Somebody asked her, “If you could perform with anyone, living or dead, who would it be?” She replied, “Eva Cassidy. SINGER/SONGWRITER MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER: April 2001: Mary Chapin Carpenter was answering questions on. It is extra cool because rather than making a statement about Eva, Elton John is here using her as a standard of comparison!’ (Fall 2004) She made the song her own – a very enviable talent.’ Elton John”. When she recorded one of my songs I was so flattered and loved her version. He mentioned several examples including The Scissor Sisters (spelling?), Snow Patrol and of course Eva Cassidy.” Also, Henrik writes, ‘On a Norwegian site I found this quote from Elton John in the context of a review (in English) of a biography of Judith Durham from the Australian 60/70s folk and pop group The Seekers: “’Judith Durham, like Karen Carpenter and Eva Cassidy, possesses the purest voice in popular music. They were discussing the state of the music scene at both sides of the pond, when Elton said that he felt higher quality music made it into British charts than in the USA. Sir Elton John was a guest on Steve Wright’s show. SIR ELTON JOHN: Steve in York writes, “I thought I’d just mention something I heard on Radio 2 this afternoon. I was sat there, tears rolling down, and ended up buying four copies of the cd.’ It’s under the section ‘Famous Last Words.'” Note: Eva’s friend Bryan wrote in the Guestbook that Eva once attended an Ozzy concert! She’s got an album with a cover of Over The Rainbow on it. And they did this piece about an American girl called Eva Cassidy, who died of cancer. Anyway: Question, ‘What was the last record you bought?’ Answer, ‘When I was in England recently I was working out on my exercise bike, watching GMTV. ROCK STAR OZZY OSBOURNE From Paul in the UK: “This month’s Q magazine has a question and answer feature with Ozzy Osbourne, he of the Heavy Metallers Black Sabbath and alleged incident with biting off a bats’ head.
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He’s just said, when asked for favourite covers of his songs, that he “really liked Eva Cassidy’s version of Kathy’s Song.” Has he heard Bridge over Troubled Water?’ Chris, I don’t know if he has heard “Bridge,” but from what I was told, it was Paul Simon himself who suggested Eva’s version of “Kathy’s Song” for the soundtrack to the movie “Maid in Manhattan,” instead of his own.
24, 2003: Chris in the UK writes, ‘Paul Simon is being interviewed right now on WFUV New York. “Even though it’s a sad, tragic story,” says pop star Sting, whose song Fields of Gold Cassidy recorded, “it has a kind of poetry about it.” Cassidy’s latest collection: 2004’s Wonderful World.’ In 2001, she claimed the number one spot on England’s album charts and then became wildly popular in America. However, she left a wealth of unreleased recordings that have forged her legacy. Why wasn’t she more famous?’ The unidentified columnist responded, ‘At the time of her death from cancer in 1996, only two of Cassidy’s folk/jazz/blues albums-The Other Side (with Chuck Brown) and Live at Blues Alley - had been released, and the 33-year-old was unknown outside Washington, D.C. She had one of the most stunning, versatile voices ever. of California asked, ‘I would like to know about my new favorite singer, Eva Cassidy, and why she died so young. STING: In the January 9-15, 2005, issue of the magazine American Profile, Bob W. And it just so happens that I like Over The Rainbow a lot….’ It’s such a soulful story, that whole Eva Cassidy thing. And Eva Cassidy does a really cool version of it…. SIR PAUL McCARTNEY: The former Beatle had this to say about Eva in “MOJO COLLECTIONS”: ‘Fields Of Gold is a great song, man, it’s now become The One I Wish I’d Written.
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(Note: If you happen to be both a celebrity and an Eva fan, feel free to e-mail me and I’d be delighted to include your name here!) MUSICIANS: On this page are listed some of the many that Eva’s fans have sent me (their commentary included) or that I have discovered. It’s enormous fun to come across mentions of Eva Cassidy in interviews with musicians, actors, politicians, writers, and even reality television stars.
How did an obscure singer from Maryland become a favorite of international celebrities?
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