because there are a lot of people who are still missing out. Her voice was and still is a precious gift from God.
I did an interview for a Russian media outlet recently about music (I was born and raised in DC and a sometime musician) and I mentioned about Eva and got thank you comments from those who were blown away by her. I'm always ready to spread the word about this angel. There is a young humble angel voiced singer from Kazakhstan who sings beautifully and powerfully in many styles, Dimash.
Who are the 201 dropkicks that have given Eva a thumbs down??? are you nuts? are you deaf???? This woman was perfect. God called her back to lead his choir...
I am a singer myself, and I have had music in my life since I was born. Eva was the most beautiful, fantastic, talented, soulful singer ever, and she will live on in our hearts and our memories. Thank you.
Many years ago I accidentally discovered Eva Cassidy on the internet. I spent the next hour listening to her music and reading what i could find on her. And then, I read that she had died. I went from not knowing she existed, to falling in love with her, to being heartbroken at her passing all in the course of an hour. But, I'll never forget her.
I had the exact same experience several years ago - about midnight I was looking for a version of Stormy Monday Blues. Came across hers, listened to a few more of her songs, kept finding more nad suddenly at 4:00 AM I started reading about her -- she had died. Like you I had fallen in love and been crushed in one night.
She is not only has an amazing voice, she is a wonderful artist. I had the honor of knowing her in junior high and I ha e a drawing she did of a rose. I remember telling her to sign it because she was going to be famous. RIP my friend.
Back in '98, I was going through a divorce and living in a loft on top of a barn up in Cherokee County, GA. It was up on top of hill, and at night I could catch the NPR station out of Chattanooga. That was when I learned about Eva Cassidy. One of the best voices I've heard. Unquestionably one of the most authentic voices to ever be recorded. This brings tears to my eyes. We need artists like this.
I’ve been into music all of my life and have eclectic tastes and played professionally for about 4 years. I’ve seen hundreds of bands and singers but this woman is the greatest I’ve ever heard. Never contrived she just sang from the heart . Eva was gifted beyond belief. To take on these iconic songs and make the original artists sound like they were actually covering Eva’s versions is just mind blowing . This is the only singer who has ever moved me to tears after listening to her version of Autumn Leaves many years ago.
I didn't know Eva's music until a number of years ago driving at night to the mountains with the rest of the group asleep. I pushed in a friend's cassette and there was this voice that pierced me. I was thankful that it was dark because I would have been embarrassed if the others had seen the tears running down my face, like they are now.
Similar... I was driving 70 mph by myself, heard the tail end of Fields of Gold, frantically trying to find something to write with so I wouldn’t forget who it was and hoping the announcer would tell who it was, trying to not run myself off the road...
My friend and band mate Noksang introduced me to Eva Cassidy back in the year 2008. And the first track i listened to was Fields of Gold. And i truly fell in love with her voice. Sadly my friend passed away in the year 2020 due to covid. Thank you brother Noksang for introducing me to Eva Cassidy. Love from Dimapur, Nagaland (India)
Such a beautiful pure voice- no need for vocal gymnastic tricks so many current singers now are expected to do. She sang from her heart. I have all her recordings and she'll always be one of my favorite musical artists.
Thank you so much for producing this. I was fortunate enough to work on some Eva’s recordings. Chris thank you for the opportunity. This means allot to me. Very well done. Eva is magical.
WOW! How did I never hear about this lady? What a fabulous voice!! That rendition of Autumn Leaves is by far the best ever, Her voice is the voice of someone whose heart truly, truly aches. And you know what? The band is terrific! Thanks very much.
I heard her when someone had the radio on, but it was bad audio. Many years later I heard her on world class speakers. I was befallen by goose bumps and nice vibes..., ever more.
Eva's music was playing in the background as I shopped Good Wood in Adams Morgan in DC one chilly day 20 years ago. Somewhere Over the Rainbow as playing and it just stopped me in my tracks, goosebumps running up and down my body. When the manager told me about her life story, I was saddened to hear of her passing at such a young age and at the point in her career where she was taking off. Thank you to the producers and band members for making this documentary to honor her life and musical journey with us.
To my old friend Chris Biondo - this documentary is wonderful. I own copies of most (if not all) of Eva's recorded music. Which you recorded and produced. As you said here you wanted to "try to make sure that she's remembered in the best light." In my completely biased and unprofessional opinion you have succeeded. Well done Chris, and all of you who worked with her, and especially well done Eva. You are remembered in the best possible light.
Thank you for sharing this outstanding night to remember. Seeing your faces watch her and remembering your time together is priceless. I adore her and so grateful we have her recordings to keep her alive in our hearts.
We have Terry Wogan to thank for bringing Eva to the attention of people like me. He would constantly play, Somewhere over the Rainbow by Eva, on his show and my ears pricked up. Thoroughly enjoyed watching this. We will never know what path Eva would have walked had her life not been cut so short. A beautiful voice that should never be forgotten.
Yes exactly! Terry Wogan..That's when radio 2 was unmissable! Terry used to play Eva's 'Over the Rainbow' regularly and Gerry Rafferty's 'Don't speak of my heart' also Clifford T Ward's 'Home thoughts from abroad', Also W.O.L.D. from Harry Chapin, all absolute classics from five brilliant artists no longer with us sadly!
@@peterhammond3779 He was but Terry's audience was so much bigger and so utterly loyal. So Eva was this huge secret shared by this vast morning audience she was always going to explode from there. I wish she'd been alive to see it, even if just for a year or so - I just wish she'd known how huge she was in Britain.
How very beautiful! What a wonderful voice. I could listen to her sing for hours & days on end. So sorry she left us at such an early age. Thank you for keeping her memory & music alive.!❤️😊🙏
Some Where Over The Rainbow, is the theme song to my life - I’m 66, and her version makes me cry - every time! For 25 years! Peace (She looks exactly like my eldest granddaughter!)
