I won’t be discussing music much on this blog –
that’s a whole ‘nother conversation. But I had to make sure you knew about the
amazing etheric voice of Eva Cassidy.
When she passed away in 1996, at the too-young age of 33, she had a following in her native Washington DC. But it wasn’t
until four years later that she was discovered more broadly, when a British
DJ played her signature song "(Somewhere) Over the Rainbow."
People’s overwhelming and positive response to that song rippled around the globe, making her an unexpected sensation, just because of the quality of her singing. Her songs have gone on to sell millions of copies and top the charts in various countries. Her friends say that
she was actually quite shy, so they feel that perhaps it's OK that this outpouring happened after she passed.
I just recently discovered her, when I heard her version of "(Somewhere) Over the Rainbow" on the radio, and (like so many other folks) was stopped in my tracks. Something amazing was going on there. I had to find out
who she was!