She sings so personal, everybody understands, keeps their mouth shut and listens. Let’s the sound of her voice tremble through your body, and therefore you’re soul. She’s a longtime favorite of our musicologist, audioequipment building Dutch society, and the last 10 years everybody’s picking up on her. That’s great, If we want to display one of our audiosets, and some people were talking, one number of Eva and everybody’s silent... Lost my mother in law a few years ago, and fields of gold was the prime number of her funeral. It’s a healing voice. Last week, I buried my father, and songbird was the prime number we played. And again. Healing and soothing. That’s what you call soul. Eva AND her band, you’ve did the world a favor. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
My boyfriend introduced me to Eva Cassidy in the 80s, I think he had seen her once in person, and I was immediately hooked. To this day she’s my all-time favorite, and her song choices are perfect for me to sing along. Her poignant short life story is a sadness I’ve carry with me for 40 years. To say Eva Cassidy moved me doesn’t do justice to the impact her talent and beauty have had in my life. So grateful. ❤
Many years ago my father played her record for me. I was instantly hooked. I was somewhat aggravated that Katherine McPhee covered her version of Somewhere Over The Rainbow on American Idol and did not give her credit. Eva's version of it is simply amazing. About 10 or so years after my Dad introduced me to her he passed and I played her version of Fields of Gold at his funeral along with my brother. Her version of that still makes me tear up. Thank you Eva for leaving such a beautiful mark on my relationship with my father. I truly wish you were still with us today.
What a unique singer! Seems she walked on this earth just to contribute her precious gift in a most honest way from the depth of the heart! What a difference it makes enjoying a truely authentic artist like her! Moves me still to tears, each time I listen to her heatwarming interpretations of eg. "fields of gold" "what a wonderful world" "Imagine" Her voice still shines on us and brightens up this Universe! Blessed those who can not only listen but truely hear beyond the tunes! Thank You !
After sitting through this I am just overwhelmed with sadness that we didn't get the opportunity to hear more - and that she didn't get the opportunity to appreciate just how special she was. She had the gift of hearing a song and then interpreting it in a way that pulls out all of the elements to their true significance. The fact that there are 112 dislikes literally astonishes me - but proves the phrase "even duct tape can't fix stupid !! "
I was once, in my job, put on traffic control on a quiet road with little traffic. Late afternoon I put my ear plugs in. I spent the rest of the shift transfixed on hearing her voice. I still am transfixed when I play her. What a gorgeous, wonderful person. The sadness of her early death while listening will always be with me.
Thanks for what you wrote. Some unsolicited advice; ignore the dislikes. Such negatives are a simply a part of the sender’s soul, just as your kind words about her are part of yours.
They hated being caused to feel something bigger, kind of like: Move over rover, let Eva take over...though I'm sure she would never have thought that, but she wielded power.
I enjoyed every second of this documentary!! Eva will always live on because she was so unique and special! The best vocalist ever! And she was fortunate to have connected with such wonderful musicians.
A friend introduced me to her "Somewhere Over the Rainbow." That was 20 years ago. I was literally mesmerized. She has to be the leader of the choir in heaven. What a gift!
Possibly the most beautiful and emotional voice of our time - the quotes from her friends "effortless, pitch perfect, too good to be ignored, I've got this" say so much about Eva, she was all that and then so much more. She is missed with great sadness. What a wonderful and excellent documentary - Thank you and best wishes from Iceland.
Perhaps we all get too emotional over Eva because of her early demise. However this is simply not true. I remember vividly getting up for work one morning when I heard Somewhere Over The Rainbow on the radio ( thank you Terry Wogan ) I was transfixed by the singer and just stood there motionless till the very end. Never been moved in such a way. Had to find out who she was, devastated to find she was no longer with us. Watching this video is soul tearing. You can feel the total respect these guys had for Eva and the pain is palpable. It is as honest as can be, as was Eva. Am I the only one to get lost in those amazing eyes.
I heard Eva live just one time. As a professional musician myself, I was awestruck then, and maybe a little infatuated (well, maybe a LOT infatuated). She was so self-effacing, and genuine down to her toes. I knew she was destined for great things. It's a cosmic irony that her success came too late for her to understand what a gift she had. Every November 2nd I listen to "Over the Rainbow" and "Autumn Leaves" to honor her memory. Eva, you are missed, now and forever.
Idiots! How dare you give negativity to such a talent. You obviously don't know Music AT ALL. Take your thumbs down for Eva and put it in your mouth and .......it!
What really comes through in this documentary (I've watched half of it so far as I write this) is how deliberate Eva was in living her life. She knew what she wanted, she chose it, and she did it. The part about her having a job outdoors because that's what she enjoyed summed it up perfectly: no compromises. We can all learn something from that, perhaps. Instead of chasing what people say you should want, stop and work out what you really want. And remember a wonderful voice that burned brightly for too brief a time but lights up the soul whenever it's heard, even now.
When I hear Eva sing Autumn Leaves it bares my soul. I always feel melancholic as Autumn moves to winter. The piano interlude is like musical tears. I keep her music for those times in my life when I need emotional release. So sad. I envy the angels in Heaven.
I remember driving to work and listening to the radio when they played somewhere over the rainbow, I’d never heard anyone sing that song more beautiful. I went home searching on TH-cam for that song until I found it, that’s when I discovered the beautiful talented Eva Cassidy. RIP ❤️❤️
When my soul needed soothing, I would listen to Eva Cassidy. Still do. My daughter had her CD so I "borrowed" it and listen to it on long drives. I don't know where her talent came from but I could sense she was born with it. She could sing straight from her soul.
Over the rainbow by Eva Cassidy was played at my Nans funeral, it was a tear jerker it was my dads choice, he's now not with us. Untill social media misinformation disappears we're screwed. Yes the vaccine will come out we will take it, but an alarming amount of people won't.
@@lionel8994 I do not follow politics nor do I care, that's just how I honestly feel(always have) I don't have the time or patience to care about things that we literally have zero control over(IMO)we are only on this earth for a very short hundred years it's a blink it will be over before we know it. You have a good life, and peace & love to all that give it back.
Chris Biondo, you have kept Eva’s memory as beautifully vibrant as it always was. I loved watching this documentary. Truly stunning. My grandmother, Concetta DeDomenico Briggs was Mauro’s cousin and she introduced me to Eva’s music oh so long ago. The light continues to pass from one heart to another. Thank you for recording and producing the gift of Eva’s music. ❤️
I needed this so today and find it hard to express what I'm feeling. Listening to her makes me feel less broken. She has calmed the storm raging in my soul for several days. I feel every note as if it were my own. Music came straight from her heart. Thank you for posting this.
I only learned of Eva a couple of years ago, after watching some Bee Gees footage. Once I saw this footage in good old black and white, I was hooked. Not since Pearl have I found an equally talented singer. Watching her play guitar tells me how accomplished she was as an instrumentalist. Just as tragic to me was to hear she had passed on. I shed a tear on hearing that.
I don’t know how I have managed to miss this up to today . My Lord what a whirlwind of talent Eva was. The voice , the vibrato and her guitar playing ..
It's a cold gray January Sunday afternoon here in Upstate New York, but having just finished watching this wonderful documentary, my heart is warmed, my soul is full of sunshine and rainbows, and my eyes are moistened with tears of joy. I am a fan of a tremendous variety of music, with close to fifteen hundred CD's and LP's in my collection ..... and for the past many years, "Live at Blues Alley" is the record that I play the most often. Thank you Eva and the band ..... Simply sublime !
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Do the good you can while you have breath. Thanks guys. Thanks Eva. Thanks God.
She was the best friend a song ever had.
Well said!
That was Conway Twitty
absolutely well expressed. if she covered your song, you should feel honored!!!
Beautiful comment !
Ah such a brilliantly put & oh so true statement ❤️
I've never heard a more beautiful rendition of Autumn Leaves in my 70+ years of listening to music. Definitely one of the best singers of all time.
Totally agree....& you obviously are a ardent music follower.....my dad was the same...knew a unique talent & gift the moment he heard 🎶🎤
@@charlainefarr7632 I love music, particularly female singers ... mostly jazz, My list of great singers include Eva and Karen Carpenter and Beverly Kenney (who also died young), Jo Stafford, Barbra Streisand, Sarah Vaughn, June Christy, Linda Ronstadt, Joni Mitchell, Whitney Houston, Nina Simone, Annie Lennox, Diana Washington, Dakota Staton, Nancy Wilson, Aretha Franklin, Adele, Keely Smith and on and on .... there are so many great singers.Ella, Billie, Maxine Sullivan, Blossom Deary ,,,,
Her version of A.L is SO moving & riveting at the same time.
She makes time stand still.
@@keithgrimes9622 Keith, thank you for teaching Eva to play the guitar so well. It only enhanced her incredible voice to another level! Thanks also for your insight into the making of Live At Blues Alley!
The world was not ready for her. Peace be with you.
So my Son was born premature by 9 weeks ... a little one he was, 1998, and when finally home after several weeks in a med plastic box he came home with us ..... soon he needed a baby sitter ... she brought a CD that was called SONGBIRD .... this KID LOVED EVERY TRACK and would fall off to sleep after a few beautiful songs SUNG BY THIS PRETTY WOMAN with a voice so incredible .... a new favorite in our home ! Still love it, still wish she had not gone from us so soon. GBjj
I was born premature as well, back in 1986 and by twelve weeks. I accidentally listened to "Fields of gold" when I was in my teens and it hit me at once. Now I am almost 38 years old and can't believe she died this young - thanks to Eva for her golden voice. She expressed so much that touched my soul deeply. It is also touching that your son already loved it as a baby.
Hope he is alright now! Prematures are tough 😉💪
Truly a voice that is easily one of the best of our generation. So sad that her life was tragically cut short. I just learned of this documentary and am happy that I discovered it. Eva Cassidy was a gift and her talent was incredible.
My husband & I are musicians, & we were driving thru the night to a gig, listening
to the Vegas jazz station on the radio, and heard just the last part of Over the Rainbow, and it blew us completely away, and then the DJ came on and said her name, and that she was from DC, where I was from, and then that she had died at age 33, and I was numb. I felt like I had never heard that song before that night, and had discovered something wonderful that was taken away just as quickly. I immediately started looking her up, asking DC friends about her, and collecting her CDs. Still a huge fan, and this was a wonderful documentary.
Thank you for sharing your experience. I feel like I was in the car with you...I'm betting you are also a writer, or at least a terrific journaler. I first heard Eva at the 2002 Olympics in SLC, when Michelle Kwan skated to Fields of Gold. Life-affirming.
yeah...Eva's take on Over the Rainbow is something I keep coming back to...just today I shared it with an elderly lady whom I knew loved that tune...IMHO it is by far the best version of the tune ever done
No better person and voice for that song bless her truly missed
How come no-one's talking about what an amazing guitarist she was.. she was perfect in every way.. ❤️
Yes!
the arrangement on somewhere over the rainbow is amazing 👍
Fits perfectly with her vocal
Her playing was flawless indeed. Pure musician. In the 70ies she would have even be bigger.
I knowwww! Her guitar playing is just as enjoyable as her angelic voice.
It is very easy to be distracted from her guitar playing by the incredible voice. I mean, has anyone ever done "Chain, Chain, Chain" as well as Eva EXCEPT Aretha Franklin? What a voice.
You are absolutely spot on! I'm amazed at how her vocal and her guitar were independent of one another. Her playing was right in the pocket, and she was a superb fingerpicker, but then she could make those vocals float on top of that guitar bed, but her phrasing was not rigid at all. Incredible. Just incredible!!!
Eva Cassidy was truly a one-off. Her talent and integrity so rare and beautiful.
You don't just hear Eva sing. You feel it!
That’s for sure.
she sang what she felt, and that translates to those who listen.
Eva, was a friend of mine, her family and mine where close. She is the songbird, of our souls.👑💕👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🌹🌹🌹🙏🏾🥲RIP Love!
Could you please let me know how young she was in passing...
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@@blackswan8407 She was in her thirties, it’s been about 24 years ago. It’s eerie, she died November 1st, and my son died the following March the 9th. Because of her I was able to meet my mother icon, as as well as my own, Chuck Brown, cause of the album the did together. It was when our Bowie Girl, was pretty much famous. Her parents Huge and Barbara came into our lives. Her brother Danny, was already a friend, who is an amazing violin player, that now lives in Iceland. Wonderful amazing family!💕💕💕💕💋💋💋
@@g_g6729 it’s just not my loss. It’s the worlds. The music industry found it hard to place her, due to the fact, she could fit in any genre of music. She was sweet and humbled about her gift, never braggadocios. So grateful, to hear kind words in reference to he ability to have a grand sound to come from her small framed body. Oh what a treasure to have known her and her family!💕💕💕
What a truly special blessing to have known Eva personally..... you were obviously a much-loved person in her life too being friend to her 💕.... hard to take in she will be gone 25 years this year in November 2021.... listening to her & reading her biography is immensely touching & just really becomes part of you if you know what I mean 💕. Sending you hugs from my heart Eva's friend (to her heart too) from here in Northern Ireland xo
What a discovery for me Eva!! She is my most favorite singer now!! What a pity She is gone…
She was an angel...we lost an angel..Those fellas were so lucky to have known and played with her.
A very gifted young lady. I wish she were still with us. I’m very grateful for the things she left for us to enjoy.
I can’t believe never heard of Eva Cassidy but I am so grateful I took a look at this video.
My whole body responds to her beautiful voice. She was a” gift” to all who heard her.
The band here accompanies her perfectly.
THANK YOU FOR POSTING THIS or would never have experienced her awesome voice.
The most talented singer ever....she should be still singing
So I named my daughter Eva after her because I grew up loving her music. But I only found out this week the date of the Blues Alley recording was the 3rd of January, which is my daughter's birthday (albeit 22 years later!) 😳❤️ Such a coincidence!
I named my daughter Eva Maria, born 12th January, so not too far off the date of the recording, but it wasn't until after my daughter Eva was born and i brought her to the doctor for a check up, and the doctor said...what a beautiful name, Eva Maria, must be after the singer Eva Maria Cassidy, and I said oh, I don't know her, i must look her up. So i did, as soon as I got home, and then I was hooked forever, listening to her songs and her beautiful voice over and over...which has brought me immeasurable joy over the years ♥️🙏💕
My daughter Eva is turning 16 next week, and in that time no other artist has come anywhere close to the impact Eva Cassidy had on me ..her voice and interpretation of songs, and the way she was so true to herself...a gift to the world, and the way music should be, sadly taken too soon 😢
My daughter is also named Eva after her...she will turn 10 on Jan 10. 💗
Very cool!
Synchronicity ❤️☯️
B-e-a-utiful all you mom's and Eva's!
On behalf of the world, thanks Chris , Keith, Jimmy, Lenny and everyone else involved in playing with Eva and recording her extraordinary and moving talents for posterity!❤️❤️❤️👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Well said .... and so true ! GBjj
And Raice
How does anyone give a thumbs down here? This woman was awesome. One of the best voices ever. EVER.
Probably a Russian bot! 🙄
Lenny Williams at having to come in on piano during Eva’s beautiful rendition of Autumn Leaves…. “ it felt like painting a moustache on the Mona Lisa ” he was so captivated by Eva’s perfection in that moment that even accompanying her felt like a sin. That is, by far, the highest compliment I’ve ever heard a professional musician bestow upon another. So moving 😔❤
Eva’s version of Fields Of Gold is one the most beautiful and moving renditions of any song I have ever heard. It is made even more poignant by the knowledge that this wonderfully talented human being died so young. Let’s hope 2021 finally brings some peace to all those who have lost a loved one in recent times.
I agree whole heartedly. Eva owns Fields of Gold and Autumn Leaves.
I too, agree.
I also love her Somewhere Over the Rainbow
I agree. Fields of Gold is my favorite of hers.
Also, Who Knows Where The Time Goes and I Know You By Heart. Those two songs make me cry every time I hear them as they remind me of the sadness I feel after the sudden loss of my beloved brother seven months ago. 😢
The most unbelievable talent ever. The most soulful voice unfortunately not recognized till after she passed on. Thank you Eva. Rest in the Lord's Embrace.
Oh...it was recognised....but Eva just wanted to sing...she had no ambition to be a superstar...she just loved to sing. Unfortunately the sound of her amazing voice didn't synchronise with the clink of the cash tills..
A signer of this caliber comes to us once in a thousand years. A singer who can sing any genre, an angel voice of this time. Im so grateful we can still hear Eva. Thank you so much for this documentary. The story is just as important has Eva's music. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. Eva's music lives on!
Well at 61 years old I found out about Eva yesterday . I will be purchasing this record from that night in January 1996. As a musician myself I find her talent amazing. I thank all the band members for taking the time to be involved in this documentary . They gave quite a insight on Eva and her personality and were excellent as her backing Band. Wow I am still in AWE at her talent. One of the finest singers I have ever heard.
I was turned on to her in '04 and was blown away.
Her collection of songs that range from ballad, traditional even jazz, blues and rock ..... are on the disc called SONGBIRD ..... if you spin this while cleaning your house .... you'll be done sooner, sitting with headphones thereafter !
72. Amazing....
Thanks for doing this.Eva's legacy will continue to grow (as it should) with works like this.
Never seen a singer bring men to tears like she can. Best singer I've seen live was Sarah Brightman; Eva could've held her own with anybody, anywhere.
The band members were part of a unique history. Love their insights into who she was. They nailed it with the nuance comments. Played too many gigs where it's all about playing something with a beat to get people to drink, party. That wasn't Eva-her music was for one to LISTEN to, not as background noise.
Admire her so much for her integrity, being who she was.
First time I heard Eva, I'd just suffered a miscarriage of my first child. I was feeling sad and desperate. I closed my office and went for a walk downtown. I stopped at a little boutique and her version of Fields of Gold was playing. Her voice brought me such comfort and peace. I asked the lady running the shop who she was. She could tell I was having a hard time. She took the CD out of her player and handed it to me in its case. She told me to return it whenever I wanted. I took it back to the office and listened to it that afternoon. Ordered my own....along with a couple of Eva's other CDs. That was 18 years ago and she's still hands down my favorite singer. What an incredible gift she is to all of us. I love all these comments and seeing how she's impacted so many lives. Blessings to to you all and RIP Eva.♡
What a beautiful story in the spirit of Eva...a gift to us all.
I’m glad she comforted you❤️
Wow. What a powerful story.
made me cry ...
YES♥️TOTALLY💯♥️
I was lucky enough to be at this concert. I consider it one of my peak life experiences. I know that on more than one occasion over the course of that evening, she brought me to tears--tears of sorrow, tears of joy, and tears of pure, fascinated, mind-boggled admiration at her stratospheric talent.
Eva wasn't just a talented performer--she was a force of nature, an angel in human form, a divine presence of inspiration, love, and wholesomeness. The depth and breadth of her emotion, talent, and devotion to her craft were an inspiration to everyone who was blessed by her performances.
The world was a far better place when Eva sang in your presence, and is a much, much sadder, darker place in her absence.
But luckily, we have her wonderful recordings, and our memories of the all-too-few times when she graced us with her shining, shimmering, Heavenly gifts...
I'm envious! When I listen to her (often) I wish so much I could have been at just one of her live performances, ever...
Wow. So envious. I heard an overhead recording in a bookstore. Stopped me in my tracks. Had to immediately find out who it was. Somewhere Over the Rainbow, still moves me. I am careful as to when i play it.
How delightful to know you were there. ...am a second hand 🌹 rose....ahhh
stereodreamer23 - WOW! Lucky you! How did you happen upon the night of this gig? Just curious.
@@sylviacarlson3561 I lived and worked in the DC area, and was on the Blues Alley mailing list. And some friends also told me about it...
My mom was sick with cancer in 2015, we found Eva Cassidy on the Internet together. Bonding over her in my mom’s last days. It was such a gift to be able to share this with my mother. My mom really loved Eva’s rendition of over the rainbow, I played it at her funeral.
I shared Eva with my mom too. She loved listening to singers.
I loved that song. A beautiful remembrance to connect with your mom when you listen. The song brings tears to me, too.
So happy you had these special moments to share with your mom. ⚘
Omg... our stories are similar 😥😪
So did we...played it at my husbands funeral three weeks ago...
She was an amazing vocalist! I have always loved the way she made each song her own. There’s no one like her. I still listen to her songs. I will always listen.
My now husband bought a copy of Eva's Songbird album and gave it to me on our first date. That album was one of the best albums I had ever heard. Eva took songs and pulled the soul out so it was if you heard that song for the first time with new ears
Every time I think of this amazing woman singing What A Wonderful World during her last performance a few weeks before her passing, I am haunted; she could have been bitter and hated the world, but instead she was thankful. That told me as much about her character as her music did. I pray that her legacy continues to grow, because there are a lot of people who are still missing out. Her voice was and still is a precious gift from God.
I did an interview for a Russian media outlet recently about music (I was born and raised in DC and a sometime musician) and I mentioned about Eva and got thank you comments from those who were blown away by her. I'm always ready to spread the word about this angel. There is a young humble angel voiced singer from Kazakhstan who sings beautifully and powerfully in many styles, Dimash.
It sure was my good man.
@@InfoArtistJKatTheGoodInfoCafe She became very famous in the UK as well.
I guess God wanted her to do a gig in heaven.
Amen
Who are the 201 dropkicks that have given Eva a thumbs down??? are you nuts? are you deaf???? This woman was perfect. God called her back to lead his choir...
The 200 is not in our world, mate. We should pity them, but secretly.
God is selfish.
No class
Russian bots! 🙄
I am a singer myself, and I have had music in my life since I was born. Eva was the most beautiful, fantastic, talented, soulful singer ever, and she will live on in our hearts and our memories. Thank you.
WOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW I NEVER HEARD OF HER...BEST I EVER HEARD........A NATURAL PHENOMANON!
Many years ago I accidentally discovered Eva Cassidy on the internet. I spent the next hour listening to her music and reading what i could find on her. And then, I read that she had died. I went from not knowing she existed, to falling in love with her, to being heartbroken at her passing all in the course of an hour. But, I'll never forget her.
Yeaaaah. xxThat is the way it happened with me..about Stevie Ray Vaughn. MUCH LOVED and appreciated -BOTH of them.
what happened to her? So sad - what an awesome voice - so clear and so much feeling!
Very well put, you describe precisely my journey with her, not long but it will be lasting. She is the music that touches one's soul.
I had the exact same experience several years ago - about midnight I was looking for a version of Stormy Monday Blues. Came across hers, listened to a few more of her songs, kept finding more nad suddenly at 4:00 AM I started reading about her -- she had died. Like you I had fallen in love and been crushed in one night.
@@lenoremann1032 She sadly died of cancer around November 1996.
She is not only has an amazing voice, she is a wonderful artist. I had the honor of knowing her in junior high and I ha e a drawing she did of a rose. I remember telling her to sign it because she was going to be famous. RIP my friend.
Smiles, absolutely amazing Susan, feels really great listening, how are you doing? 🌺 😊
Back in '98, I was going through a divorce and living in a loft on top of a barn up in Cherokee County, GA. It was up on top of hill, and at night I could catch the NPR station out of Chattanooga. That was when I learned about Eva Cassidy. One of the best voices I've heard. Unquestionably one of the most authentic voices to ever be recorded. This brings tears to my eyes. We need artists like this.
I’ve been into music all of my life and have eclectic tastes and played professionally for about 4 years.
I’ve seen hundreds of bands and singers but this woman is the greatest I’ve ever heard. Never contrived she just sang from the heart . Eva was gifted beyond belief.
To take on these iconic songs and make the original artists sound like they were actually covering Eva’s versions is just mind blowing .
This is the only singer who has ever moved me to tears after listening to her version of Autumn Leaves many years ago.
@Lothar Lustig lovely … glad you’re happy but this clip is about music … NOT your religious bullshit … no offence…
I didn't know Eva's music until a number of years ago driving at night to the mountains with the rest of the group asleep. I pushed in a friend's cassette and there was this voice that pierced me. I was thankful that it was dark because I would have been embarrassed if the others had seen the tears running down my face, like they are now.
Hmmm.. ya got me nearly sobbing with that, BROOO !?!? XX
Similar... I was driving 70 mph by myself, heard the tail end of Fields of Gold, frantically trying to find something to write with so I wouldn’t forget who it was and hoping the announcer would tell who it was, trying to not run myself off the road...
Can't believe I never heard of her till a short time ago
@@michellecraigen3289 welcome ❤️
Glen, please don't be ashamed of being able to weep when your heart is moved. It is a strong sign of your capacity to truly love.
Eva Cassidy was one of a kind, such a talent. Such a powerful voice, joined by tenderness, no nonsense.
So pure, so unperfectly perfect and one of the purest greats.
My friend and band mate Noksang introduced me to Eva Cassidy back in the year 2008. And the first track i listened to was Fields of Gold. And i truly fell in love with her voice. Sadly my friend passed away in the year 2020 due to covid. Thank you brother Noksang for introducing me to Eva Cassidy.
Love from Dimapur, Nagaland (India)
A rare GEM that can soothe anyone's soul...
Eva Cassidy melodic voice will last 4 ever!
Thank you EVA!. I can listen to you all day EVERY day!!
Thanks Chris, Lenny, Keith, and Raice for doing this for us and for being soulful and strong enough to let Eva's light shine.
Same here
Such a beautiful pure voice- no need for vocal gymnastic tricks so many current singers now are expected to do. She sang from her heart. I have all her recordings and she'll always be one of my favorite musical artists.
Yes it’s really beautiful to listen to. I love it.
How are you doing. Greetings from New York. Where are you watching from and which is your favorite?
Thank you so much for producing this. I was fortunate enough to work on some Eva’s recordings. Chris thank you for the opportunity. This means allot to me. Very well done. Eva is magical.
WOW! How did I never hear about this lady? What a fabulous voice!! That rendition of Autumn Leaves is by far the best ever, Her voice is the voice of someone whose heart truly, truly aches. And you know what? The band is terrific! Thanks very much.
I hope you will explore more of her singing.
Heard 'Fields of Gold' on radio one day and was hooked. Love all her stylings. She was incredible, lost too soon. God Bless Eva!
Thank you Eva ♥️ you where before your time 🙏🎵♥️
Hands down one of the most angelic voices I’ve ever heard. I can get lost in her music.
Smiles, hi there 🌺 😊
Before my friend died she talked about Eva Cassidy. I started listening. Wow. Thank you Gloria. Thank you Eva.
I ❤ when things happen like that! Forever you will hear Eva and remember your friend, too.
I'm sorry for your loss.
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Thank you Marianne
I heard her when someone had the radio on, but it was bad audio. Many years later I heard her on world class speakers. I was befallen by goose bumps and nice vibes..., ever more.
I was friends with her in school. She was the sweetest person
Lucky you!
What a privilege you had to have known her.
What was she like then?
@@persephone2706 She spoke fluent German. I had German class with her in Jr. High she helped me alot in the class. She was always so nice to everyone
Was she a shy girl ？
Stellar beautiful singer! Just discovered Eva! Wow!
Eva's music was playing in the background as I shopped Good Wood in Adams Morgan in DC one chilly day 20 years ago. Somewhere Over the Rainbow as playing and it just stopped me in my tracks, goosebumps running up and down my body. When the manager told me about her life story, I was saddened to hear of her passing at such a young age and at the point in her career where she was taking off. Thank you to the producers and band members for making this documentary to honor her life and musical journey with us.
Smiles, hi Michelle 🌺 😊
To my old friend Chris Biondo - this documentary is wonderful. I own copies of most (if not all) of Eva's recorded music. Which you recorded and produced. As you said here you wanted to "try to make sure that she's remembered in the best light." In my completely biased and unprofessional opinion you have succeeded. Well done Chris, and all of you who worked with her, and especially well done Eva. You are remembered in the best possible light.
I love that she is photographed in black and white. Radiates her “no frills” character.
Thank you for sharing this outstanding night to remember.
Seeing your faces watch her and remembering your time together is priceless.
I adore her and so grateful we have her recordings to keep her alive in our hearts.
Cannot imagine anything better than Eva to ring in the new year!
I hope there is that place "over the rainbow" where great souls gather. If so, I hope both my mother and my father get to hear her sing.
I never tire listening to her Somehwre over the Rainbow rendition...she owned that ver.
The late great Sir Terry Wogan introduced a lot of the UK to Eva, she was an incredible talent one of the few artists that have moved me to tears
I've heard her version of over the rainbow, at funerals many times, including my mother's, I'm 76 now, and it absolutely choke's me every time..
Truly one of the greats. Vocally brilliant and a guitarist with a sublime and expressive touch. What a loss. Supported by top musicians. 👍🙏
Eva was a shooting star and her band was the best of the best, great guys to boot.
We have Terry Wogan to thank for bringing Eva to the attention of people like me. He would constantly play, Somewhere over the Rainbow by Eva, on his show and my ears pricked up. Thoroughly enjoyed watching this. We will never know what path Eva would have walked had her life not been cut so short. A beautiful voice that should never be forgotten.
Yes exactly! Terry Wogan..That's when radio 2 was unmissable! Terry used to play Eva's 'Over the Rainbow' regularly and Gerry Rafferty's 'Don't speak of my heart' also Clifford T Ward's 'Home thoughts from abroad', Also W.O.L.D. from Harry Chapin, all absolute classics from five brilliant artists no longer with us sadly!
I understand that Paul Walters was also pivotal in bringing attention to Eva in the UK.
@@peterhammond3779 He was but Terry's audience was so much bigger and so utterly loyal. So Eva was this huge secret shared by this vast morning audience she was always going to explode from there. I wish she'd been alive to see it, even if just for a year or so - I just wish she'd known how huge she was in Britain.
@@RO8s Agreed, Terry’s show was pivotal in promoting Eva in the UK. As Terry’s producer, Paul was also instrumental in selecting the playlist.
@@peterhammond3779 Yes of course he was! I wonder which of them spotted her first?
How very beautiful! What a wonderful voice. I could listen to her sing for hours & days on end. So sorry she left us at such an early age. Thank you for keeping her memory & music alive.!❤️😊🙏
Some Where Over The Rainbow, is the theme song to my life - I’m 66, and her version makes me cry - every time! For 25 years!
Peace
(She looks exactly like my eldest granddaughter!)
The purest voice ever and her interpretations of songs was sheer perfection.
Her and Karen Carpenter the clearest voices ever!
@@folkfingerstylefreddy2154 totally agree
Perfect vocal AND perfect guit. Arrangement & execution. Was she a perfectionist?
Sheer perfection indeed.👍😇✌🙏🦢
@@folkfingerstylefreddy2154
I agree! ✌🙏🦢
This is a beautiful beautiful beautiful record of an Angel on Earth. Thank you and Thank God for this
Thank you Eva for being the provider of one of my funeral songs. ‘Who Knows Where The Time Goes’. I adore the song and your voice
This will be the gift that Eva always gave us. Thank you, dear one.
She sings so personal, everybody understands, keeps their mouth shut and listens. Let’s the sound of her voice tremble through your body, and therefore you’re soul. She’s a longtime favorite of our musicologist, audioequipment building Dutch society, and the last 10 years everybody’s picking up on her. That’s great,
If we want to display one of our audiosets, and some people were talking, one number of Eva and everybody’s silent...
Lost my mother in law a few years ago, and fields of gold was the prime number of her funeral. It’s a healing voice.
Last week, I buried my father, and songbird was the prime number we played. And again. Healing and soothing.
That’s what you call soul.
Eva AND her band, you’ve did the world a favor. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
My boyfriend introduced me to Eva Cassidy in the 80s, I think he had seen her once in person, and I was immediately hooked. To this day she’s my all-time favorite, and her song choices are perfect for me to sing along. Her poignant short life story is a sadness I’ve carry with me for 40 years. To say Eva Cassidy moved me doesn’t do justice to the impact her talent and beauty have had in my life. So grateful. ❤
Smiles, hello Jamie 🌺 😊
Many years ago my father played her record for me. I was instantly hooked. I was somewhat aggravated that Katherine McPhee covered her version of Somewhere Over The Rainbow on American Idol and did not give her credit. Eva's version of it is simply amazing. About 10 or so years after my Dad introduced me to her he passed and I played her version of Fields of Gold at his funeral along with my brother. Her version of that still makes me tear up. Thank you Eva for leaving such a beautiful mark on my relationship with my father. I truly wish you were still with us today.
Katie Melua covered Fields of Gold at some big TV performance and it was Eva's version she did note for note! Sting eat your heart out! :))
What a unique singer! Seems she walked on this earth just to contribute her precious gift in a most honest way from the depth of the heart!
What a difference it makes enjoying a truely authentic artist like her!
Moves me still to tears, each time I listen to her heatwarming interpretations of eg. "fields of gold" "what a wonderful world" "Imagine" Her voice still shines on us and brightens up this Universe! Blessed those who can not only listen but truely hear beyond the tunes!
Thank You !
Smiles, hi Linda 🌺 😊
After sitting through this I am just overwhelmed with sadness that we didn't get the opportunity to hear more - and that she didn't get the opportunity to appreciate just how special she was. She had the gift of hearing a song and then interpreting it in a way that pulls out all of the elements to their true significance. The fact that there are 112 dislikes literally astonishes me - but proves the phrase "even duct tape can't fix stupid !! "
Everything you say,especially the last comment.....SO TRUE!!!
I was once, in my job, put on traffic control on a quiet road with little traffic. Late afternoon I put my ear plugs in. I spent the rest of the shift transfixed on hearing her voice. I still am transfixed when I play her. What a gorgeous, wonderful person. The sadness of her early death while listening will always be with me.
Thanks for what you wrote. Some unsolicited advice; ignore the dislikes. Such negatives are a simply a part of the sender’s soul, just as your kind words about her are part of yours.
They hated being caused to feel something bigger, kind of like: Move over rover, let Eva take over...though I'm sure she would never have thought that, but she wielded power.
I enjoyed every second of this documentary!! Eva will always live on because she was so unique and special! The best vocalist ever! And she was fortunate to have connected with such wonderful musicians.
Humility is a quality much overlooked in the US, but it is big part of the intimacy and resiliance of Eva's performances.
A friend introduced me to her "Somewhere Over the Rainbow." That was 20 years ago. I was literally mesmerized. She has to be the leader of the choir in heaven. What a gift!
nah the angels are mesmerized too just like mere mortals 💕💕💕
"captured in the best light." You guys don't need to worry. She did it.
Eva was so underrated and truly heaven sent. What soul, and what a voice! Any other musicians agree that her phrasing is exquisite? RIP Songbird.
Possibly the most beautiful and emotional voice of our time - the quotes from her friends "effortless, pitch perfect, too good to be ignored, I've got this" say so much about Eva, she was all that and then so much more. She is missed with great sadness. What a wonderful and excellent documentary - Thank you and best wishes from Iceland.
Its a sign from my Mum who recently passed and we played Eva Cassidy. RIP POLLY BACKWAY.
So very sorry for your loss and yes - I believe, too, it’s a sign from your Mum.
I'm sorry about your mom as I know the feeling. 😔
My deepest sorrow for your mom’s passing.
I’m in that club for which no one wants to belong…
💌
Perhaps we all get too emotional over Eva because of her early demise. However this is simply not true. I remember vividly getting up for work one morning when I heard Somewhere Over The Rainbow on the radio ( thank you Terry Wogan ) I was transfixed by the singer and just stood there motionless till the very end. Never been moved in such a way. Had to find out who she was, devastated to find she was no longer with us. Watching this video is soul tearing. You can feel the total respect these guys had for Eva and the pain is palpable. It is as honest as can be, as was Eva. Am I the only one to get lost in those amazing eyes.
Same and no you are definitely not the only one.
Eva was one of the best ever singers of all time❣️
I heard Eva live just one time. As a professional musician myself, I was awestruck then, and maybe a little infatuated (well, maybe a LOT infatuated). She was so self-effacing, and genuine down to her toes. I knew she was destined for great things. It's a cosmic irony that her success came too late for her to understand what a gift she had. Every November 2nd I listen to "Over the Rainbow" and "Autumn Leaves" to honor her memory.
Eva, you are missed, now and forever.
Beautiful words, John. Thank you for sharing.
Still gives me chills and her voice stops me in my tracks anywhere. What a raw talent and beautiful gift.
Smiles, absolutely beautiful Kim, feels really great listening, how are you doing? 🌺 😊
How is it that in today's world... anyone could give this a thumbs down. Thank you Eva and all for your courage and vulnerability! Hugs!!!
Idiots! How dare you give negativity to such a talent. You obviously don't know Music AT ALL. Take your thumbs down for Eva and put it in your mouth and .......it!
Eva is one of the best song stylists I've ever heard. Pure genius. I'm very grateful for every recording we have of her.
Thank God her talent was memorialized
The voice has Roberta Flack bell tone.
Thanks for this video!
What really comes through in this documentary (I've watched half of it so far as I write this) is how deliberate Eva was in living her life. She knew what she wanted, she chose it, and she did it. The part about her having a job outdoors because that's what she enjoyed summed it up perfectly: no compromises. We can all learn something from that, perhaps. Instead of chasing what people say you should want, stop and work out what you really want. And remember a wonderful voice that burned brightly for too brief a time but lights up the soul whenever it's heard, even now.
When I hear Eva sing Autumn Leaves it bares my soul. I always feel melancholic as Autumn moves to winter. The piano interlude is like musical tears. I keep her music for those times in my life when I need emotional release. So sad. I envy the angels in Heaven.
I remember driving to work and listening to the radio when they played somewhere over the rainbow, I’d never heard anyone sing that song more beautiful. I went home searching on TH-cam for that song until I found it, that’s when I discovered the beautiful talented Eva Cassidy. RIP ❤️❤️
Smiles, so so beautiful Michelle, feels really great listening, how are you doing? 🌺 😊
Incredible. We lost a treasure. Such a beautiful voice.
When my soul needed soothing, I would listen to Eva Cassidy. Still do. My daughter had her CD so I "borrowed" it and listen to it on long drives. I don't know where her talent came from but I could sense she was born with it. She could sing straight from her soul.
This has to be the sign that 2021 is gonna be better than 2020
We all hope do
I'm afraid 2021 will be more difficult, I expect things to get worse before they get better.
@@ShoJ369
It will get better if the people defeat left wing government control tyranny.
Over the rainbow by Eva Cassidy was played at my Nans funeral, it was a tear jerker it was my dads choice, he's now not with us. Untill social media misinformation disappears we're screwed. Yes the vaccine will come out we will take it, but an alarming amount of people won't.
@@lionel8994 I do not follow politics nor do I care, that's just how I honestly feel(always have) I don't have the time or patience to care about things that we literally have zero control over(IMO)we are only on this earth for a very short hundred years it's a blink it will be over before we know it. You have a good life, and peace & love to all that give it back.
Chris Biondo, you have kept Eva’s memory as beautifully vibrant as it always was. I loved watching this documentary. Truly stunning. My grandmother, Concetta DeDomenico Briggs was Mauro’s cousin and she introduced me to Eva’s music oh so long ago. The light continues to pass from one heart to another. Thank you for recording and producing the gift of Eva’s music. ❤️
Smiles, hi Melissa 🌺 😊
I needed this so today and find it hard to express what I'm feeling. Listening to her makes me feel less broken. She has calmed the storm raging in my soul for several days. I feel every note as if it were my own. Music came straight from her heart. Thank you for posting this.
Smiles, hi Melissa 🌺 😊
I only learned of Eva a couple of years ago, after watching some Bee Gees footage. Once I saw this footage in good old black and white, I was hooked. Not since Pearl have I found an equally talented singer. Watching her play guitar tells me how accomplished she was as an instrumentalist. Just as tragic to me was to hear she had passed on. I shed a tear on hearing that.
I don’t know how I have managed to miss this up to today . My Lord what a whirlwind of talent Eva was. The voice , the vibrato and her guitar playing ..
It's a cold gray January Sunday afternoon here in Upstate New York, but having just finished watching this wonderful documentary, my heart is warmed, my soul is full of sunshine and rainbows, and my eyes are moistened with tears of joy. I am a fan of a tremendous variety of music, with close to fifteen hundred CD's and LP's in my collection ..... and for the past many years, "Live at Blues Alley" is the record that I play the most often. Thank you Eva and the band ..... Simply sublime !